French Alps · Paragliding site
Live seven-day Alpine flying weather with launch direction, altitude and local site information for Caron Nord.
Site briefing
Caron Nord is a paragliding launch in the French Alps. Its recorded elevation is 3,069 m and its mapped launch aspects are N, NW. Compare the live forecast at launch with winds aloft, gusts, cloud base, rain and daylight before checking current local access and airspace information.
http://www.valthorens.com/hiver-fr/val-thorens/live/balises-meteo.59.html winds in real time (no average winds) The winds in 'Moraine' are stonger cause Venturi of the Glacier du Col.
On black slope of Caron, North-east to North-West (the best). follow the slope, let the cable car far on your left to have enough place to take off.
Chalet de Caron (2100m) or (for acrobatics) Téléphérique de Caron (take care of downward winds!)
Val Thorens Ski-resort in station: take cairn cable cars, arrive to Caron's lift and caron cable car to finish. Walk to black slope of Caron. You have a parking at Caron's lift, on the road of Val Thorens
Nofly day when foehn
NEVER TAKE OFF ON OPEN SLOPE NEVER LAND ON OPEN SLOPE
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