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Caron Sud paragliding site and weather forecast

Live seven-day Alpine flying weather with launch direction, altitude and local site information for Caron Sud.

Altitude3,140 m
Launch directionsS, SW, W
Coordinates45.2645, 6.5580
AreaFrench Alps

Site briefing

Planning information for Caron Sud

Alpine flying overview

Caron Sud is a paragliding launch in the French Alps. Its recorded elevation is 3,140 m and its mapped launch aspects are S, SW, W. Compare the live forecast at launch with winds aloft, gusts, cloud base, rain and daylight before checking current local access and airspace information.

About this flying site

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.

Take-off

Under beginning of Black Slope of Caron, a little walk from Cable Car Station

Landing

Chalet de Caron (2100m) or (for acrobatics) Téléphérique de Caron (take care of downward winds!) Or Orelle in Maurienne (no land place official)

Access and parking

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

Local weather notes

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Flight rules

NEVER TAKE OFF ON OPEN SLOPE NEVER LAND ON OPEN SLOPE

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