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Live seven-day Alpine flying weather with launch direction, altitude and local site information for Grands Montets.
Site briefing
Grands Montets is a paragliding launch in the French Alps. Its recorded elevation is 3,234 m and its mapped launch aspects are 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.
one of the nicest flight of Chamonix
high altitude take off (3250m), which can be reached with a cable car. The take off is on a glacier be carefull with the crevasses.... it's better to go there with a mountain guide. JULY/ AUGUST: actual TO lies OUTSIDE no-fly zone, but route of flight has to be selected carefully ( > see pix!)
usual Chamonix LZ 'Bois du Bouchet': ATTN: this LZ is VERY close to the (year round) no-fly zone LF R-30A! To be on the safe side, make your approaches from the north side of the main road!
20 mn from Chamonix; by cable car: http://www.chamonix.com/lognan-grands-montets,85,en.html
Weather info (or on FFVL frequency): - http://www.balisemeteo.com/depart.php?dept=74 - http://www.balisemeteo.com/balise.php?idBalise=94 (Brevent)
>> July-August: be aware of no-fly-zone on south side of Chamonix (Mont Blanc -Aiguille du Midi)! (> see pix) >> LF R-30A active year round!! (> see pix!)
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