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Le Rissas paragliding site and weather forecast
French Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Le Rissas.
Altitude533 m
Launch directionsS, SW
Coordinates44.1959, 5.1677
AreaFrench Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Le Rissas is a hill site in the French Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 533 m. It works best in southerly and south-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.
- Terrain
- hill
- Lift
- ridge soaring and thermal
- Launch
- foot launch
- Cross-country
- Not recorded
When the wind is wrong for Le Rissas
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Le Rissas doesn't cover.
Mt.Ventouxnortherly or north-easterly wind, 9 km away · 1,898 m · N, S launch · ridge soaring and thermalArfuyeneasterly or south-easterly wind, 5 km away · 574 m · E, SE launchBucwesterly wind, 25 km away · 1,066 m · W, NW launch · ridge soaring and thermalSaint Amand Nordnorth-westerly wind, 8 km away · 678 m · NW launch · ridge soaring and thermal
Site briefing highlights
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Take-off
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Access and parking
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Local weather notes
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Check current site guidance
Paragliding sites near Le Rissas
Arfuyen5 km away · 574 m · E, SE launchSaint Amand Nord8 km away · 678 m · NW launch · ridge soaring and thermalMt.Ventoux9 km away · 1,898 m · N, S launch · ridge soaring and thermalSaint Hippolyte le Graveyron10 km away · 401 m · S launch · ridge soaring and thermalBeauvoisin13 km away · 843 m · S, SW launch · ridge soaring and thermalRocher du diable14 km away · 239 m
Forecasts are planning aids, not safety clearance. Check current observations, official airspace and NOTAM information, local rules and your own experience before every flight.
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