Take-off
Good for late evening restitution.
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains - Plancert paragliding site and weather forecast
French Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Saint-Gervais-les-Bains - Plancert.
Altitude1,621 m
Launch directionsW
Coordinates45.8916, 6.7369
AreaFrench Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains - Plancert is a mountain site in the French Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,621 m. It works best in westerly winds, and can also work in south-westerly and north-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for thermal, using foot launch.
- Terrain
- mountain
- Lift
- thermal
- Launch
- foot launch
- Cross-country
- Not recorded
Recent forecast scores
Day scores for Saint-Gervais-les-Bains - Plancert from Magic Skyweed's latest forecast runs (17 Sept, 15:34 UTC), on our 0–100 flying scale. The live forecast scores every hour against your own glider and limits.
- Thu 17 Sept46/100 No-go · top-to-bottomhigh confidence
- Fri 18 Sept63/100 Good · local thermalhigh confidence
- Sat 19 Sept40/100 No-go · top-to-bottomhigh confidence
- Wed 23 Sept61/100 Good · top-to-bottomlow confidence
When the wind is wrong for Saint-Gervais-les-Bains - Plancert
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Saint-Gervais-les-Bains - Plancert doesn't cover.
Plaine Joux (Passy)northerly or south-easterly wind, 6 km away · 1,353 m · N, NE, E, SE, NW launch · thermalLes houches - Prarionnorth-easterly wind, 1 km away · 1,938 m · NE, W launchla Tete du Mottey (St.Gervais)easterly wind, 6 km away · 1,883 m · NE, E launchMont Vorassaysoutherly wind, 5 km away · 2,280 m · S launch
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Paragliding sites near Saint-Gervais-les-Bains - Plancert
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains - Mont Paccard1 km away · 1,313 m · SW, W launchLes houches - Prarion1 km away · 1,938 m · NE, W launchSaint-Gervais-les-Bains - La charme2 km away · 1,840 m · W launch · thermalMont Vorassay5 km away · 2,280 m · S launchMont Lachat5 km away · 2,053 m · SW, W, NW launch · thermalla Tete du Mottey (St.Gervais)6 km away · 1,883 m · NE, E launch
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