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Live seven-day Alpine flying weather with launch direction, altitude and local site information for Saint Pierre de Chartreuse - La Scia.
Site briefing
Saint Pierre de Chartreuse - La Scia is a paragliding launch in the French Alps. Its recorded elevation is 1,662 m and its mapped launch aspects are S, SW, W, NW. Compare the live forecast at launch with winds aloft, gusts, cloud base, rain and daylight before checking current local access and airspace information.
Two available : West & South West take off should be avoided when ski resort is open. Accessible by road then path, or cable car during winter and july-august. No difficulty, large take off.
Perquelin, in a small valley east of St Pierre, take care about thermal winds ... Saint Hugues, 5 km south of St Pierre, big landing, sometimes too far with south wind. Pictures on 'Grand Son' site: http://www.paraglidingearth.com/en-html/index.php?site=7255
look at map and directions on website: http://aec.apinc.org/article.php3?id_article=80
Take care with south wind that generally become strong in the afternoon. Take off with north wind sometimes a bit hazardous.
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