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Site briefing
Saint Vincent les Forts is a paragliding launch in the French Alps. Its recorded elevation is 1,269 m and its mapped launch aspects are W. Compare the live forecast at launch with winds aloft, gusts, cloud base, rain and daylight before checking current local access and airspace information.
This site is not for beginners!! Take off is short and in a strong slope, top landing may be tricky !! But once in the air, this is a tremendous site : wonderful flying above the lake, and if you fly up to Dormillousse castle, a huge XC potential is in front of you; to the South to Saint Vincent Les Forts, or go have a breathtaking view of the lake of 'Serre Poncon' going north above the Morgon. This site may be crowded in the summer season, learn your priority rules and fly 'relax' ;)
At the village entry, very short but good breeze blowing here : not recommended to novices.
in spring and automn, you can land on the beach near the lake, but this become a camping at summer and landing there is not allowed !!! the official landing is the field next to the take off : fly if you think you can land on top. Top landing may be tricky because of rotors if you go to far behind the landing field : stay as close as possible to the wind side of the landing.
The launch is in the village, next to the biggest hotel, you can't miss it ! To go to Saint Vincent, find a road map ;)
Lake breeze may get strong at take off during the hot afternoon hours. Avoyd the rotors while landing top : don't go to far downwind on your landing approach. This site can be flown if there is 'Mistral' in the Rhone valley, but then it gets )very) crowded...
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