About this flying site
Buona alternativa se la funivia per il Col Rodella non è in funzione. Buone possibilità di volo in volo quando il forte vento da nord rende impossibili i piacevoli voli termici dagli altri siti locali.
Campitello-Canazei-Locomotiva paragliding site and weather forecast
Italian Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Campitello-Canazei-Locomotiva.
Altitude2,317 m
Launch directionsSE, S
Coordinates46.5087, 11.7719
AreaItalian Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Campitello-Canazei-Locomotiva is a mountain site in the Italian Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 2,317 m. It works best in south-easterly and southerly winds, and can also work in northerly and north-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.
- Terrain
- mountain
- Lift
- ridge soaring and thermal
- Launch
- foot launch
- Cross-country
- Not recorded
When the wind is wrong for Campitello-Canazei-Locomotiva
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Campitello-Canazei-Locomotiva doesn't cover.
Corvara Boè - Vallonnorth-easterly wind, 7 km away · 2,195 m · NE, SE, S launch · thermalTognolaeasterly wind, 30 km away · 2,162 m · E, SE, S launch · thermalCampitello-Canazei-Col Rodellasouth-westerly wind, 2 km away · 2,360 m · N, S, SW launch · ridge soaring and thermalCampitello-Canazei-Brodolwesterly wind, 3 km away · 2,077 m · W launch · ridge soaring and thermal
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Take-off
Alti: 2370m from Canazei go to the Sella pass ('Passo Sella') and park your car on the pass. Walk 10 minuts to the take off, direction East; at the foot of the cliff, which looks like an engine when you are on the road froom Canazei.
Landing
Campitello, in the valley, near the start of the cable car 'Col Rodella'
Access and parking
From Trento take the highway to Ora. Then follow the road East, cross Cavalese, Predazzo and Moehna villages. From north (Deutschland) take the road which cross Ortisei village, with the Val Gardena valley and take the 'Passo Sella' pass.
Local weather notes
Weather info: https://fassafly.com/weather-stations-col-rodella-val-fassa/?lang=en http://www.arpa.veneto.it/bollettini/htm/dolomiti_meteo.asp North wind; If you wait too long, the valley wind could come in your back from 'Val Gardena'…
Check current site guidance
Paragliding sites near Campitello-Canazei-Locomotiva
Campitello-Canazei-Col Rodella2 km away · 2,360 m · N, S, SW launch · ridge soaring and thermalCampitello-Canazei-Brodol3 km away · 2,077 m · W launch · ridge soaring and thermalCiampinoi4 km away · 2,219 mCampitello-Canazei-Belvedere4 km away · 2,340 m · SW, W launch · thermalDantercepies5 km away · 2,183 mCorvara Boè - Vallon7 km away · 2,195 m · NE, SE, S launch · thermal
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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