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Live seven-day Alpine flying weather with launch direction, altitude and local site information for Montefalcone (Recoaro- Vicenza).
Site briefing
Montefalcone (Recoaro- Vicenza) is a paragliding launch in the Italian Alps. Its recorded elevation is 1,533 m and its mapped launch aspects are SE, S, SW, 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 SW facing take off is the best in the valley if you want to fly late in the afternoon and just soar mild termo-dynamic
45°39'50.86''N 11°12'38.01''E; alt about 1600m. From the end of the chairlift go down the skislope keeping right for 3-400 meters: take off is facing the south west side (the opposite side of the chairlift). With certain wind conditions you can also take off from the skislope, on the north side.
-take the cable way from Recoaro town center to Recoaro Mille,then 2km by shuttle bus and then chairlift to Montefalcone [2018 edit: chairlift and cable way are no more in use] -on the road from Valdagno to Recoaro just before the village of S.Quirico turn left to Recoaro Mille; park here and take the chairlift to Montefalcone [2018 edit: chairlift and cable way are no more in use] Ask before going up if the chairlift is working. If you feel like you can also walk up, it takes about one hour one and a half, just follow more or less the skislope.
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