About this flying site
This is actually now a completely new but a historic takeoff, which had been abanodoned for many years, and in 2024 the local club cleaned the site and inaugurated it again.
Montoso paragliding site and weather forecast
Italian Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Montoso.
Altitude1,267 m
Launch directionsSE
Coordinates44.7638, 7.2505
AreaItalian Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Montoso is a mountain site in the Italian Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,267 m. It works best in south-easterly winds, and can also work in easterly and southerly winds. Pilots fly it for thermal, using foot launch.
- Terrain
- mountain
- Lift
- thermal
- Launch
- foot launch
- Cross-country
- Not recorded
When the wind is wrong for Montoso
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Montoso doesn't cover.
Site briefing highlights
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Take-off
Smooth Grass field, oriented to SE. how to get there: drive to the Montoso village, once you are up, park teh car on the right at the first parking lot, and walk 3-5 min towards "faro" (right with respect to the road when arriving).
Access and parking
The takeoff and landing sites have got an unrestricted access. There is a trail linking the landing and the takeoff, it gains 900 vertical meters, and typically takes 1,5-2h to complete.
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Paragliding sites near Montoso
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