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Arosa -Weisshorn

Faces N, NE, SW ridge site · 2,623 m takeoff · 703 m height gain

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Overview

Arosa -Weisshorn is a mountain site in the Swiss Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 2,623 m. It works best in northerly, north-easterly and south-westerly winds, and can also work in southerly and westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch. It is recorded as suitable for cross-country flights.

  • Cable car to Weisshorn: Summer 2024: 8.june -20.october Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Arosa -Weisshorn are on the way. We are scoring ten years of weather for every site, month by month, against this site, its region and the sites around it.

Local weather notes

  • Föhn!!! As the 'Weisshorn' stands virtually alone and is looking like a pyramid, the wind situation can be VERY tricky! Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport78 km
  • FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen99 km
  • LUG Lugano Airport104 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Arosa -Weisshorn; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot. Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors

Where to stay

The nearest towns, for a bed, food and a lift to takeoff.

Things to do

For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Arosa -Weisshorn.

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Flying nearby

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Pilot notes

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Flying Arosa -Weisshorn?

Takeoff, landing, rules, the hour by hour forecast and live wind are in the site details on the map.

Open site details

Sources

Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.

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