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Flims- Laax - Crap Sogn Gion

Faces SE, SW ridge site · 2,210 m takeoff · 1,027 m height gain

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Overview

Flims- Laax - Crap Sogn Gion is a mountain site in the Swiss Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 2,210 m. It works best in south-easterly and south-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch. It is recorded as suitable for cross-country flights.

  • Airspaces in Switzerland are a tough subject, get all the info you can get before flying: More info on http://www.flyland.ch. DABS (active danger areas etc): https://www.skybriefing.com/portal/ Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Flims- Laax - Crap Sogn Gion 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!!! > Föhndiagramm: http://www.meteocentrale.ch/de/wetter/foehn-und-bise/foehn.html; - Webcams: https://live.laax.com/de/webcam - Weather: https://live.laax.com/de/wetter Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport77 km
  • ZRH Zürich Airport86 km
  • LUG Lugano Airport95 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Flims- Laax - Crap Sogn Gion; 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 Flims- Laax - Crap Sogn Gion.

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

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Sources

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

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