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Hitzeggen (Val Lumnezia)

NW to S facing thermal site · 2,040 m takeoff · 719 m height gain

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Overview

Hitzeggen (Val Lumnezia) is a mountain site in the Swiss Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 2,040 m. It works best in northerly, north-easterly, easterly, south-easterly, southerly and north-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for thermal, using foot launch.

  • Airspaces in Switzerland are a tough subject, get all the info you can get before flying: 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 Hitzeggen (Val Lumnezia) 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

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • LUG Lugano Airport83 km
  • ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport89 km
  • ZRH Zürich Airport92 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Hitzeggen (Val Lumnezia); most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot.

Things to do

For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Hitzeggen (Val Lumnezia).

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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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