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Hoher Kasten

Faces E, W ridge site · 1,671 m takeoff · 744 m height gain

Site details on the map

Overview

Hoher Kasten is a mountain site in the Swiss Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,671 m. It works best in easterly and westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch. It is recorded as suitable for cross-country flights.

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Hoher Kasten 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!!! Weather info: - Webcam: http://www.hoherkasten.ch/service-navigation/live-cam/livecam-1.html - Wind etc: http://www.meteoschweiz.admin.ch/home/wetter/messwerte/messwerte-an-stationen.html >> zoom in for winds on Säntis etc -… Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport23 km
  • FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen43 km
  • ZRH Zürich Airport73 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Hoher Kasten; 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 Hoher Kasten.

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Flying nearby

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Pilot notes

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Flying Hoher Kasten?

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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