Monte Tamaro -Alpe Foppa
SE to SW facing ridge site · 1,520 m takeoff · 1,073 m height gain
Overview
Monte Tamaro -Alpe Foppa is a mountain site in the Swiss Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,520 m. It works best in south-easterly, southerly and south-westerly winds, and can also work in easterly 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 Monte Tamaro -Alpe Foppa 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
- No fly with Nordföhn!!! Source: ParaglidingEarth
Getting there
Nearest airports
- LUG Lugano Airport13 km
- MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport56 km
- BGY Il Caravaggio International Airport80 km
Where to stay
The nearest towns, for a bed, food and a lift to takeoff.
- Locarno10 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
- Bellinzona13 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
- Lugano13 km away · cityBooking.comAirbnb
Things to do
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Flying nearby
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