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Tete de Ran

SE to S facing ridge site · 1,420 m takeoff · 578 m height gain

Site details on the map

Overview

Tete de Ran is a mountain site in the Swiss Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,420 m. It works best in south-easterly and southerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.

  • More info on http://www.clubalbatros.ch if you read French During the week (later afternoon) and in the weekends a minibus may operate that will take you from the LZ to takeoff for around 10 CHF. This bus is operated by the local club. Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Tete de Ran 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

  • Look for light "bise" (Easterly winds). Late afternoon the wind usually turns to the back so beware of that. Note the site has a weatherstation online and can be read through the "Wind Mobile" app. Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • BRN Bern Airport51 km
  • BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg79 km
  • GVA Geneva International Airport107 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Tete de Ran; 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 Tete de Ran.

From Wikipedia, text and photos under their own licences on each article.

Flying nearby

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Pilot notes

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Flying Tete de Ran?

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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