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Cugn

E to SE facing ridge site · 2,177 m takeoff

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Overview

Cugn is a mountain site in the Italian Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 2,177 m. It works best in easterly and south-easterly winds, and can also work in southerly and south-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch. It is recorded as suitable for cross-country flights.

  • Ottimo sito di volo per hike and fly autunnali, quando la breva di lago non è troppo forte. Rotte di volo possibili: Roveredo o Gravedona. Rotte XC: San Bernardino, Chiavenna, Poschiavo, Sondrio, Bormio. Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Cugn 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

  • Volabile con situazione da Sud,Sud-Ovest,Sud-Est,Est. Attenzione alla Breva del lago di Como, che può raggiungere in estate anche i 40kmh già a partire dalle 12:00! Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • LUG Lugano Airport27 km
  • MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport69 km
  • BGY Il Caravaggio International Airport70 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Cugn; 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 Cugn.

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

Flying nearby

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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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