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Sorica

SE to S facing thermal site · 1,465 m takeoff · 1,030 m height gain

Site details on the map

Overview

Sorica is a mountain site in the Slovenian Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,465 m. It works best in south-easterly and southerly winds, and can also work in easterly winds. Pilots fly it for thermal, using foot launch. It is recorded as suitable for cross-country flights.

  • WARNING: This site is only flyable a handful of days per year. If there is ANY west wind forecast it is dangerous. It is usually only safe on the last day of a Bora wind (local effect). If there are no locals there, it is not flyable. Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Sorica 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

  • The west wind. The valley wind (prevailing) is usually from the west but for this site it must have an easterly component for the morning. Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • LJU Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport34 km
  • KLU Klagenfurt Airport52 km
  • TRS Trieste Airport61 km

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

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 Sorica?

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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