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Paragliding Le Salève_Les Crêts
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Description
This highly frequented area offers excellent soaring and good cross-country opportunities. It is located on the border between Switzerland and France. Some Swiss pilots generously consider it part of Switzerland, so we will include it here as well.
Current wind conditions can be checked at:
http://www.vol-libre-geneve.ch/~balise_web/datas/romma.svg
http://www.vol-libre-geneve.ch/~windspot_img/
Webcam view:
http://www.vol-libre-geneve.ch/~webcam/
Launch Site:
Launch Window:
Orientation: West
Difficulty: Difficult
Elevation: 1270 m
Cable Car: Yes
Coordinates: 6.17255518, 46.13033715
Hiking Time: 45 minutes
Access the launch site via the cable car from Veyrier to Salève. The launch area is a flat meadow. Note: TMA and CTR Genève restrictions apply. Do not ascend higher than 300 m above Salève (1600 m above sea level). Overflying the city is prohibited.