ACTIVITIES

- paragliding
- thermals
- xc

weather

No flying with strong northerlies and foen winds. Extrelemly turbulent and dangerous. Do not fly in the central valley in summer months' afternoons - the valley breeze is likely to be too strong for paraglidier. Check the wind speed and direction before you descent down in the valley.

access

Getting to takeoff: Take cableway from Aosta (behind the railway station), and get off at Plan Praz station (2nd intermediate station). The takeoff is just 50m towards the valley on the western side of cables when you get off. Cableway open 8-18 in summer. Single ride - 3 EUR. Going back from LZ to Aosta cableway station: 1) walking. approx 45min 2) bus line nr 5. Walk to the nearby stop located here: 45.723418,7.298856 (11mn walk from LZ), bus passes at XX:18 and XX:48 of every hour, ticket 1 EUR from driver.

regulation

Landing site is on the limit of Aosta airport ATZ. DO not fly east from the imaginary line connecting takeoff and landing. Their circuit is actually over Aosta and used also for glider traffic on final, and the airspace has to be strictly respected.