Le Hucel
📍 Rhone-Alpes , Departement de la Haute-Savoie · Nearest city: Lugrin (3 km)
41 XC score / 100 · takeoff at 948 m · 📍 View on map
Coordinates and external links
46.39880, 6.70420Forecast next days
Updated: 2026-04-19 03:07 UTC · Source: Open-Meteo · Thermal window 10:00–18:00 local time
Día volable, condiciones decentes, base de cúmulos ~1218 m, viento 8 km/h.
base ~1218m · wind 8 km/hDía volable, condiciones decentes, base de cúmulos ~986 m, viento 11 km/h.
base ~986m · wind 11 km/hComposite flyability score (CAPE + LI + wind + precip + low clouds). Cross-check with local pilots before flying.
Takeoff orientations
Green = good orientation · Yellow = possible · Gray = not suitable
Why this site has thermal potential
| Factor | Value | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Hotspot density (5 km) | 4 | Medium |
| Avg thermal probability | 0.86 | Based on thousands of aggregated IGC flights |
| Solar orientation | 0.05 | Slope faces south in northern hemisphere |
| Own flight history | 0.00 | Thermals detected in platform IGC tracks |
Takeoff description
Dangerous with strong E wind.
Pilot comments
Some crazy local granny hates paraglider pilots-they put a no parking sign in the place to park and she will shout at you saying that it is private, because she is a simpleton French mountain granny that stereotypically hates tourism and wants everyone to never visit France -what joy. FFVL says to park in the town or on the side of the road. -there is no-one flying here. Maybe in peak season when the ski lifts open at Thollon(July-August) the local pilots will be about, but otherwise give it a miss if you are on holiday, there are much better places to fly in the Region...
Nearby sites
Thollon les memises - Col de Pertuis (64) · Thollon les memises (51) · Abondance (58) · Morzine (54) · Avoriaz (64) · Chatel Morclan (summit) (59)