Les 2 lacs

📍 Rhone-Alpes , Departement de la Savoie · Nearest city: Val Thorens (1 km)

38 XC score / 100 · takeoff at 2381 m · 📍 View on map

Coordinates and external links
Lat / Lng: 45.29190, 6.57230
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Takeoff orientations

NNEESE SSWWNW

Green = good orientation · Yellow = possible · Gray = not suitable

🗓️ Best season to fly (2024 climatology)

Monthly climate score: historical avg of temp, wind, rain and cloud cover. Green = optimal month.

Jan
20
-1°C
Feb
20
0°C
Mar
20
-0°C
Apr
20
2°C
May
30
6°C
Jun
53
12°C
Jul
76
16°C
Aug
81
18°C
Sep
30
9°C
Oct
60
8°C
Nov
40
3°C
Dec
20
-2°C

Best month: Aug (81/100, 18°C, 44mm lluvia) · Worst month: Dec (20/100, 176mm lluvia)

☀️ Sun times (local · Europe/Paris)
Best flying hours: thermals start ~2h after sunrise, peak at solar noon, glass-off from golden hour
Sunrise: 06:36
Solar noon: 13:32
Golden hour: 19:28 (last thermal + glass-off)
Sunset: 20:28
Day: 13.9 h daylight hours

Why this site has thermal potential

FactorValueInterpretation
Hotspot density (5 km)2 Low
Avg thermal probability0.77 Based on thousands of aggregated IGC flights
Solar orientation0.07 Slope faces south in northern hemisphere
Own flight history0.00 Thermals detected in platform IGC tracks

Takeoff description

On ski slope, face to thermal winds from the Belleville valley. Access by sky lift in winter, or road in summer. Evening flights, good place to fly more hours. Just near chairlift wire, so take care at left, take off in thermic axis, so strongest place for winds.

Nearby sites

Mont de la chambre (52) · Caron Nord (56) · Caron Ouest (56) · Caron Sud (62) · Pointe de la Masse (61) · Meribel (55)

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