Monte S. Giorgio - Piossasco
📍 Piedmont , Provincia di Torino · Nearest city: Piossasco (1 km)
62 XC score / 100 · takeoff at 767 m · 📍 View on map
Coordinates and external links
44.99570, 7.44833Forecast next days
Updated: 2026-04-19 16:04 UTC · Source: Open-Meteo · Thermal window 10:00–18:00 local time
Día muy favorable para XC, base de cúmulos ~1098 m, viento 12 km/h.
base ~1098m · wind 12 km/hDía muy favorable para XC, base de cúmulos ~805 m, viento 10 km/h.
base ~805m · wind 10 km/hCondiciones marginales, base de cúmulos ~798 m, viento 10 km/h, precipitación 0.8 mm.
base ~798m · wind 10 km/h · precip 0.8mmComposite flyability score (CAPE + LI + wind + precip + low clouds). Cross-check with local pilots before flying.
Detailed hourly weather
2026-04-20⚠️ Marginal · peak 83 at 17h
- Cobertura nubosa >85% — sin radiación para disparar
⏰ Useful window: 12:00 – 19:00
| 08 55 | 09 55 | 10 55 | 11 55 | 12 60 | 13 55 | 14 65 | 15 75 | 16 65 | 17 83 | 18 70 | 19 65 | 20 65 |
Peak 17h: CAPE 370 J/kg · LI -0.2 · BL top 1075 m · w* 8.0 m/s · cloud base 1954 m · 0°C at 2960 m · Pro score 70/100 · sun 17° over slope
2026-04-21✅ Flyable · peak 65 at 12h
⏰ Useful window: 10:00 – 18:00
| 08 25 | 09 55 | 10 55 | 11 55 | 12 65 | 13 55 | 14 55 | 15 55 | 16 55 | 17 55 | 18 55 | 19 65 | 20 65 |
Peak 12h: CAPE 100 J/kg · LI 0.5 · BL top 1295 m · w* 8.0 m/s · cloud base 1242 m · 0°C at 2620 m · Pro score 58/100 · sun 42° over slope
Hourly flyability (0–100). ⛈️ = storm risk · ☁️⚠️ = cloud suck · 🏔️ = active ridge lift. CAPE = convective energy, LI = stability, BL top = thermal ceiling, w* = estimated dry thermal velocity. Source: Open-Meteo (ECMWF/GFS/ICON blend model).
Estimated vertical profile (Sounding)
Reference time: 17:00 (peak of the day)
Surface T: 18.5°C · Td: 9.0°C
LCL (cloud base): 1187 m
BL top: 1075 m
0°C level: 2960 m
Approximate profile from surface variables + synoptic levels. Red lines = temperature, dashed blue = dew point. Orange bands = detected inversions.
Takeoff orientations
Green = good orientation · Yellow = possible · Gray = not suitable
Why this site has thermal potential
| Factor | Value | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Hotspot density (5 km) | 9 | High |
| Avg thermal probability | 0.77 | Based on thousands of aggregated IGC flights |
| Solar orientation | 0.61 | Slope faces south in northern hemisphere |
| Own flight history | 0.00 | Thermals detected in platform IGC tracks |
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Takeoff description
You must take off only from the area marked by wooden poles. In order to avoid congestion and save the grass on the takeoff please prepare you glider behind the takeoff area and come to the takeoff zone only when you are ready.
Rules and notes
Pilots face lots of regulations continuously imposed by park's authorities, the situation is fragile and several times there has been a risk of permanent closure of this otherwise nice flying site. It is important for everyone to respect the rules and airspaces in order to keep this flying site open. As of 2016 the flying site can be used all year long again! However the shuttle can operate only from April until October, in the winter months you must walk up to the takeoff. In order to fly there you must be an associate member of Piosassco flying club. Get a temporary season membership card directly from the shuttle driver (10eur). The park's rangers may occasionally carry out checks of the membership cards at the entrance gate or up on the takeoff. The park's regulations allow only maximum of 2 or 3 shuttles per day, each max. 8 persons. No reservation of the place is possible, first come first served. If you are too late to get the place, you can have you wing carried up by the shuttle (5eur) but yourself - walk up the hill (45-60min). Cumiana airfield is nearby (few kilometers south), beware of the skydiving activity there, and better - fly around their airfield. The CTR of Turin aiport is also very close, do not fly cross country towards the city of Turin or towards east.
Pilot comments
Despite the fact this flying site has been included in park's territory, and flying is under constant pressure of laws and regulations, people frequent this site on all flyable days. Good flatland XC flights on the days when the sky over mountains is too cloudy. WARNING: some recent occurrences of petty-theft from the cars left on landing site suggest you should better leave the car somewhere in town if nobody is at the landing site.
Nearby sites
Moncuni (46) · Monte Musinè (57) · Trucetti-Giaveno (54) · Val della Torre (69) · Principe (57) · Rocca Vautero (Roletto) (45)