Le signal
📍 Rhone-Alpes , Departement de la Haute-Savoie · Nearest city: Les Contamines-Montjoie (4 km)
43 XC score / 100 · takeoff at 1767 m · 📍 View on map
Coordinates and external links
45.79020, 6.69978Takeoff orientations
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.
⭐ Best month: Aug (80/100, 19°C, 101mm lluvia) · Worst month: Apr (5/100, 179mm lluvia)
Why this site has thermal potential
| Factor | Value | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Hotspot density (5 km) | 5 | Medium |
| Avg thermal probability | 0.83 | Based on thousands of aggregated IGC flights |
| Solar orientation | 0.00 | Slope faces south in northern hemisphere |
| Own flight history | 0.00 | Thermals detected in platform IGC tracks |
Takeoff description
Summer: near the restaurant "la Kouzna". well oriented for thermal wind take off. not prepared on winter because skiers are following it and go to the cliff... Winter: near the chopper DZ there is a prepared take off but the wind is sidy, you have to make a comma take off.
Nearby sites
la Tete du Mottey (St.Gervais) (43) · Cormet de roselend (48) · Domes de Miages (62) · Mont Vorassay (57) · Megeve (55) · Saint-Gervais-les-Bains - Mont Paccard (48)