Déco Baisse de Raymond (Veillos)
📍 Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur , Departement des Alpes-Maritimes · Nearest city: Saint-Martin-Vesubie (6 km)
51 XC score / 100 · takeoff at 2037 m · 📍 View on map
Coordinates and external links
44.09610, 7.19083Forecast next days
Updated: 2026-04-19 16:22 UTC · Source: Open-Meteo · Thermal window 10:00–18:00 local time
Día muy favorable para XC, base de cúmulos ~1058 m, viento 19 km/h.
base ~1058m · wind 19 km/hDía volable, condiciones decentes, base de cúmulos ~1327 m, viento 23 km/h.
base ~1327m · wind 23 km/hNo recomendable para volar, base de cúmulos ~544 m, viento 10 km/h.
base ~544m · wind 10 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) | 5 | Medium |
| Avg thermal probability | 0.88 | Based on thousands of aggregated IGC flights |
| Solar orientation | 0.20 | Slope faces south in northern hemisphere |
| Own flight history | 0.00 | Thermals detected in platform IGC tracks |
Takeoff description
There are several take-offs at La Colmiane, but the most often used are the two described below: Veillos There are actually two south-facing 'Veillos' launches, that are located on spines of the Mont Pétoumier - Mont Pépoiri ridge north of La Colmiane. All summer there is a Navette from the Veillos chairlift, and the chairlift itself is in use.You can also drive up: From La Colmiane, head out on the D2565 towards St Dalmas. On the very first sharp left-hand U-bend in the road, there is a minor road that goes straight. Take this. It immediately splits into two forks, the right-hand one of which is the track up to take-off. (There is a chain across the bottom - replace this after you). You pass 2 hang-glider launches as you zig-zag up the hillside, and the road eventually flattens out and goes into the back of the bowl. Continue here, going left on the main track when the road goes right to a refuge. The road follows the ridge-line to its end, and then zig-zags up again. You can park at the top of the zig-zags. Take-off is the grassy area above the road. Le Pic de Colmiane From the col at la Colmiane, drive up the dirt track that goes to Col du Suc, which is signed 'Parapente'. Drive past the first streamered area - the better takeoff is higher up. You can park in the obvious area where the road goes over the col, and walk up the footpath which goes to the top of the chairlift. Launch is just below the chairlift, and is a clear, grassy area marked by windsocks.
Pilot comments
La Colmiane lies south of the boundary to the Mercantour National Park, approximately 40km almost directly north of Nice. It is within easy reach of the large mountains to the North and the views once high are spectacular, reaching into Italy. informations from http://www.flyozone.com/site_guide/colmaine.asp
Nearby sites
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