Chamrousse - l'Aiguille / la Croix

63🟢 Flyable today

France · Takeoff 1813 m

Forecast next days

2026-10-0280

Día muy favorable para XC, base de cúmulos ~96 m, viento 8 km/h.

Wind max: 8 km/h

Base: 96 m

CAPE: 200

LI: -0.7

2026-10-0380

Día muy favorable para XC, base de cúmulos ~72 m, viento 8 km/h.

Wind max: 8 km/h

Base: 72 m

CAPE: 150

LI: -1.0

2026-10-0475

Día muy favorable para XC, base de cúmulos ~232 m, viento 8 km/h.

Wind max: 8 km/h

Base: 232 m

CAPE: 190

LI: 1.1

2026-10-0580

Día muy favorable para XC, base de cúmulos ~433 m, viento 9 km/h.

Wind max: 9 km/h

Base: 433 m

CAPE: 160

LI: 3.4

Map and thermal hotspots

Accessible list of hotspots (10)

Latitude	Longitude	Altitude (m)	Probability
45.135	5.883	1684	0.98
45.157	5.911	1731	0.94
45.125	5.936	1969	0.90
45.128	5.899	2053	0.88
45.139	5.903	1747	0.87
45.143	5.881	1518	0.85
45.172	5.921	1854	0.81
45.126	5.867	1386	0.79
45.164	5.919	2019	0.69
45.165	5.908	1559	0.62

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Takeoff description

> l'Aiguille: alti: 1840m; on a little hill, just above 'Recoin' village. > 'la Sapiniere' lies a little lower/ to the NW and is used if 'Aiguille' is in clouds. > la Croix: alti: 2250m; near the cable car, on the sky station summit. good grass shield. 3 take off, 2 landings, 600 m to 1800 m flying .

About this site

Chamrousse - l'Aiguille / la Croix is a paragliding launch site in France, near Livet-et-Gavet. Takeoff elevation is 1813 meters above sea level. It has a good thermal and XC score of 63/100. Best wind directions for takeoff: SW, W, NW. Check the daily forecast above for current flyability conditions including CAPE, lifted index, cloud base height, and wind speed.