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Les Richards (France)

Site · Paragliding XC · flights ≥100 pts · 2015–2025

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Yellow circles: where the takeoffs' tracks start (35 m radius each) · grey: other takeoffs nearby (click to open)

Takeoffs

NameFlights
Les Richards163
Orcières15
Col du Palastre8
Col du Palastre · 460 m NW5

Nearby sites (≤ 50 km)

NameDistanceFlights/yr
Chorges9.7 km S16.4
Col du Noyer19.6 km W2.7
Mont Guillaume20.2 km SE0.9
Rabou21.0 km SW11.6
Serre Buzard25.2 km E8.3
Puy Aillaud27.1 km NE31.7
Col des Faïsses30.0 km W1.8
St. Jean32.9 km S11.9

Related sites (shared pilots)

Saint-Hilaire-du-Touvet (49), Méruz / Marlens (39), Saint-André-les-Alpes (37), Planpraz (29), Montlambert (25), Puy Aillaud (23), Col des Aravis (21), Roldanillo (20), Col de la Forclaz (20), Mont Lachat (19)

Statistics

191flights ≥100 pts
17.4flights per year
154.6average points
289.9maximum points
114.8 kmaverage distance
208.3 kmmaximum distance
2.2XC days per year
115pilots
11active years
growingtrend
Jun–Augmain season
15 %foreign pilots
28 %weekend flights

XC days per year: days with at least 3 qualifying flights. Average and maximum points: the best average and the best flight among its takeoffs.

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Top flights

DateDistance (km)PointsRouteClassXContest
2024-08-06181.2289.9FAI triangleD↗
2024-07-29193.6271Flat triangleD↗
2024-06-16167.1267.3FAI triangleD↗
2021-04-23161257.6FAI triangleD↗
2019-03-29160.2256.3FAI triangleCCC↗

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