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Salève (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
Salève73
Salève · 2.5 km NE12
Salève · 3.3 km NE6

Nearby sites (≤ 50 km)

NameDistanceFlights/yr
Sur Cou18.2 km SE0.6
Crozet23.6 km NW0.6
Lachat de Thônes26.9 km SE1.2
Vesancy27.4 km N9.3
Mieussy29.0 km E0.6
Très le Mont29.9 km NE1.3
Mont Lachat30.3 km SE30
Catray32.1 km W0.9

Related sites (shared pilots)

Planpraz (30), Fiesch (26), Weissenstein (26), Méruz / Marlens (26), Niesen (20), Col de la Forclaz (17), Saint-Hilaire-du-Touvet (17), Mont Lachat (14), Vesancy (12), Cavallaria (11)

Statistics

91flights ≥100 pts
8.3flights per year
138.7average points
248.7maximum points
112.5 kmaverage distance
195.1 kmmaximum distance
1.2XC days per year
43pilots
11active years
growingtrend
May–Julmain season
66 %foreign pilots
32 %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
2025-05-27155.4248.7FAI triangleD↗
2022-06-16141.3197.8FAI triangleD↗
2024-07-24139.9195.9FAI triangleD↗
2019-06-02195.1195.1Open distanceD↗
2018-04-24160.7192.9Flat triangleD↗

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