Col de la Forclaz – Takeoff · Paragliding XC (2015

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45.8141, 6.2469 · Navigate →

Track starts

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Name	Flights	Coordinates
Col de la Forclaz	55	`45.81420, 6.24700`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	55	`45.81410, 6.24690`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	39	`45.81410, 6.24680`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	37	`45.81420, 6.24690`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	28	`45.81410, 6.24700`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	22	`45.81420, 6.24680`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	20	`45.81410, 6.24670`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	19	`45.81400, 6.24670`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	17	`45.81400, 6.24680`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	15	`45.81430, 6.24700`	Navigate →

Show all 41 track starts

Name	Flights	Coordinates
Col de la Forclaz	9	`45.81400, 6.24690`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	9	`45.81430, 6.24690`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	7	`45.81420, 6.24670`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	7	`45.81430, 6.24680`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	5	`45.81430, 6.24630`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	5	`45.81430, 6.24670`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	5	`45.81410, 6.24660`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	5	`45.81410, 6.24710`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	4	`45.81430, 6.24650`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	4	`45.81430, 6.24660`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	4	`45.81420, 6.24710`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	3	`45.81420, 6.24660`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	3	`45.81420, 6.24640`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	3	`45.81410, 6.24640`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	2	`45.81420, 6.24650`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	2	`45.81420, 6.24630`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	2	`45.81430, 6.24710`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	1	`45.81420, 6.24720`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	1	`45.81430, 6.24640`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	1	`45.81400, 6.24720`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	1	`45.81410, 6.24650`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	1	`45.81400, 6.24660`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	1	`45.81390, 6.24710`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	1	`45.81400, 6.24710`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	1	`45.81450, 6.24630`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	1	`45.81440, 6.24640`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	1	`45.81430, 6.24730`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	1	`45.81420, 6.24610`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	1	`45.81420, 6.24620`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	1	`45.81410, 6.24630`	Navigate →
Col de la Forclaz	1	`45.81390, 6.24720`	Navigate →

Statistics

400flights ≥100 pts

36.4flights per year

133.1average points

365.9maximum points

98.5 kmaverage distance

261.3 kmmaximum distance

4.1XC days per year

270pilots

11active years

growingtrend

May–Augmain season

64 %foreign pilots

28 %weekend flights

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Top flights

Date	Distance (km)	Points	Route	Class	XContest
2020-07-14	261.3	365.9	Flat triangle	CCC	↗
2019-06-02	242.6	339.6	Flat triangle	CCC	↗
2021-04-20	199.3	318.9	FAI triangle	CCC	↗
2021-05-30	197.9	316.6	FAI triangle	CCC	↗
2021-04-01	210.3	294.4	Flat triangle	CCC	↗

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