Bourg St. Maurice Paragliding Sites

Suitable for beginners. From Route des Echines, turn left towards Fort de La Platte. Please respect the parking zone indicated. No parking at the fort. Zone R 332 and zone R 331 check activation Major bearded vulture sensitivity zone nearby. Warning: take-off in the Leissette shooting zone (R 332), check activation. Altitude 2000m

Cross-country start. Access via route des Echines, parking at the alpine chalets Verbal agreement from the owner, please respect the premises. Altitude 2020m

{CREDITS} => data originally taken from RENEWED_FFVL_DHV on 27/12 because landing or take-off tracks observed here in 2023, geo coordinates, altitude, favorable orientations and toponym could be corrected by the FFVL, observations and descriptions could be translated into French. Altitude 1960m

Morning take-off, spring, summer and autumn. Access via route des Chapelles Altitude 1650m

Paragliding and speedflying, suitable for beginners. Please respect the nearby houses. On the Les Arcs road, turn right towards La Petite Chal (signposted), park in the hairpin bend (there's a "La Petite Chal" sign), then walk down to the take-off point (150m). Strictly forbidden from June 1 to October 30. Altitude 1450m

Steep take-off. Hike from Les Arc 1600 or top of Cachette chairlift. Take the 4x4 trail up to the top of the Clocheret chairlift. Standard regulations Summer only Altitude 2250m

Access via the Rosière station, crossing the station, descend towards the Ste Jeanne d'Arc chapel. Take-off in the field below the cross. 1- and 2-seater 1- and 2-seater Altitude 1785m

Require of thermals but not for the beginners in that case From Bourg St Maurice, head for Vallandry, at the start of the Route des Espagnols between Arcs 1800 and Vallandry, on the Vallandry side of the road (gravel parking). 1- and 2-seater 1- and 2-seater Altitude 1653m

No starting during ski operation! 1- and 2-seater 1- and 2-seater Altitude 2096m

Summer takeoff IGN 3632 WEST From Bourg St Maurice take the direction of Seez then La Rosière in the direction of Petit St Bernard. Take the Sévolière ski lift (start below the arrival of the Ecudets chairlift). From the top of the ski lift go down about 250 m (flat): about halfway between the top and the second turn of the ski lift. Go to the right to leave the runway, the takeoff is about 250 m from the ski lift. Altitude 2095m