Aiguille du Midi -S / N
📍 Rhone-Alpes , Departement de la Haute-Savoie · Nearest city: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (5 km)
61 XC score / 100 · takeoff at 3593 m · 📍 View on map
Coordinates and external links
45.88070, 6.89602Forecast next days
Updated: 2026-04-22 12:05 UTC · Source: Open-Meteo · Thermal window 10:00–18:00 local time
Flyable day, decent conditions, cloud base ~1211 m, wind 23 km/h.
base ~1211m · wind 23 km/hFlyable day, decent conditions, cloud base ~2750 m, wind 11 km/h.
base ~2750m · wind 11 km/hFlyable day, decent conditions, cloud base ~2072 m, wind 12 km/h.
base ~2072m · wind 12 km/hFlyable day, decent conditions, cloud base ~1469 m, wind 13 km/h.
base ~1469m · wind 13 km/hComposite flyability score (CAPE + LI + wind + precip + low clouds). Cross-check with local pilots before flying.
🌬 Daily wind (next days)
Daily summary (10m wind). Full hour × altitude chart is being added progressively.
🗓️ Best season to fly (2024 climatology)
Monthly climate score: historical avg of temp, wind, rain and cloud cover. Green = optimal month.
⭐ Best month: Aug (75/100, 7°C, 27mm lluvia) · Worst month: Sep (5/100, 182mm lluvia)
Takeoff orientations
Green = good orientation · Yellow = possible · Gray = not suitable
Why this site has thermal potential
| Factor | Value | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Hotspot density (5 km) | 4 | Medium |
| Avg thermal probability | 0.84 | Based on thousands of aggregated IGC flights |
| Solar orientation | 0.50 | Slope faces south in northern hemisphere |
| Own flight history | 0.00 | Thermals detected in platform IGC tracks |
Takeoff description
20min (steep) descent from gondola station to TOs; crampons recommended!
Rules and notes
<b>observe flight restrictions: no TO, landing and overflight!</b> (>> see pix) > France - LF R30B: July-August - LF R30A: permanent > Italy: 4.8. - 15.9.2016
Pilot comments
fly the very famous vallée blanche !!!
Nearby sites
Plan de l'Aiguille (Chamonix) (50) · Atterrissage FFVL Bois du Bouchet (5) · Chamonix - le savoy (5) · Mont Blanc (56) · Les houches - Gravière (5) · Plan Praz/ Brevent (Chamonix) (56)