Flegere
📍 Rhone-Alpes , Departement de la Haute-Savoie · Nearest city: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (5 km)
65 XC score / 100 · takeoff at 2345 m · 📍 View on map
Coordinates and external links
45.96850, 6.87650Forecast next days
Updated: 2026-04-22 12:03 UTC · Source: Open-Meteo · Thermal window 10:00–18:00 local time
Very favorable day for XC, cloud base ~1547 m, wind 10 km/h.
base ~1547m · wind 10 km/hFlyable day, decent conditions, cloud base ~1954 m, wind 14 km/h.
base ~1954m · wind 14 km/hFlyable day, decent conditions, cloud base ~1690 m, wind 8 km/h.
base ~1690m · wind 8 km/hFlyable day, decent conditions, cloud base ~1848 m, wind 8 km/h.
base ~1848m · wind 8 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 (76/100, 16°C, 51mm lluvia) · Worst month: Mar (5/100, 158mm lluvia)
Takeoff orientations
Green = good orientation · Yellow = possible · Gray = not suitable
Why this site has thermal potential
| Factor | Value | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Hotspot density (5 km) | 6 | Medium |
| Avg thermal probability | 0.85 | Based on thousands of aggregated IGC flights |
| Solar orientation | 0.61 | Slope faces south in northern hemisphere |
| Own flight history | 0.00 | Thermals detected in platform IGC tracks |
Takeoff description
east face
Rules and notes
>> July-August: be aware of no-fly-zone on south side of Chamonix (Mont Blanc -Aiguille du Midi)! (> see pix) >> LF R-30A active year round!! (> see pix!)
Pilot comments
good thermals early in the morning. Best spot of Chamonix to start cross country flights
Nearby sites
Atterrissage FFVL Bois du Bouchet (5) · Chamonix - le savoy (5) · Plan Praz/ Brevent (Chamonix) (56) · Plan de l'Aiguille (Chamonix) (50) · Tete noire de Pormenaz (48) · Grands Montets (58)