Frioland

Name: Frioland
Address: FR

📍 Rhone-Alpes , Departement de la Haute-Savoie · Nearest city: Passy (4 km)

64 XC score / 100 · takeoff at 1746 m · 📍 View on map

☀️ Sun times (UTC)

Best flying hours: thermals start ~2h after sunrise, peak at solar noon, glass-off from golden hour

Sunrise: 04:34

Solar noon: 11:31

Golden hour: 17:28 (last thermal + glass-off)

Sunset: 18:28

Day: 13.9 h daylight hours

Coordinates and external links

Lat / Lng: 45.94990, 6.70187

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Forecast next days

Updated: 2026-04-22 12:03 UTC · Source: Open-Meteo · Thermal window 10:00–18:00 local time

2026-04-2265/100

Flyable day, decent conditions, cloud base ~1270 m, wind 15 km/h.

base ~1270m · wind 15 km/h

2026-04-2370/100

Flyable day, decent conditions, cloud base ~845 m, wind 10 km/h.

base ~845m · wind 10 km/h

2026-04-2460/100

Flyable day, decent conditions, cloud base ~1466 m, wind 10 km/h.

base ~1466m · wind 10 km/h

2026-04-2565/100

Flyable day, decent conditions, cloud base ~2086 m, wind 11 km/h.

base ~2086m · wind 11 km/h

Composite flyability score (CAPE + LI + wind + precip + low clouds). Cross-check with local pilots before flying.

🌬 Daily wind (next days)

04-22

↘ 15

km/h medio

04-23

→ 10

km/h medio

04-24

↘ 9

km/h medio

04-25

↘ 10

km/h medio

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.

Jan

2°C

Feb

4°C

Mar

4°C

Apr

6°C

May

11°C

Jun

16°C

Jul

20°C

Aug

21°C

Sep

12°C

Oct

12°C

Nov

7°C

Dec

2°C

⭐ Best month: Aug (80/100, 21°C, 110mm lluvia) · Worst month: Mar (5/100, 159mm lluvia)

Takeoff orientations

NNEESE SSWWNW

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	0.65	Slope faces south in northern hemisphere
Own flight history	0.00	Thermals detected in platform IGC tracks

Takeoff description

With west wind there are strong turbulences. In this case, it is better to go to Varan take off.

Nearby sites

Barmerousse (53) · Platé (60) · Varan dit "Verdun" (61) · Varan dit "Pobu" (55) · Tete des lindars (51) · Aiguille rouge (43)

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Information derived from public data (ParaglidingEarth, kk7). Before flying: contact local pilots, check the METAR of the nearest airport and review today's forecast.