Sites/Grinderwald
DOSSIER · 865SITE · EUROPE
46°35′28″N · 7°56′55″ELIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1358Z
Airworthy · 3+
EUROPE · INTERLAKEN · CHE

Grinderwald

ThermalRidgeXCSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 2,410 M / 7,908 FT

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev2,410 m
Launch Elev FT7,908 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH3
Best Wind115° · 10–20 kt
Coordinates46.5911° N
 7.9486° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
4 LAUNCHES · 2 LZs · ALT RANGE 8002,966 M

§ 02 · Flying Conditions · Field NotesUpdated 2026·03·21

Grindelwald is a village and municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Berne.

The municipality is quite large and is divided into seven mountain communities.

However the municipality is dominated by the large tourist center of Grindelwald, slightly above the Black Lütschine, the main river of the valley, the latter converging with the White Lütschine. The village is surrounded by the mountains of the Faulhorn, Schwarzhorn, Wellhorn, Wetterhorn, Mettenberg, Schreckhorn, Lauteraarhorn, Agassizhorn, Fiescherhorn, Mönch (the highest), Eiger, Lauberhorn and Männlichen, all of which are either within or on the border of the municipality.

Has 4 different launch points. The best wind direction is 115.4 @ 10 knts but many sites can be flown from multiple directions, so check before you fly.

You can expect to find: thermal conditions ridge soaring conditions cross country potential , all dependent on current weather conditions.

§ 03 · Wind Window · Best Operating EnvelopeESE · 115° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
1020 kt
Primary · ESE · 115°
Envelope: 115° – 115° (±0°)
Preferred · 1015 ktWorkable · 1523 ktHazardous · >25 kt

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§ 07 · Location · Field CoordinatesWGS-84

Latitude46.591121
Longitude7.948615
DMS · N46°35′28″N
DMS · E7°56′55″E
Altitude2,410 m
Altitude FT7,908 ft
UTM32T 419 460 E · 5 348 197 N

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FILE № 865 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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