Sites/La Grande Balmaz
DOSSIER · 291SITE · EUROPE
45°53′27″N · 6°27′48″ELIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1404Z
Airworthy · 3+
EUROPE · FRANCE · FRA

La Grande Balmaz

ThermalRidgeXCSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 2,020 M / 6,629 FT

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev2,020 m
Launch Elev FT6,629 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH3
Best Wind0° · 0–0 kt
Coordinates45.8909° N
 6.4633° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
2 LAUNCHES · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 1,1792,251 M

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

Annercy France,

Has 2 different launch points. The best wind direction is 0 @ 0 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 EnvelopeN · 000° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
00 kt
Primary · N · 000°
Envelope: 000° – 000° (±0°)
Preferred · 00 ktWorkable · 03 ktHazardous · >5 kt

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§ 07 · Location · Field CoordinatesWGS-84

Latitude45.890884
Longitude6.463272
DMS · N45°53′27″N
DMS · E6°27′48″E
Altitude2,020 m
Altitude FT6,629 ft
UTM32T 303 191 E · 11 555 102 N

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FILE № 291 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · EUROPE · FRA