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Take-off – Caron Nord
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- Direction
- NNEESESSWWNW
- Coordinates
- 45.2635, 6.5631
- Altitude
- 3069 m
- Region
- Savoie, FR
- Landing
- 3.6 km from the take-offView on map ↗
Take-off description
On black slope of Caron, North-east to North-West (the best). follow the slope, let the cable car far on your left to have enough place to take off.
Getting there
Val Thorens Ski-resort in station: take cairn cable cars, arrive to Caron's lift and caron cable car to finish. Walk to black slope of Caron. You have a parking at Caron's lift, on the road of Val Thorens
Weather
Nofly day when foehn
Rules / airspace
NEVER TAKE OFF ON OPEN SLOPE NEVER LAND ON OPEN SLOPE
Comments
http://www.valthorens.com/hiver-fr/val-thorens/live/balises-meteo.59.html winds in real time (no average winds) The winds in 'Moraine' are stonger cause Venturi of the Glacier du Col.