We have put together tips and information on where to go paragliding in winter, where to book tandem flights, and where to find the best flying sites. Plus, we share information for hang-gliders.
The Achensee holiday region offers accommodations to suit everyone: hotels, holiday apartments, inns, pensions, and farm-stay holidays. There are also five campsites for those who want to stay outdoors in the beautiful nature between the mountains and the lake.
The Rofan mountains offer great thermals for cross-country flights, and the challenging flying site is also a popular test area for paraglider manufacturers. In the mornings, the Rofan usually has ideal calm conditions.
On thermally active days, take-offs in the afternoon are highly susceptible to strong turbulence and therefore reserved for experienced pilots. Likewise, the wind in the valley usually shifts to the north in the afternoon, with wind speeds of over 30km/h possible. Watch out for whitecaps in the lake!
The Achental is also susceptible to foehn winds. If the wind flows south, please get the wind report and history from Patscherkofel (TAWES report). In the Rofan, there are also strong valley winds, which must be considered for landing.
In the morning, the Zwölferkopf flying site is ideal for scenic flights, whereas take-offs in the afternoon are susceptible to strong turbulence due to the two valley winds from south-east and north.
Are you interested in soaring in the north wind? Then the terrain keeper recommends a very late take-off and a delayed landing. The winds can remain strong, gusty and turbulent well into the evening hours.
The paragliding school Achensee uses the flying site for safety trainings. Guideline: If you are new to the terrain, do not take off if there are no more training flights (beware of the valley winds).
The flying site in the Christlum ski area is only open in winter. The area, which is perfect in southerly winds, offers perfect conditions for pleasure flights, and from March also for easy thermal flights.
Looking for a hang-gliding experience? The gondola of the Rofan cable car is suitable to transport hang-gliders up the mountain, letting pilots enjoy a bird’s eye view of Lake Achensee.
Take-off and landing sites may only be used with a valid flight licence, liability insurance and after payment of the take-off and landing fees, which must always be paid on site. Tandem flights offered by flight schools are exclusively carried out by licensed pilots.