Vercorin Startplatz 2

Vercorin Startplatz 2 sits at 1,897 m above the village of Vercorin, in Switzerland's Val d'Anniviers above Sierre, in the canton of Valais. It's the higher of two marked take-offs serving this stretch of the Rhône valley, and the wind rose favours a northerly to north-easterly flow — the classic anabatic breeze that rises off the valley floor once the sun has warmed the slopes. The published landing field sits down near Vercorin and Chalais, on the valley floor below the launch. As with most secondary Alpine sites, local ground truth matters more than the map: check conditions and the current landing field with a club or fellow pilot on site before you fly, since documentation for this launch is sparser than for the valley's bigger-name sites.

Launch & conditions

Wind needs to come from north or north-east for this launch to work — the alignment sits on Vercorin's north-facing shoulder above Sierre.

Check conditions before you fly

A forecast for the valley is not a forecast for the launch. Before heading to Vercorin Startplatz 2, read the wind and thermals for the site itself, confirm the day's rules with the local club, and remember the standing rule — when in doubt, don't launch. In the free OutDare app you can open Vercorin Startplatz 2 with a 7-day forecast built from high-resolution weather models, see who else has been flying, and get there with offline maps.