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Much more cloud coverage as forecasted, no blue hole: Not enough thermals, even if the airmass has shown, that only a little bit of sun would have produced good lift. In short: 10 pilots met at Lehn, we went up with a taxi-bus and arrived at take off at 11 o clock. Time enough to make a briefing about safety, the SMS system and the weather. Just ready for take off some sun made some pilots climbing, but only for 10 minutes... that was the most of good feelings. The announced blue hole did not arrive, the wind got slightly stronger from west so that we decided to take off as long taking off was possible.... Some super week thermals in front of the take off, some soaring at harder. Thats it... Next weekend are proper Regio-Flights! Hopefully with better weather! Picture: Thats how it should have been! COSMO2-prognosis from 11 for 12:20! Remark: The Regtherm did forecast the clouds correctly. In difference to the Swiss COSMO (meteo.search.ch and most of the charts in our weather reports) it is calculated with the German global model GME. Normally it shows too much clouds - today it has been correct. Remark2: At Adelboden pilots could climb with a little bit of sun and fly to Frutigen.

On the Emagramms it is nicely visible, how the cold air is coming together with more humidity. It will give us more "unstibility" and thermal activity as we had during the last days. Check http://meteo.search.ch/cloud for the latest cloud prognosis. It looks, that we will have pretty much sunshine until 15 hour. Should be ok for flying for 3 hours, no big deal, but at least airtime :-). See you at 10:15 at the landing area Lehn.

Springtime - but unfortunately not perfect weather this weekend. But we fly!! Regio Ost, Central, Jura: Meeting point 10:15 at Lehn Unterseen (Interlaken) The landing area is located next to the hunting-place (Seestrasse), L04057: Turnpoints: Basically we will use the turnpoints from the Swiss League Cup Grindelwald. See the Links below. Regio West: Elie will inform later, when do you meet for flying at Verbier.

What a Desaster to find a decision :-(... I try to explain the weather forecasts: Saturday ********** We will have lots of clouds in the morning. But all models show a sunny window from 10 - 15 hour at the north side of the alps. Maybe check http://meteo.search.ch/cloud. If we have bad luck, a sort of "Lenti" will remain fix at any position. Probably not... The frontal clouds arrive in the afternoon first with high (7000m), then middle layer (5000m). At the same time cold air will arrive. The stability will dissolve and strong valley wind will dominate. - Wind at 2000m 14 hour about 10-15kn W to NW. - Later and higher the wind is much stronger If you check the thermal prognosis BEO you see, that the thermal top just arrives in a hight with wind. Ths could be the case at Grindelwald, Verbier. Cloud base / thermal top 2200m - max 2500m (probably lower) Pressure gradient rises from 5hp at noon to 10hp in the evening... Sunday ********* After the frontal system we will have some "Restwolken". They should disappear, especially at the west side of the swiss alps. But we will have very strong wind above 2500m (30kn). Probably we will have a light inversion at cloud base. Together with a small Subsidence and Warmluftadvektion, the clouds should dry out. It can be, that the conditions below that layer are Ok for flying. Where to go??? ***************** Verbier: Only local flights, because of clouds, wind, valley wind... Wallis, Tessin: Northwind (the snow will strengthen the downwinds) Kandersteg Difficult with low cloud base and strong velley wind. Grindelwald Would be one of the possibilities. Maybe it works for take off, flights to Burg and back would be possible. Meiringen Windy, local flying possible Adelboden Local flying possible, but Westerly in altitude and valley winds in lower level... Decision ********* After many phone calls with the locals, we decide to cancel the Swiss League Cup and make Regio-Flights at Interlaken and Verbier.

After a nightmare of information-checkings, phone-calls and different weather informations we decide to cancel the SLC, but we will make Regio-flights at Verbier and Interlaken. More Infos at 14 hour at www.swissleague.ch.

This weekend the Jet-Stream is getting close to us. The frontal system will be week, but the winds increase. Probably Saturday is flyable at Verbier. Verbier, Saturday: 2200 0° 3200 -5° 3000 25 kn !! Cold air coming in during the afternoon: Strong Valley brises. Cloud coverage starting at 15 hour Verbier Sunday: 2200 N 10kn 0° 3000 N 35kn !! 3200 N -4° In the morning some clouds, disappearing fast ... because of "Subsidence" and "Warmluftadvection" (warm air coming in). Weather maps: Pls check day and time - I uploadet only intresting maps...