Spot GuideSwitzerlandSt. Gallen / GlarusLake Walensee Föhn parawing area

Lake Walensee Föhn parawing area

St. Gallen / Glarus, Switzerland · 47.1210, 9.2160

Parawing FoilingParawinging Intermediate-to-advanced high-wind paraw
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conditions & access

Best wind

Föhn, about 25–30 knots with larger lulls at first

Season

Late-November report; no recurring Föhn season established in the discussion

Water

Alpine-lake chop and rideable lake swell in the reported Föhn session

Experience

Intermediate-to-advanced high-wind parawinger with alpine-lake self-rescue competence

Hazards

Strong gusty Föhn, pronounced lulls, high power, cold alpine water and an undisclosed launch/return sector. The forum supplies no foil-depth, traffic or rescue detail.

Parking & access

No launch, landing, parking or shore-access sector is named. Select a legal access locally and do not navigate to this lake midpoint as an entry.

“A Progression Project forum rider reports a successful Lake Walensee parawing session in Föhn wind. The rider got on foil readily, rode both directions, went upwind, completed jibes and briefly packed the parawing to ride lake swell. No shore sector or launch is disclosed, so this is a schematic lake pin.”

— via Progression Project forum — public topic and post research, last verified 2026-08-02

Live wind

wx.ikitesurf.com Walenstad (4.04 mi) Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): Walenstad (4.04 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/73113 wx.ikitesurf.com

Local guides

forum.progressionproject.com Lake Walensee Föhn parawing area https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/trash-bags-parawing-lounge/7352/60 forum.progressionproject.com

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