The spectacular Gorges du Verdon should be on any visitor’s tick list
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Saint Victoire, France
Inspiration for French artist Paul Cézanne, this imposing mountain is visible from the market town of Aix-en-Provence where he lived.
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Macedonia Magic: Skopska Crna Gora
North of Macedonia’s capital a good road climbs through beautiful beech forests before emerging on a grassy col on Skopska Crna Gora. Experienced paraglider pilots can take off from here.
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Gourdon, France
Gourdon is the home site of Ozone, BGD and SupAir’s test teams. 20km from the sea it provides thermic conditions even when the hills behind are snowbound
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SUPERFINAL 2017-ROLDANILLO,COLOMBIA
The 2017 SuperFinal in the tropical Valle del Cauca, Colombia has come to an end.
Colombia’s flying capital, Roldanillo has again delivered conditions which allowed pilots to race nine out of ten days of competition.
Congrats to all the pilots and to the main winners, Michael Sigel, Laurie Genovese and the OZONE Team.
Laurie flew her Enzo 3 for the first time in Colombia and not only won the women’s category but led the pack from beginning to end, finishing in 6th place overall. Way to go Laurie!
Thanks to OZONE team pilot, Cody Mittanck, who after the long flying days in Colombia took the time to share with us his daily report. Cody was one of the six pilots who made goal during the last task. Enjoy his final report from Roldanillo:
“Whatever today was, it probably couldn’t be called racing. Conditions looked promising on the first leg to the north, but as soon as we turned back to the south high cloud shaded everywhere. Unlike other tasks the conditions never turned back on today. At one point I remember thinking I wish there was someway to have a gentleman’s agreement amongst all the pilots, so …read more
Source:: Ozone Paragliders
Macedonia Magic: Gostivar
Gostivar lies about an hour’s drive to the west of the capital Skopje, in the area close to the Albanian and Kosovan borders
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Macedonia Magic: Vodno
If you look up from anywhere in Skopje you can’t fail to spot the huge cross sitting atop Vodno
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Macedonia Magic: Tetovo
The Tetovo area is known as the Macedonian Alps and is home to the country’s highest mountains, which rise to 2,700m
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Macedonia Magic: Prelip
Treskavec and the nearby site of Selechka sit on the hills on the opposite side of the Pelaginian Plain from KruŠevo
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Never Ending Summer: Pomerode
The Blue Hill (Morro Azul) has this name because in spring and summer it’s covered with blue hortensias. It’s also often covered in paragliders
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