Alps

How to prepare to fly the Alps. Photo: Olivier Laugero

How to: Get ready to fly the Alps

"So, you're heading to the Alps this summer..." Joanna Di Grigoli has some old-school tips for modern times
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A Windy screengrab showing Europe

Weather: Making the most of the apps

As fancy as modern forecasts are, they are only half of the equation – the rest is in your head. Honza Rejmanek explains more
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Flying the southern Alps

Cross Country Issue 266: July 2026

We’ve dedicated this issue to The Alps – that 1,200km arc of mountains that curves through the centre of Europe from Monaco to Slovenia.
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Gavin McClurg in the Alps. Photo: Gavin McClurg in the Alps. Vitek Ludvik / Red Bull Content Pool

The Long Game: Gavin’s Guide to the Euro Alps

"I bought a camper van, which I promptly named the Niviuk Mobile, and set out on my new life. First stop – the Alps!"
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Luca Godenzi launching from the south side of Piz Palü

‘It speaks in silence’

Luca Godenzi has been exploring the Bernina Range in Switzerland from the air for a decade. He shares some of the secret spots he’s found among these Alpine giants
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Paragliding near Lac d'Annecy, France

The Alps 101

The Alps offer unbeatable flying in incredible destinations – but where do you start if you’ve never been? We introduce the Alps for first-time visitors
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Soaring between the Mönch and Eiger, Switzerland

21 Ways to have fun in the Alps

“It’s not all about kilometres.” Tom Payne’s guide to simply having fun in the mountains
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Annecy Sky Marshall

Paragliding PGHM to police Annecy skies

The PGHM, famed for their mountain rescue exploits in the Chamonix valley, are launching a new squad to police the skies above Annecy
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Flying in the Dolomites

Learning to Fly the Alps with Ferdi Vogel

Ferdinand Vogel explains how to use ‘triangle theory’ to find thermals in the mountains
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Paragliding in the Chartreuse as the snow melts in early spring. Photo: Jerome Maupoint

Weather: XC and the spring snowline

As our planet warms the winter snowline creeps higher up the mountain slopes. What does that mean for pilots?
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