Exciting flight with a low save in the Modane / Maurienne valley

(Glider) Plane is a Ventus 2ct with 18m wingspan. joing me for an exiting 314km flight with a low save in the french/Italian alps.

In September 2023 it was my first day back in the French alps (since the spring) for what seemed to be the best weather for the coming week and with a nice forecast towards the Modane this is where i wanted to go. I only got caught out as the conditions in the modane valley were more stable and the southerly wind blew the thermals over the ridge making it look like the conditions where still great but were in reality not so good. this is where i ended up low desperate for a climb. close to an outlanding on Sollieres i managed to find the saving thermal that good me back up to past 3000m again. the road back was not easy either and with a tight final glide just managed to make it back to Sisteron. Hope you enjoy the video that includes my mistakes, thinking and paths chosen.

Flight tracks:
https://www.weglide.org/flight/331877
https://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-3.0...


00:00 - Intro clip
00:40 - Take-off from Sisteron
01:38 - Parcours and heading to Barcelonnette
02:55 - Searching the Grand Berard
04:08 - Heading to Briancon
05:30 - Climbing North of Ecrins
07:23 - Searching along south ridge of Maurienne
07:46 - Searching for a climb but getting lower
08:35 - With no luck trying to head back
10:03 - To low to head back and need another plan
10:43 - Heading to North Maurienne / Modane ridge
12:02 - Searching low in Maurienne
13:31 - Traversing back to Bardonecchia
16:20 - Climbing back just north of the Ecrins
17:40 - Near Tete d'amont
18:38 - East of St. Crepin
19:21 - South of Ecrins

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