Bergfex

Bergfex club

Posted: 26 Dec 2016


Taken: 28 Jan 2015

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Alongside the Road

Alongside the Road
Launch sites are not easily to be found in wintertime.

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Startplätze sind rar im Winter.

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Aerial photo while ballooning near Walchsee (Tyrol, Austria), January 2016.

View across the whole valley:
* Ascension *

The blower:
Hot Air

Continuing . . .

Stevia, , Peggy C, and 31 other people have particularly liked this photo


15 comments - The latest ones
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
So your balloon left first?
Fine shot!
Terrific series!
7 years ago. Edited 7 years ago.
Bergfex club has replied to Andy Rodker club
Not really first, but it was among the first dozen. As far as I remember, more than 40 ballons started that morning under best weather conditions.
7 years ago.
 Bergfex
Bergfex club
Vielleicht schreib ich mal kurz, warum die Ballone in dieser Jahreszeit gerade hier starten.

Sommertags sind Ballonfahrten nämlich nur im Flachland möglich, weil die Thermik über Berghängen gefährliche Turbulenzen verursacht. (Nur Wasserstoffballons können die Alpen sommertags in großer Höhe ungefährlich überqueren.) Sogar im Flachland können die Turbulenzen um die Mittagszeit zu groß werden und die Ballone manövrierunfähig machen. Deshalb starten sie vorzugsweise in den Morgen- oder Abendstunden.

In Gebirgsregionen sind Ballonfahrten deshalb nur im Winter möglich, wenn es praktisch keine Thermik gibt. Dann können sie dort sogar zur Mittagszeit fliegen.

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Let me try to explain, why balloons fly over the alps only in wintertime.

In summertime ballooning is only possible in lowlands, because there is too much thermal lift in mountainous areas. (Only hydrogen balloons may cross the alps in summertime in high altitude.) Even in the lowlands too many turbulences might be at noon. They disable the balloons. That's the reason, why ballons preferably are starting in the morning or evening hours.

Therefore balloning in mountainous regions is only possible in wintertime. Because there is no thermal lift in that season, thy may fly the whole day, whenever they want.
7 years ago. Edited 7 years ago.
 Marie-claire Gallet
Marie-claire Gallet
WOW, fantastic overview !! Hope you had a nice Xmas, Bernard !!!
7 years ago.
 Marie-Claire
Marie-Claire
Splendide :)
7 years ago.
 Petr Chudoba
Petr Chudoba
nice work!
7 years ago.
 aNNa schramm
aNNa schramm club
ein toller Blick von oben !!!!
7 years ago.
 ROL/Photo
ROL/Photo club
Superbe vue incroyable..
7 years ago.
 Adriana Grecu
Adriana Grecu
Incroyable!
7 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
Beautiful shot !
7 years ago.
 Puzzler4879
Puzzler4879
Wow.......a unique and spectacular shot, and congrats on Explore!!
7 years ago.
 Amelia
Amelia club
Admired in Explore.. What a lovely photo. So clear and precise. You had a marvellous viewpoint.
7 years ago.
 Gisela Plewe
Gisela Plewe club
Ein unglaubliches Bild. Das muss ein großes Erlebnis gewesen sein.
7 years ago.
 Peggy C
Peggy C club
They look like jewels upon the snow !
7 years ago.
 Puzzler4879
Puzzler4879
Back again!

A Terrific Image!!
Thanks for Posting in
The Hawk's Aerie!!
7 years ago.

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