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Home<\/a><\/span> Experiences – Hautes-Alpes<\/a><\/span> Experiences – Hautes-Alpes<\/a><\/span> Aerial leisure<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n

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Within reach of the sky<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Hautes-Alpes<\/strong>, the wind is more than just a decorative element. It’s a partner, a driving force, sometimes an adversary. The Hautes-Alpes sky is the playground of men and women who dream of elevation, those who want to push back gravity as they search for a ridgeline. Whether plunging to earth from an altitude of 4,000 metres<\/strong> or caressing the ascent of a mountain pass, flying here is more than a leisure activity: it’s an experience that awakens every fibre of the body. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Dream of altitude<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Tallard <\/strong>capital of adrenalin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In Tallard<\/strong>, skydiving is experienced on a global scale. Novices and top teams share the same adrenalin rush when the door opens onto the valley. Thanks to exceptional aerological conditions, the skies over the Alps become a veritable arena. On the ground, Tallard<\/strong> has also established itself as a center of aeronautical excellence, home to companies in the industry and the Polyaero<\/strong> training center. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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JM. Urlacher <\/div><\/div>

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Free flight,<\/strong> when the mountain becomes a springboard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Paragliding and hang-gliding have their own cathedrals on the mountains of Chabre<\/strong> and Saint-Andr\u00e9-les-Alpes<\/strong>. This is the realm of ascents, of sails that unfurl like giant wings, of silences that settle as you leave the ground. To fly free in the Hautes-Alpes is to enter a dimension where the body fades away and only the pure sensation remains: that of floating, carried by the mountain. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Aerodromes, <\/strong>open doors to infinity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Beyond Tallard, in La B\u00e2tie-Montsal\u00e9on<\/strong>, Saint-Cr\u00e9pin<\/strong> or Le Chevalet<\/strong>, we’re not just talking about aviation, but long-distance adventures. Gliders, small planes, introductory flights: these airfields are the backstage of a discreet and passionate art. Every takeoff tells a story of men and machines, every landing a smile broadened by freedom. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ever higher<\/div>

Ever freer<\/p><\/div>

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Aerial<\/strong> highlights<\/h2>\n\n
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C. Tempier – AD05<\/div><\/div>

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Laragne<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ozone Chabre Open<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Every summer, the Ozone Chabre Open, a friendly competition held on the slopes of the Chabre mountain, brings together beginners and experienced pilots with a shared passion: flying together, making progress and sharing great moments in the air and on the ground.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tallard<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Air show<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At the Tallard airfield, Europe’s temple to light aviation and parachuting, aerobatics are the stuff of dreams, patrols cross paths within meters of each other and engines roar like a Hollywood soundtrack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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