Switzerland
5 wing and kite foil spots, with conditions, best season and the schools and rental stations at each.
- Water
- Flat water
Lake Geneva's winds change a lot with the season, from light breezes to strong downwind days when the bise blows. At Nyon, on the Swiss shore, a school teaches…
1 center · Lessons
Lake Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel & Vaud
- Water
- Flat water
- Best season
- Apr–Jun · Sep–Oct
Switzerland's largest lake entirely within the country, with several spots: Yvonand and Portalban on the shallow southern shore, St-Blaise in the north. The…
1 center · Lessons
Lake Silvaplana
Engadin
- Water
- Flat water
- Best season
- Jun–Sep
At 1,800 m in the Engadin valley, the Maloja wind builds almost every summer afternoon and gives clear, flat, cold water in front of glaciated peaks. It has…
2 centers · Lessons, Rental Lake Uri – Flüelen Uri- Water
- Flat water
The southern arm of Lake Lucerne between Flüelen and Sisikon is one of Switzerland's busiest wing foil lakes. Several schools teach here in small groups with…
3 centers · Lessons, Rental
Walensee – Walenstadt
St. Gallen
- Water
- Flat water
- Best season
- Mar–Aug
A turquoise alpine lake between steep mountain walls in eastern Switzerland. The spot is next to the Seez delta at Walenstadt, where the valley channels both…
Schools and rental
7 stations at this spot: what they offer, whose gear they run and when they are open.
A school specialised in wing and parawing, teaching small groups on the Urnersee with radio coaching.
Kite-Shop Urnersee Lake Uri – FlüelenKite-Shop runs wing foil day courses on the Urnersee in small groups with radio contact.
Le Ponton Nyon Lake Geneva – NyonLe Ponton in Nyon teaches wing foil in three steps, starting with tow foiling.
SuriKite Lake NeuchâtelKite school at the port of Saint-Blaise on Lake Neuchâtel teaching every on-water lesson from its school boat, plus wing foil, parawing...
Swiss Kitesurf Lake SilvaplanaSwiss Kitesurf teaches daily wing courses for beginners and advanced riders on Lake Silvaplana, in groups or privately.
Windsurfing Silvaplana Lake SilvaplanaThe windsurf school on Lake Silvaplana also runs wing foil and wing-on-SUP courses.
Windsurfing Urnersee Lake Uri – FlüelenA large rental station with camping and a shop on the lake, running weekend wing foil courses in three steps, including tow foiling.