Governador Valadares – Pico do Ibituruna
Paragliding site · Minas Gerais
- Launch altitude
- 1,070 m
- Level
- Intermediate+
- Best season
- August–March
- Landing
- City landing fields
Works on N · NE · SE · S · SW · NW
Where it is
Pico do Ibituruna, towering over Governador Valadares in Minas Gerais, is a genuine capital of world cross-country flying — the launch behind countless distance records and international competitions. The mountain fires powerful thermals over the surrounding flatlands, and on the best days pilots ride them for hundreds of kilometres. 'GV' has grown a whole community around free flight, with a culture, infrastructure and season that draw XC pilots from across the globe.
Launch & conditions
A high launch feeding strong, well-organised thermals over open flatland — a paradise for long cross-country flights in the season.
Getting there & local rules
A road climbs to the take-off. These are big, energetic conditions best suited to experienced pilots; fly with local knowledge.
Check conditions before you fly
A forecast for the valley is not a forecast for the launch. Before heading to Governador Valadares – Pico do Ibituruna, read the wind and thermals for the site itself, confirm the day's rules with the local club, and remember the standing rule — when in doubt, don't launch. In the free OutDare app you can open Governador Valadares – Pico do Ibituruna with a 7-day forecast built from high-resolution weather models, see who else has been flying, and get there with offline maps.
Conditions right now
Live — the same sources the OutDare app uses
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Is it usually flyable?
Set your wing's wind range once — the live 7-day outlook and the last 12 months both answer for Governador Valadares – Pico do Ibituruna.
Surface wind (10 m) in km/h — the same number you read on any forecast.
The 7-day outlook and the 12-month history below both update to your range.
7-day wind outlook
High-resolution models — the same OutDare uses.
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Over the last 12 months
11% of days flyable
39 of 365 days had a dry 2-hour+ window in your range, from a direction this site flies
Best month
Oct · 32%
Flyable days by month
A day counts as flyable when the surface wind held in your range, from a direction the site flies, with no rain, for at least 2 hours in a row (08:00–20:00) — from hourly 10 m wind over the last 12 months. A seasonal wind guide only: it can't judge gusts, thermals or turbulence, and never replaces the live forecast, airspace checks and your own judgement.
Nearby flying sites
Site facts from the OutDare flying-site database. Always verify current access and regulations with the local club before flying.