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Taking to the skies: Zermatt

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With spring conditions upon us and the winter season drawing to a close, the OTP Resort Managers were given a taste of what other exciting activities Switzerland has to offer. Partnering up with  Fly Zermatt , the Resort Managers were each given the opportunity to go paragliding and soar above some of Switzerland's most iconic peaks. Although the OTP team took off from Zermatt's Rothorn peak (3103 m), they reached altitudes in excess of 4000m. The theory behind paragliding is that heat rising from the surface of the earth produces upward currents of air. As such, during the winter when Switzerland is covered in snow, there aren't as many air currents and flight altitudes tend to be a lot lower. As snow begins to melt during the spring and bare patches of earth are exposed, flights tend to be a lot more turbulent due to the mix of summer-like up-currents and the remains of the cold winter air. Whether you're an adrenaline junky or simply wan