Telluride Gold Hill - West (W)

CO
Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Low confidence · 6 of 6 models agree · Run: HRRR
Wind NNW (329°) is outside the window — expect cross/tail or rotor
NESW 329° NNW
Wind now: NNW (329°) Green = in the window · amber = cross/edge · red = wrong way
Wind
17
mph base
Gusts
23
mph
Direction
NNW
329°
Aloft
22
NNW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~7636ft
Temp
50°
F
Cloudbase
19,775
ft MSL
Elevation
12,139
ft MSL
Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for here
  • Wind directionWSW (250°) → WNW (290°)
  • Ideal speed3–12 mph
  • Upper limits≤ 15 mph base · gusts ≤ 20

Evening, west-facing launch ~12,139ft. HAZARD: W-wind rotor/lee turbulence builds mid-morning (~10-11am), not launchable until evening glass-off. No mini/speed wings. Speeds inferred.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Today Flyable flyable 6am–9am
6a
8g10
WSW
7a
8g12
WNW
8a
14g20
WNW
9a
10g17
W
10a
11g20
WNW
11a
14g23
NW
12p
16g25
NW
1p
18g27
NW
2p
17g25
NW
3p
18g25
NW
4p
19g23
NW
5p
17g23
NW
6p
17g22
NW
7p
17g23
NNW
Prime conditions 6am–9am — best around 6am: 8 mph WSW, gusts 10. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline. A little gusty — +3 mph over base.
Tomorrow Caution workable 8am
6a
10g12
NW
7a
10g13
NW
8a
11g20
WNW
9a
12g22
WNW
10a
13g21
NW
11a
15g21
NW
12p
16g19
NW
1p
16g18
NW
2p
17g19
NW
3p
18g20
NW
4p
19g22
NW
5p
18g21
NW
6p
18g23
NW
7p
17g23
NW
Borderline only 8am — best around 8am: 11 mph WNW, gusts 20. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Cross-ish wind WNW (298°) — edge of the window.
Wednesday Not flyable workable 3pm
6a
18g22
NNW
7a
18g23
NNW
8a
20g31
NNW
9a
20g30
NNW
10a
21g31
NW
11a
22g30
NW
12p
22g30
NW
1p
9g33
WNW
2p
9g35
WNW
3p
10g36
WNW
4p
10g37
WNW
5p
9g36
WNW
6p
9g34
NW
7p
7g31
NW
Borderline only 3pm — best around 3pm: 10 mph WNW, gusts 36. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Gusty — +26 mph over base.
Thursday Not flyable workable 7am–9am
6a
1g11
SSE
7a
1g12
WSW
8a
3g15
WNW
9a
4g17
WNW
10a
5g20
WNW
11a
6g23
NW
12p
7g25
NW
1p
8g27
WNW
2p
8g29
WNW
3p
9g30
WNW
4p
8g31
NW
5p
8g31
NNW
6p
8g29
NNW
7p
5g23
N
Borderline only 7am–9am — best around 7am: 1 mph WSW, gusts 12. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Light at 1 mph — may be a sledder, not soarable.
Friday Not flyable workable 10am–12pm
6a
5g18
SSE
7a
3g18
S
8a
3g19
SW
9a
4g20
WSW
10a
6g23
WSW
11a
7g26
W
12p
8g29
WSW
1p
8g30
WSW
2p
8g31
WSW
3p
8g31
SW
4p
6g31
WSW
5p
4g31
W
6p
3g31
WNW
7p
1g30
W
Borderline only 10am–12pm — best around 10am: 6 mph WSW, gusts 23. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Gusty — +17 mph over base.
Saturday Not flyable no window
6a
4g23
SSE
7a
4g24
SSE
8a
4g26
S
9a
5g28
SSW
10a
7g30
SSW
11a
9g32
SW
12p
10g34
SW
1p
11g36
SW
2p
12g37
SW
3p
12g39
WSW
4p
11g41
WSW
5p
11g43
WSW
6p
9g45
WSW
7p
7g45
WSW
Wind's out of the WSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
2g17
SSE
7a
1g16
S
8a
1g17
NW
9a
3g20
NW
10a
5g24
NW
11a
6g28
NNW
12p
7g32
NW
1p
8g32
NW
2p
9g31
NW
3p
10g30
NW
4p
9g31
NW
5p
9g33
NW
6p
8g34
NW
7p
7g34
NW
Wind's out of the NW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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