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Not flyable at any of Telluride Gold Hill’s 2 launches right now

Telluride Gold Hill - East (E) Not flyable Telluride Gold Hill - West (W) Not flyable

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Not flyable
Low confidence · · Run: HRRR
Rain likely — 45% chance, 0.01"/hr
NESW 243° WSW
Flyability score
0
/100 · paragliding
Wind
21
mph base
Gusts
32
mph
Temp
41°
F
Dew point
39°
F
Elevation
12,139
ft MSL
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What we look for at Telluride Gold Hill

Wind direction

ENE (70°) → ESE (110°)

The wind must blow from within this arc. Direction is the same for both wings.

Ideal speed

3–12 mph

Ceiling · Paragliding

≤ 19 mph base · gusts ≤ 23

Top of the range for paragliding (any rating). Switch wings up top to compare. Hang gliders hold roughly 10 mph more than paragliders.

Morning, east-facing alpine launch ~12,139ft. TAF guide: fly early calm winds; afternoon thermals turbulent. Invite-only, guided, no launch after 3pm. Speeds inferred (no site mph published).

Window data compiled from tellurideairforce.org, tellurideairforce.org, uncovercolorado.com, public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Monday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:20 PM
6a
20g31
WSW
7a
19g28
SW
8a
18g24
WSW
9a
20g31
SW
10a
20g30
WSW
11a
19g29
WSW
12p
21g32
WSW
1p
21g32
SW
2p
24g31
WSW
3p
25g34
W
4p
21g33
WSW
5p
19g31
WSW
6p
18g30
WSW
7p
14g26
WSW
Wind's out of the WSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Tuesday Caution workable 2pm 🌅 sunset 7:18 PM
6a
9g17
SSW
7a
8g13
SW
8a
7g13
SW
9a
9g17
SW
10a
11g19
SW
11a
13g16
SW
12p
14g19
WSW
1p
11g12
NW
2p
12g13
SE
3p
9g20
SSW
4p
15g20
SW
5p
12g20
SW
6p
10g17
WSW
7p
7g12
WSW
Borderline only 2pm — best around 2pm: 12 mph SE, gusts 13. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Wednesday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:17 PM
6a
11g22
SSW
7a
5g20
SSE
8a
5g20
SSE
9a
5g20
SSE
10a
4g19
S
11a
3g17
SSW
12p
3g16
SW
1p
3g16
WSW
2p
2g17
WNW
3p
1g17
NW
4p
1g16
NE
5p
2g14
ESE
6p
3g13
ESE
7p
4g13
SE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Thursday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:15 PM
6a
3g14
SSE
7a
3g13
SSE
8a
3g13
SSE
9a
3g12
SSE
10a
3g12
SSE
11a
3g12
SSE
12p
3g13
SSE
1p
1g17
W
2p
5g22
WNW
3p
8g24
NW
4p
7g20
NW
5p
4g13
NW
6p
1g9
NW
7p
1g9
SSE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Friday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:14 PM
6a
4g15
SSE
7a
4g15
SSE
8a
4g15
SSE
9a
2g15
SSE
10a
1g17
W
11a
4g20
NW
12p
6g22
NW
1p
5g21
NW
2p
3g19
NW
3p
1g19
WNW
4p
2g21
NW
5p
3g26
NNW
6p
3g28
NNW
7p
2g26
NNW
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Saturday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:12 PM
6a
2g13
SSE
7a
2g15
SSE
8a
2g16
SSE
9a
1g18
SSE
10a
1g20
W
11a
4g21
WNW
12p
6g23
WNW
1p
7g24
WNW
2p
7g24
WNW
3p
7g25
WNW
4p
6g28
WNW
5p
3g31
WNW
6p
1g32
NW
7p
1g31
ENE
Wind's out of the WNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Caution workable 6am–8am 🌅 sunset 7:11 PM
6a
0g6
S
7a
1g6
NNW
8a
2g8
NNW
9a
2g10
NNW
10a
3g12
NNW
11a
4g14
NNW
12p
5g17
NNW
1p
5g18
NNW
2p
5g20
NNW
3p
6g21
NNW
4p
6g22
NNW
5p
5g23
NNW
6p
5g23
N
7p
4g22
N
Borderline only 6am–8am — best around 6am: 0 mph S, gusts 6. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
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