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Showing Paragliding. Switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Low confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun is not up yet — no daylight to fly
NESW 8° N
Flyability score
5
/100 · paragliding
Wind
20
mph base
Gusts
34
mph
Temp
58°
F
Dew point
33°
F
Elevation
7,598
ft MSL
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What we look for at Lake Mountain (Saratoga Springs)

Wind direction

NE (45°) → ESE (110°)

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

Ideal speed

5–12 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.

East-facing mountain launch above Saratoga Springs (~7,600 ft), reached by a rough, rocky 4WD road; the east side is P3, with gentler N/S training hills lower down. Primarily a morning thermal site — fly before midday valley cycles and afternoon overdevelopment make it rowdy. It soars well on an easterly and on a north wind funneling down the valley. Watch for leeside rotor if the wind backs west behind the ridge. Grassy LZs on both sides.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Monday Flyable flyable 6pm–7pm 🌅 sunset 7:37 PM
7a
13g23
N
8a
15g23
N
9a
14g18
N
10a
11g12
N
11a
8g8
N
12p
7g10
NNW
1p
7g14
WNW
2p
7g12
WNW
3p
7g13
NNW
4p
11g15
NNE
5p
12g18
NNE
6p
13g15
NNE
7p
14g17
NNE
Flyable 4pm–7pm — best around 4pm: 11 mph NNE, gusts 15. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:36 PM
7a
9g12
SSE
8a
11g16
S
9a
13g23
S
10a
16g21
S
11a
12g20
SSW
12p
12g21
SSW
1p
17g23
SW
2p
20g25
WSW
3p
22g28
SW
4p
23g29
WSW
5p
19g29
WSW
6p
10g23
WSW
7p
1g25
SW
Wind's out of the WSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:34 PM
7a
2g16
NNE
8a
3g17
NNE
9a
3g17
NNE
10a
2g16
NNE
11a
2g14
E
12p
3g14
ESE
1p
5g16
ESE
2p
7g19
ESE
3p
8g22
E
4p
9g24
ESE
5p
10g27
SE
6p
10g27
SE
7p
8g22
SE
No usable window today.
Thursday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:32 PM
7a
2g9
S
8a
3g11
S
9a
3g13
SSE
10a
3g14
SE
11a
4g15
SE
12p
5g16
ESE
1p
6g17
SE
2p
7g18
SSE
3p
8g19
SSE
4p
8g21
SSE
5p
8g23
SE
6p
7g24
SE
7p
5g25
SE
No usable window today.
Friday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:31 PM
7a
4g4
SSW
8a
5g5
S
9a
5g7
S
10a
6g9
SSE
11a
7g12
SSE
12p
7g14
SSE
1p
8g14
S
2p
10g13
SSW
3p
9g13
SSW
4p
6g17
SW
5p
4g22
NW
6p
7g26
NNW
7p
8g27
NNW
Wind's out of the SSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Saturday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:29 PM
7a
3g7
NNW
8a
3g7
NW
9a
2g8
NW
10a
1g9
NNW
11a
1g12
ESE
12p
3g14
ESE
1p
2g15
ESE
2p
2g17
E
3p
2g17
NE
4p
3g17
NNE
5p
4g17
NNE
6p
5g16
NNE
7p
5g17
N
No usable window today.
Sunday Caution workable 7am–10am 🌅 sunset 7:28 PM
7a
1g7
WNW
8a
1g7
SSE
9a
1g9
SE
10a
2g10
SE
11a
3g11
SE
12p
4g13
ESE
1p
4g15
E
2p
5g17
E
3p
6g19
ENE
4p
7g20
ENE
5p
8g22
NE
6p
8g23
NE
7p
8g23
NE
Borderline only 7am–10am — best around 7am: 1 mph WNW, gusts 7. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
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