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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
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NESW 184° S
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
6
mph base
Gusts
6
mph
Direction
S
184°
Aloft
5
SSE @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~9818ft
Temp
72°
F
Cloudbase
15,697
ft MSL
Elevation
5,879
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:15 AM
local
Sunset
8:23 PM
local
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Where it is

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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Reeder Mesa

Wind direction

WNW (290°) → NNW (340°)

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

Ideal speed

8–15 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.

West/northwest-facing ridge-soaring bowl southeast of Grand Junction (Whitewater area, ~5,879 ft) that can give hours of smooth ridge lift on the right day and has hosted novice clinics. Best flow is W through NW, with NW the prime soaring direction; winds sometimes go light and pilots sink out. The hike to launch is steep and boulder-covered - watch your footing. Access is reportedly sensitive/invite-only, so check with locals before flying.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Sunday Flyable flyable 12pm–4pm
6a
5g6
SSW
7a
1g5
ESE
8a
7g12
SSW
9a
6g11
S
10a
10g11
S
11a
5g10
S
12p
4g9
WNW
1p
5g9
NW
2p
7g11
NNW
3p
7g11
NNW
4p
12g13
NNW
5p
13g18
N
6p
15g17
NNW
7p
12g15
N
8p
9g14
NNE
Flyable 12pm–7pm — best around 4pm: 12 mph NNW, gusts 13. 7 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Monday Flyable flyable 3pm
6a
11g13
ESE
7a
8g10
SE
8a
5g5
E
9a
4g5
SSE
10a
3g6
SSW
11a
2g14
SW
12p
4g17
N
1p
4g15
W
2p
5g17
NNE
3p
11g15
W
4p
22g26
WNW
5p
21g24
WNW
6p
17g20
WNW
7p
14g18
WNW
8p
13g27
WNW
Flyable 6pm–7pm — best around 3pm: 11 mph W, gusts 15. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Flyable flyable 6am–7am
6a
1g6
SSE
7a
2g7
SSW
8a
3g9
SW
9a
4g11
WSW
10a
5g14
W
11a
6g17
W
12p
7g20
W
1p
7g21
W
2p
7g21
W
3p
7g23
W
4p
9g29
WNW
5p
12g36
WNW
6p
13g39
NW
7p
11g34
NW
8p
7g26
WNW
Flyable 6am–7am — best around 6am: 1 mph SSE, gusts 6.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
2g11
NE
7a
2g12
N
8a
2g13
NW
9a
4g14
WNW
10a
6g18
WNW
11a
8g22
WNW
12p
9g25
WNW
1p
10g27
WNW
2p
10g28
W
3p
11g29
W
4p
12g30
W
5p
12g30
WNW
6p
11g30
WNW
7p
7g29
WNW
8p
2g26
N
Too gusty — gusts past the 22 mph limit through the day.
Thursday Not flyable no window
6a
0g28
W
7a
1g27
W
8a
3g26
W
9a
4g25
WNW
10a
6g24
WNW
11a
8g22
WNW
12p
10g22
WNW
1p
9g24
WNW
2p
8g27
NW
3p
7g29
NW
4p
9g30
WNW
5p
13g30
WNW
6p
14g30
W
7p
9g30
WNW
8p
3g30
WNW
Too gusty — gusts past the 22 mph limit through the day.
Friday Not flyable no window
6a
1g20
E
7a
0g20
E
8a
1g20
WNW
9a
2g20
WNW
10a
4g20
WNW
11a
6g20
WNW
12p
7g20
WNW
1p
8g21
WNW
2p
7g23
WNW
3p
7g25
WNW
4p
8g26
WNW
5p
10g28
WNW
6p
11g28
WNW
7p
9g28
WNW
8p
7g27
WNW
No usable window today.
Saturday Not flyable no window
6a
2g12
ESE
7a
1g11
SE
8a
1g13
SW
9a
3g14
WSW
10a
4g16
WSW
11a
6g18
WSW
12p
7g20
W
1p
8g22
W
2p
9g24
W
3p
9g26
W
4p
10g28
W
5p
10g29
WNW
6p
9g30
WNW
7p
8g30
WNW
8p
7g30
WNW
Too gusty — gusts past the 22 mph limit through the day.
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