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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun has set — no daylight left to fly
NESW 29° NNE
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
6
mph base
Gusts
8
mph
Direction
NNE
29°
Aloft
7
N @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~6977ft
Temp
66°
F
Cloudbase
9,808
ft MSL
Elevation
2,831
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:38 AM
local
Sunset
8:40 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Icicle Ridge

Wind direction

ENE (70°) → ESE (115°)

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

Ideal speed

4–12 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.

Thermal/XC launch on Icicle Ridge above Leavenworth, facing E/SE and working on NE through SE flow. It's a hike-in (about 45 to 60 minutes with gear) to a committing, canyon-influenced launch, so advanced skills are recommended. Expect strong thermic lift and turbulence near the launch trees, and stay well clear of pre-frontal or gust-front conditions. Best midday to afternoon spring through fall; access is via Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 12pm–3pm
5a
8g8
N
6a
6g6
NNE
7a
5g5
NNE
8a
5g5
NE
9a
5g5
NE
10a
7g7
NE
11a
7g9
NNE
12p
7g8
NE
1p
6g7
NE
2p
7g9
NE
3p
8g9
NE
4p
7g8
NNE
5p
4g7
NW
6p
6g14
W
7p
5g13
W
8p
3g13
NW
Flyable 12pm–3pm — best around 10am: 7 mph NE, gusts 7.
Friday Flyable flyable 8am–10am
5a
5g5
NNE
6a
5g5
N
7a
5g5
NE
8a
2g3
ENE
9a
2g2
NE
10a
1g5
E
11a
4g6
SE
12p
5g8
S
1p
7g10
SSE
2p
7g11
SSE
3p
7g13
SSE
4p
8g11
SSE
5p
6g9
SSE
6p
4g6
SE
7p
6g11
WNW
8p
6g15
WNW
Flyable 8am–10am — best around 6pm: 4 mph SE, gusts 6.
Saturday Not flyable no window
5a
7g13
N
6a
7g22
N
7a
6g24
N
8a
4g22
NW
9a
4g20
WNW
10a
5g19
WNW
11a
8g20
NW
12p
9g22
NW
1p
8g20
NNW
2p
5g22
WNW
3p
8g29
NW
4p
8g27
NNW
5p
13g27
N
6p
10g45
W
7p
8g40
W
8p
7g35
W
Wind's out of the N most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Not flyable no window
5a
3g19
W
6a
3g18
W
7a
3g18
W
8a
3g18
W
9a
3g16
WNW
10a
3g15
NW
11a
3g15
NW
12p
4g17
NW
1p
5g22
NW
2p
7g26
NW
3p
8g29
WNW
4p
9g31
WNW
5p
9g32
WNW
6p
8g31
WNW
7p
6g28
WNW
8p
5g25
WNW
Wind's out of the WNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Monday Caution workable 5am
5a
2g9
WSW
6a
1g9
SW
7a
1g11
SE
8a
2g12
ESE
9a
3g14
E
10a
4g16
E
11a
5g17
E
12p
5g17
E
1p
5g17
E
2p
6g16
ESE
3p
6g17
E
4p
6g18
E
5p
6g19
E
6p
5g19
E
7p
3g19
ESE
8p
1g18
SE
Borderline only 5am — best around 5am: 2 mph WSW, gusts 9. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Tuesday Caution workable 5am–7am
5a
0g6
SW
6a
0g6
S
7a
1g8
ESE
8a
1g10
E
9a
3g13
E
10a
4g17
E
11a
5g19
E
12p
6g19
E
1p
6g18
E
2p
6g17
E
3p
6g18
E
4p
6g20
E
5p
5g20
E
6p
4g20
E
7p
2g20
ESE
8p
1g19
SE
Borderline only 5am–7am — best around 5am: 0 mph SW, gusts 6. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
5a
2g19
SW
6a
2g19
SW
7a
2g19
SW
8a
2g18
SSW
9a
2g16
S
10a
2g12
SSE
11a
2g11
SSE
12p
1g14
S
1p
2g18
WSW
2p
3g22
W
3p
4g24
W
4p
6g24
W
5p
7g25
W
6p
7g26
W
7p
7g26
W
8p
6g26
W
Wind's out of the W most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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