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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun is not up yet — no daylight to fly
NESW 131° SE
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
7
mph base
Gusts
16
mph
Direction
SE
131°
Aloft
11
SE @ridge
Thermals
Strong
base ~818ft
Temp
79°
F
Cloudbase
1,789
ft MSL
Elevation
971
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:20 AM
local
Sunset
8:17 PM
local
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Where it is

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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Long Pool

Wind direction

WNW (285°) → NNW (345°)

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.

Small, steep roll-off ridge/training launch on the Big Piney near Hector, working best in NW wind (roughly WNW to N). The LZ sits directly below launch, so it's low-commitment but leaves little room if things go wrong — be set before you commit. Best in steady, laminar conditions; avoid strong or gusty fronts.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Friday Not flyable no window
6a
5g10
ESE
7a
4g8
ESE
8a
5g11
SE
9a
5g10
SSE
10a
5g10
S
11a
5g11
SW
12p
7g12
SSW
1p
6g12
SW
2p
4g7
SW
3p
5g8
WSW
4p
4g11
SW
5p
5g11
SW
6p
7g13
SSW
7p
6g12
SW
8p
4g10
SSW
Wind's out of the SW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Saturday Caution workable 5pm–6pm
6a
7g20
WNW
7a
8g20
WNW
8a
11g23
NW
9a
12g23
NW
10a
14g22
NW
11a
13g21
NW
12p
13g24
NW
1p
14g22
NW
2p
14g24
NW
3p
15g24
NW
4p
15g23
NNW
5p
13g21
NNW
6p
12g20
NNW
7p
11g19
NNW
8p
7g20
NNW
Borderline only 5pm–6pm — best around 6pm: 12 mph NNW, gusts 20. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. gusts 20 mph over the site's 20 mph limit.
Sunday Slim window flyable 6am
6a
5g10
NW
7a
5g10
NW
8a
5g12
NNW
9a
6g15
NNW
10a
7g17
NNW
11a
7g17
NNW
12p
7g17
NNW
1p
7g17
NNW
2p
7g18
N
3p
8g20
NNE
4p
8g20
NNE
5p
7g18
NNE
6p
5g14
NNE
7p
4g12
NNE
8p
5g13
N
Flyable 6am–8am — best around 6am: 5 mph NW, gusts 10. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Monday Caution workable 12pm
6a
5g9
NNE
7a
5g9
NNE
8a
4g9
NE
9a
3g10
E
10a
4g11
ESE
11a
3g10
SE
12p
2g10
SSE
1p
1g10
SSW
2p
1g11
SSW
3p
0g13
S
4p
0g15
NE
5p
0g15
SW
6p
1g15
SSW
7p
1g14
SSW
8p
1g14
ENE
Borderline only 12pm — best around 12pm: 2 mph SSE, gusts 10. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
6a
5g8
ENE
7a
4g8
ENE
8a
4g8
ENE
9a
3g8
E
10a
2g8
SE
11a
2g9
SSE
12p
3g10
SSW
1p
3g11
SSW
2p
3g11
SW
3p
2g11
SW
4p
1g10
SSW
5p
2g10
S
6p
3g10
SSE
7p
3g10
SSE
8p
3g11
ESE
Wind's out of the ENE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
5g9
ENE
7a
5g9
ENE
8a
4g9
E
9a
3g9
ESE
10a
3g10
SE
11a
3g10
SSE
12p
3g11
S
1p
4g11
SSW
2p
3g11
S
3p
3g10
S
4p
3g9
S
5p
3g9
S
6p
2g10
SSE
7p
2g11
SE
8p
2g11
SE
Wind's out of the S most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Thursday Caution workable 9am–10am
6a
3g7
ENE
7a
3g8
ENE
8a
2g8
E
9a
2g9
ESE
10a
2g9
SSE
11a
3g10
S
12p
3g11
S
1p
4g12
SSW
2p
4g13
SSW
3p
4g14
SSW
4p
4g15
SW
5p
4g16
SW
6p
3g17
SW
7p
3g17
WSW
8p
2g15
SW
Borderline only 9am–10am — best around 9am: 2 mph ESE, gusts 9. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. strong thermals.
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