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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
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NESW 76° ENE
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
20
mph base
Gusts
31
mph
Direction
ENE
76°
Aloft
29
ENE @ridge
Thermals
Light
base ~2886ft
Temp
71°
F
Cloudbase
9,057
ft MSL
Elevation
6,171
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:16 AM
local
Sunset
8:07 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Blue Springs ridge

Wind direction

WSW (250°) → WNW (290°)

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.

W-facing ridge soaring; best WNW-WSW. Venturi/rotor off N and S sides at speed. Very thermic spring/summer-fly AM/PM. USHPA+SSA membership req, private land, 4WD+1.4mi hike. Low-level LZ turbulence.

Window data compiled from sandiasoaring.org — public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Saturday Flyable flyable 11am–12pm
6a
14g23
E
7a
11g19
E
8a
11g13
E
9a
6g9
ESE
10a
3g6
S
11a
8g10
WNW
12p
9g10
WNW
1p
9g15
WNW
2p
9g15
WNW
3p
12g15
NW
4p
13g15
NNW
5p
9g15
ENE
6p
24g32
ENE
7p
23g31
ENE
8p
19g26
E
Flyable 11am–3pm — best around 11am: 8 mph WNW, gusts 10. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Sunday Flyable flyable 2pm–3pm
6a
10g12
ENE
7a
9g13
ESE
8a
10g17
S
9a
14g17
S
10a
11g13
S
11a
8g9
SSW
12p
6g6
S
1p
4g5
SSW
2p
6g8
WNW
3p
9g14
WNW
4p
7g13
WNW
5p
4g11
WNW
6p
9g15
W
7p
6g18
SW
8p
8g22
SSW
Flyable 2pm–6pm — best around 3pm: 9 mph WNW, gusts 14. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Monday Not flyable no window
6a
5g14
SE
7a
5g15
SSE
8a
7g16
S
9a
8g17
SSW
10a
8g19
SW
11a
8g20
WSW
12p
9g21
W
1p
9g21
W
2p
8g20
W
3p
7g19
W
4p
7g18
W
5p
7g16
W
6p
6g16
W
7p
6g19
SW
8p
10g23
S
No usable window today.
Tuesday Caution workable 11am–12pm
6a
4g9
S
7a
4g11
SSW
8a
5g15
WSW
9a
6g17
WSW
10a
7g16
W
11a
7g14
W
12p
6g13
W
1p
5g18
W
2p
3g25
WSW
3p
2g30
S
4p
6g34
SE
5p
11g36
SE
6p
13g37
SE
7p
12g36
SE
8p
8g35
SE
Borderline only 11am–12pm — best around 11am: 7 mph W, gusts 14. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
3g19
E
7a
3g18
ESE
8a
3g17
SSE
9a
5g17
S
10a
5g19
SSW
11a
6g21
SW
12p
7g22
WSW
1p
7g21
WSW
2p
7g19
WSW
3p
6g18
SW
4p
6g20
SW
5p
7g22
SSW
6p
7g24
S
7p
7g24
SSE
8p
8g23
SE
Wind's out of the SW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Thursday Caution workable 6am–7am
6a
2g8
ESE
7a
2g8
SSE
8a
3g9
S
9a
4g10
SSW
10a
5g11
SW
11a
5g13
SW
12p
5g14
SW
1p
4g14
WSW
2p
1g15
WSW
3p
2g16
NNE
4p
4g20
NE
5p
7g25
NE
6p
8g28
NE
7p
8g28
NE
8p
7g26
NE
Borderline only 6am–7am — best around 6am: 2 mph ESE, gusts 8. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Friday Caution workable 6am–11am
6a
1g9
NNE
7a
1g9
NW
8a
2g10
WNW
9a
3g11
WNW
10a
4g11
WNW
11a
5g13
W
12p
5g13
WNW
1p
5g14
WNW
2p
4g14
WNW
3p
3g14
NW
4p
3g14
NW
5p
3g14
N
6p
2g15
NNE
7p
2g17
NE
8p
1g20
ENE
Borderline only 6am–11am — best around 11am: 5 mph W, gusts 13. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
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