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Crested Butte Mountain

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Flyable ⚠️
Low confidence · 6 of 6 models agree · Run: HRRR
⚠️ Flyable but demanding — needs P5 · cross / edge of the window P5
NESW 324° NW
Wind now: NW (324°) Green = in the window · amber = cross/edge · red = wrong way
Wind
18
mph base
Gusts
23
mph
Direction
NW
324°
Aloft
23
NW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~11568ft
Temp
59°
F
Cloudbase
22,710
ft MSL
Elevation
11,142
ft MSL
Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for here
  • Wind directionW (270°) → NW (310°)
  • Ideal speed5–12 mph
  • Upper limits≤ 20 mph base · gusts ≤ 5

West-facing "Brown's Launch" ramp at ~11,200 ft MSL on Crested Butte Mtn, run by the Crested Butte Soaring Society (CBSS). Ideal WNW flow 270-310; usable but cross/edge 250-325. AVOID southerly components: rotor off surrounding rocks, trees and ridges builds fast and the gust factor historically increases rapidly with any south in the wind. High-altitude thin, dry air can be very active; valley winds are a serious concern and flying is discouraged once valley wind ramps up (typically afternoon) - morning/early-day is generally calmer. PG ideal ~10 mph, usable 0-20; HG usable ~3-22. Typical gust factor ~5 mph. Advanced site: H4/P4 (H3/P3 with 20+ hrs/flights this season + check-off may be allowed); PG min 5:1 glide. CBSS guide-pilot accompaniment is mandatory; chairlift (Silver Queen) or 4x4 road w/ resort permit for access.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Today Caution workable 9am–12pm
6a
1g2
NE
7a
2g2
E
8a
2g7
SSW
9a
9g16
WNW
10a
13g23
WNW
11a
17g25
WNW
12p
18g26
WNW
1p
19g27
NW
2p
20g25
NNW
3p
18g24
WNW
4p
17g23
WNW
5p
18g22
WNW
6p
17g23
WNW
7p
18g23
NW
Borderline only 9am–12pm — best around 9am: 9 mph WNW, gusts 16. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Gusty — +7 mph over base.
Tomorrow Slim window workable 9am–7pm
6a
6g6
NNW
7a
6g6
N
8a
4g11
NNW
9a
7g14
WNW
10a
13g18
WNW
11a
14g18
WNW
12p
17g20
WNW
1p
16g19
WNW
2p
16g18
WNW
3p
19g22
WNW
4p
17g22
W
5p
19g23
W
6p
17g20
WNW
7p
17g22
WNW
Borderline only 9am–7pm — best around 11am: 14 mph WNW, gusts 18. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Gusts 18 mph — just over your 5 mph limit; borderline.
Wednesday Not flyable workable 12pm–7pm
6a
13g20
NNW
7a
13g20
NNW
8a
17g30
NW
9a
20g31
NW
10a
21g33
NW
11a
22g33
WNW
12p
20g34
WNW
1p
10g29
W
2p
12g32
WNW
3p
13g33
WNW
4p
13g33
WNW
5p
12g31
WNW
6p
11g29
W
7p
9g26
WNW
Borderline only 12pm–7pm — best around 1pm: 10 mph W, gusts 29. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Gusty — +19 mph over base.
Thursday Caution workable 10am–5pm
6a
2g8
NNW
7a
2g10
WNW
8a
3g12
W
9a
5g15
W
10a
6g17
W
11a
7g20
W
12p
8g23
WNW
1p
9g24
WNW
2p
9g25
WNW
3p
9g26
WNW
4p
8g25
WNW
5p
8g25
NW
6p
7g23
NW
7p
5g18
NNW
Borderline only 10am–5pm — best around 10am: 6 mph W, gusts 17. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Gusty — +12 mph over base.
Friday Not flyable workable 3pm
6a
0g6
SE
7a
1g8
SSE
8a
2g12
S
9a
2g15
SW
10a
5g19
WSW
11a
8g22
W
12p
11g25
W
1p
11g26
W
2p
10g27
W
3p
9g27
W
4p
9g27
W
5p
9g26
W
6p
9g26
W
7p
7g26
W
Borderline only 3pm — best around 3pm: 9 mph W, gusts 27. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Gusty — +18 mph over base.
Saturday Not flyable no window
6a
2g9
WSW
7a
4g11
SW
8a
6g15
SW
9a
8g20
SW
10a
10g24
SW
11a
12g28
SW
12p
14g32
WSW
1p
15g34
WSW
2p
15g35
WSW
3p
15g37
WSW
4p
15g39
WSW
5p
14g41
WSW
6p
13g42
WSW
7p
10g41
W
Wind's out of the WSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Not flyable workable 11am–7pm
6a
2g15
NNW
7a
2g15
WNW
8a
4g17
W
9a
6g20
W
10a
8g23
W
11a
9g27
W
12p
10g29
W
1p
10g30
W
2p
10g30
W
3p
10g30
W
4p
10g29
W
5p
9g29
W
6p
8g28
W
7p
7g28
W
Borderline only 11am–7pm — best around 11am: 9 mph W, gusts 27. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Gusty — +18 mph over base.
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