Beaver Creek Resort

CO
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Flyable ⚠️
Medium confidence · 5 of 6 models agree · Run: HRRR
⚠️ Flyable but demanding — needs P5 P5
NESW 321° NW
Wind now: NW (321°) Green = in the window · amber = cross/edge · red = wrong way
Wind
15
mph base
Gusts
22
mph
Direction
NW
321°
Aloft
19
NW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~9227ft
Temp
56°
F
Cloudbase
20,349
ft MSL
Elevation
11,122
ft MSL
Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for here
  • Wind directionWNW (300°) → N (360°)
  • Ideal speed4–12 mph
  • Upper limits≤ 15 mph base · gusts ≤ 18

No explicit published numeric wind window found for this specific launch. Beaver Creek is operated by Vail Valley Paragliding as a winter-only site reserved for more advanced solo pilots (Bellyache Ridge is their year-round/tandem site). Arc inferred from paraglidingEarth orientation hint (N, NW octants): launch faces roughly NW-to-N, so it works best in winds FROM ~300-360 deg (NW through N), with marginal/cross edges out to WNW (~270) and NNE (~30). This is a very high-altitude site (11,122 ft MSL) in big alpine terrain near Vail/Beaver Creek resorts, so thin air means true ground speeds matter: keep wind light. Ideal ~4-12 mph, max usable base ~15 mph, with conservative gust tolerance (~18 mph) given mountain rotor, lee-side turbulence off surrounding peaks (Gore Range, New York Mountains) and strong thermal/convergence cycles. Best flown in calm-to-light morning conditions before midday valley winds and overdevelopment; advanced rating and local guidance from Vail Valley Paragliding (970-845-7321) strongly recommended. Verify direction limits and access with the operator before flying.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Today Slim window flyable 7am
6a
9g12
WSW
7a
8g11
W
8a
10g20
WNW
9a
12g21
WNW
10a
14g22
WNW
11a
18g25
WNW
12p
16g27
WNW
1p
16g23
NW
2p
14g22
WNW
3p
15g22
WNW
4p
18g26
NNW
5p
16g26
WNW
6p
15g23
WNW
7p
15g22
NW
Flyable 7am — best around 7am: 8 mph W, gusts 11. Cross-ish wind W (280°) — edge of the window.
Tomorrow Caution flyable 7am
6a
9g14
WSW
7a
9g16
W
8a
12g22
WNW
9a
13g23
WNW
10a
15g24
WNW
11a
16g25
WNW
12p
15g24
WNW
1p
16g26
WNW
2p
16g25
WNW
3p
19g29
W
4p
19g28
WNW
5p
18g29
WNW
6p
19g28
W
7p
18g28
WNW
Flyable 7am — best around 7am: 9 mph W, gusts 16. Cross-ish wind W (274°) — edge of the window.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
26g33
WNW
7a
23g38
WNW
8a
23g36
WNW
9a
23g41
WNW
10a
23g42
WNW
11a
24g43
WNW
12p
26g45
WNW
1p
14g43
WNW
2p
15g43
WNW
3p
15g43
WNW
4p
15g44
WNW
5p
15g45
WNW
6p
14g44
WNW
7p
11g38
WNW
Too gusty — gusts past the 18 mph limit through the day.
Thursday Not flyable flyable 9am
6a
3g10
S
7a
2g11
SW
8a
3g13
WSW
9a
4g15
W
10a
6g19
WNW
11a
8g24
WNW
12p
10g28
WNW
1p
10g30
WNW
2p
10g31
WNW
3p
9g31
NW
4p
10g31
NW
5p
10g31
NW
6p
9g29
NW
7p
7g23
NW
Flyable 2pm–7pm — best around 9am: 4 mph W, gusts 15. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Cross-ish wind W (279°) — edge of the window.
Friday Not flyable no window
6a
5g16
SSE
7a
5g17
S
8a
3g19
SSW
9a
4g21
WSW
10a
6g23
W
11a
9g25
W
12p
11g27
W
1p
11g28
WNW
2p
11g29
WNW
3p
11g30
WNW
4p
10g31
WNW
5p
9g33
WNW
6p
8g34
W
7p
6g34
W
Too gusty — gusts past the 18 mph limit through the day.
Saturday Not flyable no window
6a
5g16
S
7a
5g17
SW
8a
7g20
WSW
9a
9g24
WSW
10a
10g28
WSW
11a
12g32
WSW
12p
13g36
WSW
1p
14g37
WSW
2p
14g37
WSW
3p
14g37
WSW
4p
13g37
WSW
5p
13g38
WSW
6p
11g39
WSW
7p
8g39
WSW
Wind's out of the WSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Not flyable workable 8am–7pm
6a
1g13
SW
7a
2g15
W
8a
5g19
WNW
9a
7g22
NW
10a
9g26
NW
11a
10g28
WNW
12p
10g31
WNW
1p
11g34
NW
2p
11g37
NW
3p
10g39
NW
4p
10g38
NW
5p
9g35
NW
6p
8g33
NW
7p
7g31
NW
Borderline only 8am–7pm — best around 8am: 5 mph WNW, gusts 19. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Gusty — +14 mph over base.
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