Cedar City Training Hill

• Wind directionSSE (160°) → SSW (200°)
• Ideal speed7–13 mph
• Upper limits≤ 16 mph base · gusts ≤ 20

Cedar City Training Hill is a south-facing ridge-soaring training site, roughly 300 ft tall and about a half-mile long above the valley floor (~6,300 ft MSL). Pilot reports describe it as a primarily SOUTH-wind site that works "nearly every morning," with skilled pilots getting up to ~500 ft over the valley and staying up for hours. Best window is the morning anabatic/ridge south flow before midday thermal/valley wind buildup. Ideal is a straight south wind (~160-200 deg, centered on S); SE through SW is the usable soarable arc. The local prevailing afternoon wind tends WNW-W (per Windfinder), which is cross-to-edge for this south ridge and can make it gusty/rotor-prone rather than smoothly soarable. As a low-altitude training hill it is best flown in light-to-moderate, smooth wind; keep base speed modest and avoid strong/gusty conditions, midday thermal cycles, and any over-the-back (north) component which produces rotor on the lee. Treat it as a beginner/student training site - light morning conditions only. Speed and gust figures are inferred for a training-hill context, not from a published USHPA numeric guide; verify current site status, access, and any rating/membership requirements with the Utah HG&PG Association (UHGPGA) or local Cedar City instructors before flying.