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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun has set — no daylight left to fly
NESW 10° N
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
10
mph base
Gusts
12
mph
Direction
N
10°
Aloft
12
N @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~8773ft
Temp
71°
F
Cloudbase
16,896
ft MSL
Elevation
8,123
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:12 AM
local
Sunset
8:33 PM
local
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Where it is

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

Wind direction

SE (135°) → SW (225°)

The wind must blow from within this arc. Direction is the same for both wings.

Ideal speed

5–15 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.

Cliff Ridge, a south-facing thermal/XC site on the Blue Mountain plateau near Vernal (launch ~8,150 ft), host of the Dinosaur Open. Launches face SE-S-SW and it's fairly forgiving on direction, but midday brings very strong, punchy high-desert thermals - the reason P4 is recommended. Mornings are lighter and better for launching; evenings can glass off. High density altitude means faster wings and longer launch runs. BLM-managed, with a dirt road to the top.

Window data compiled from blm.gov — public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 7am–3pm
6a
3g3
ESE
7a
2g4
SE
8a
3g3
SSE
9a
4g5
SSW
10a
7g7
S
11a
8g9
SSW
12p
9g9
SSW
1p
10g10
SSW
2p
11g11
SW
3p
11g14
WSW
4p
11g15
WNW
5p
11g18
NW
6p
15g17
NNW
7p
8g12
NNW
8p
13g16
N
Flyable 7am–3pm — best around 10am: 7 mph S, gusts 7.
Friday Flyable flyable 9am–12pm
6a
0g1
NE
7a
2g3
ENE
8a
2g3
NE
9a
5g6
SSW
10a
7g9
SSW
11a
7g10
SW
12p
8g12
WSW
1p
7g12
WNW
2p
12g13
NNE
3p
12g13
NE
4p
28g32
N
5p
12g18
ENE
6p
6g12
N
7p
9g12
N
8p
9g14
NNE
Flyable 9am–12pm — best around 10am: 7 mph SSW, gusts 9.
Saturday Flyable flyable 8am–3pm
6a
9g11
ENE
7a
4g4
ESE
8a
3g5
SE
9a
6g8
SSW
10a
8g8
SSW
11a
9g9
SSW
12p
9g12
SSW
1p
14g15
SSW
2p
13g15
SW
3p
13g15
SW
4p
9g12
WSW
5p
10g12
WNW
6p
10g11
WNW
7p
8g18
SW
8p
5g14
SW
Flyable 8am–3pm — best around 9am: 6 mph SSW, gusts 8.
Sunday Flyable flyable 7am–8am
6a
3g5
E
7a
3g6
ESE
8a
4g8
ESE
9a
5g11
SE
10a
5g14
S
11a
7g17
SW
12p
10g20
SW
1p
11g23
WSW
2p
13g25
WSW
3p
13g26
WSW
4p
12g26
W
5p
10g25
W
6p
9g23
WNW
7p
7g17
WNW
8p
4g11
W
Flyable 7am–9am — best around 8am: 4 mph ESE, gusts 8. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Monday Slim window flyable 6am
6a
1g4
NNE
7a
0g7
S
8a
2g10
S
9a
3g13
S
10a
5g15
S
11a
7g17
S
12p
8g18
S
1p
8g19
SW
2p
10g20
WSW
3p
13g21
W
4p
13g23
W
5p
11g25
WNW
6p
10g26
NW
7p
8g26
NW
8p
6g24
NNW
Flyable 6am–7am — best around 6am: 1 mph NNE, gusts 4. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
6a
4g16
NNE
7a
3g15
NE
8a
2g15
E
9a
2g15
SE
10a
3g16
S
11a
5g16
S
12p
6g17
SSW
1p
7g19
SW
2p
9g21
W
3p
11g23
W
4p
12g25
W
5p
12g27
W
6p
11g29
W
7p
9g30
WNW
8p
9g29
NNW
Wind's out of the W most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
3g9
NE
7a
3g10
ENE
8a
3g11
E
9a
3g12
SE
10a
3g13
SSE
11a
4g15
S
12p
5g16
S
1p
6g18
SSW
2p
7g20
SW
3p
8g21
SW
4p
10g22
WSW
5p
11g23
WSW
6p
12g23
W
7p
11g24
W
8p
9g24
W
No usable window today.
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