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Flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: ECMWF
Flyable but demanding — needs P5 P5
NESW 90° E
Current conditions
Flyability score
66
/100 · paragliding
Wind
1
mph base
Gusts
8
mph
Direction
E
90°
Aloft
—
mph
Thermals
Calm
base ~4545ft
Temp
56°
F
Cloudbase
8,029
ft MSL
Elevation
3,484
ft MSL
Sunrise
4:44 AM
local
Sunset
9:32 PM
local
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Where it is

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

Wind direction

E (90°) → SW (225°)

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

Ideal speed

5–12 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.

A steep day-hike summit above Haines, not a developed site - people have hiked up to fly down, but there's no club guide or measured window. It's essentially an omnidirectional summit, so pick a face for the wind; the natural launch faces town and the inlet (E through S). Strong marine winds funnel up Lynn Canal and the Chilkat valleys, so expect gusty channeled flow and lee rotor. Snow lingers into early summer; it's remote with no retrieve, so fly conservatively.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Caution workable 7pm–9pm
4a
1g7
N
5a
2g9
NNW
6a
3g10
NW
7a
4g11
NW
8a
4g12
NW
9a
5g12
WNW
10a
5g12
WNW
11a
4g11
W
12p
3g11
W
1p
3g10
WSW
2p
3g11
SSW
3p
3g11
S
4p
3g11
SSE
5p
2g11
SSE
6p
1g9
ESE
7p
1g8
E
8p
1g7
ESE
9p
1g6
SSE
Borderline only 7pm–9pm — best around 4am: 1 mph N, gusts 7. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off likely 7pm–9pm — smooth, light SSE ~1 mph, clear evening sky, the day heated up well.
✓ Light, smooth wind✓ Straight in the window– Wind dying off into evening✓ Clear skies (radiative cooling)✓ Day built a thermal layer
Friday Slim window flyable 4am
4a
2g5
NW
5a
2g7
NW
6a
3g8
NW
7a
3g9
NW
8a
3g9
NW
9a
3g8
WNW
10a
3g8
W
11a
1g9
SSW
12p
3g11
SE
1p
5g13
SE
2p
6g15
SE
3p
7g18
SE
4p
7g19
SE
5p
7g18
SE
6p
5g16
ESE
7p
4g14
ESE
8p
2g11
ESE
9p
0g7
S
Flyable 4am — best around 4am: 2 mph NW, gusts 5.
Saturday Caution workable 2pm–9pm
4a
3g11
NW
5a
4g11
NW
6a
4g12
NW
7a
5g13
NW
8a
5g13
WNW
9a
5g13
WNW
10a
5g13
W
11a
5g13
W
12p
5g12
W
1p
4g11
WSW
2p
4g11
SW
3p
4g11
SW
4p
4g11
SSW
5p
4g11
S
6p
4g11
SSE
7p
4g11
SE
8p
4g11
SE
9p
3g10
SE
Borderline only 2pm–9pm — best around 7pm: 4 mph SE, gusts 11. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off likely 7pm–9pm — smooth, light SE ~3 mph, clear evening sky, the day heated up well.
✓ Light, smooth wind✓ Straight in the window– Wind dying off into evening✓ Clear skies (radiative cooling)✓ Day built a thermal layer
Sunday Flyable flyable 4am–8am
4a
0g4
NE
5a
0g4
N
6a
0g4
W
7a
0g4
SW
8a
1g6
SSE
9a
2g8
SE
10a
3g9
SE
11a
4g11
SE
12p
4g12
SE
1p
4g13
SE
2p
5g13
SE
3p
5g14
SE
4p
5g14
SE
5p
5g15
SE
6p
5g15
SE
7p
5g15
SE
8p
4g13
SE
9p
2g10
SE
Flyable 4am–12pm — best around 4am: 0 mph NE, gusts 4. 5 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Monday Flyable flyable 11am–7pm
4a
1g6
SSE
5a
2g6
SSE
6a
2g6
SSE
7a
3g7
SE
8a
3g7
SE
9a
3g8
SE
10a
4g9
SE
11a
4g9
SE
12p
4g9
SE
1p
4g9
SE
2p
5g9
SE
3p
5g9
SE
4p
5g9
SE
5p
5g9
SE
6p
5g9
SE
7p
5g9
SE
8p
4g11
ESE
9p
3g14
ESE
Flyable 4am–8pm — best around 3pm: 5 mph SE, gusts 9. 15 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 7pm–8pm — smooth, light SE ~5 mph, clear evening sky, weak daytime heating.
✓ Light, smooth wind✓ Straight in the window– Wind dying off into evening✓ Clear skies (radiative cooling)– Day built a thermal layer
Tuesday Flyable flyable 6am–7am
4a
1g7
SE
5a
1g7
SE
6a
1g6
ESE
7a
2g7
ESE
8a
2g8
ESE
9a
2g10
SE
10a
3g11
SE
11a
3g10
ESE
12p
3g9
ESE
1p
3g9
ESE
2p
3g10
ESE
3p
3g12
ESE
4p
4g14
ESE
5p
4g14
ESE
6p
4g14
ESE
7p
3g15
ESE
8p
3g15
ESE
9p
1g16
ESE
Flyable 4am–2pm — best around 6am: 1 mph ESE, gusts 6. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Wednesday Slim window flyable 8am
4a
2g6
WNW
5a
3g5
WNW
6a
3g5
WNW
7a
3g6
WNW
8a
2g6
WNW
9a
1g7
W
10a
1g7
SSE
11a
1g9
SE
12p
2g11
ESE
1p
2g13
E
2p
3g13
E
3p
3g12
ESE
4p
3g12
E
5p
3g12
ESE
6p
3g12
ESE
7p
3g12
ESE
8p
2g12
SE
9p
2g12
SE
Flyable 8am–10am — best around 8am: 2 mph WNW, gusts 6. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
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