Johnson

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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 163° SSE
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
8
mph base
Gusts
15
mph
Direction
SSE
163°
Aloft
14
S @ridge
Thermals
Light
base ~9114ft
Temp
74°
F
Cloudbase
15,817
ft MSL
Elevation
6,703
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:05 AM
local
Sunset
8:56 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Johnson

Wind direction

WSW (240°) → WNW (300°)

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.

Lesser-known west-facing mountain launch (~6,700 ft) in the Bridger Range north of Bozeman, not on the Bozeman Airforce published site list. Works in west winds, roughly SW through NW. Expect strong midday thermals, canyon venturi, and lee-side rotor if the wind goes east or north - smoothest mid-morning or evening. Confirm direction, LZ, access and rating with Bozeman Airforce before flying.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 9am–1pm
6a
8g8
ESE
7a
7g7
ESE
8a
4g5
SSE
9a
5g10
SW
10a
5g8
SW
11a
7g7
W
12p
7g8
WSW
1p
8g12
WSW
2p
7g14
WSW
3p
5g14
WSW
4p
3g15
WSW
5p
3g16
S
6p
3g14
SW
7p
3g13
W
8p
3g5
S
Flyable 9am–2pm — best around 11am: 7 mph W, gusts 7. 5 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Friday Flyable flyable 8am–2pm
6a
5g6
SE
7a
3g3
SSE
8a
1g3
WSW
9a
3g5
WSW
10a
4g7
W
11a
6g9
W
12p
7g10
W
1p
6g10
W
2p
5g9
W
3p
3g9
W
4p
9g12
NNW
5p
5g10
NW
6p
5g8
NW
7p
6g8
NE
8p
8g12
ENE
Flyable 8am–3pm — best around 11am: 6 mph W, gusts 9. 7 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Saturday Caution workable 10am–11am
6a
11g14
SSE
7a
11g13
SSE
8a
9g13
SSE
9a
8g13
SSW
10a
7g12
SW
11a
8g14
WSW
12p
8g21
WSW
1p
12g22
WSW
2p
10g25
SW
3p
17g27
WSW
4p
19g27
SW
5p
14g25
WSW
6p
16g25
SW
7p
9g28
SW
8p
6g21
SSW
Borderline only 10am–11am — best around 11am: 8 mph WSW, gusts 14. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
1g9
WSW
7a
1g9
WNW
8a
2g10
NW
9a
3g12
WNW
10a
3g14
W
11a
5g18
W
12p
6g21
WSW
1p
8g25
W
2p
9g28
W
3p
10g29
W
4p
9g27
WNW
5p
7g23
WNW
6p
7g20
NW
7p
7g20
NW
8p
7g21
NNW
No usable window today.
Monday Caution workable 1pm–6pm
6a
4g13
NE
7a
5g13
NNE
8a
7g12
NNE
9a
7g12
N
10a
7g13
N
11a
6g14
NNW
12p
6g15
NW
1p
6g14
NW
2p
7g14
WNW
3p
8g13
WNW
4p
8g13
WNW
5p
7g13
WNW
6p
6g13
WNW
7p
4g15
NW
8p
2g16
N
Borderline only 1pm–6pm — best around 4pm: 8 mph WNW, gusts 13. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
6a
5g21
E
7a
5g21
E
8a
5g21
E
9a
5g21
E
10a
6g21
E
11a
6g20
E
12p
6g20
E
1p
5g19
E
2p
5g19
E
3p
4g19
ENE
4p
3g19
E
5p
2g19
E
6p
2g19
ESE
7p
3g19
ESE
8p
4g19
E
Wind's out of the E most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
4g17
E
7a
4g17
E
8a
4g17
E
9a
4g18
ESE
10a
3g17
ESE
11a
2g16
SSE
12p
2g17
SW
1p
4g21
SW
2p
5g26
WSW
3p
7g30
WSW
4p
7g30
WSW
5p
7g28
WSW
6p
7g26
WSW
7p
6g25
WSW
8p
5g25
W
Too gusty — gusts past the 18 mph limit through the day.
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