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Showing Paragliding. Switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun is not up yet — no daylight to fly
NESW 288° WNW
Flyability score
72
/100 · paragliding
Wind
2
mph base
Gusts
8
mph
Temp
46°
F
Dew point
36°
F
Elevation
6,703
ft MSL
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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

Monday Caution workable 7am 🌅 sunset 7:37 PM
7a
7g14
WSW
8a
14g26
SW
9a
16g28
WSW
10a
20g32
WSW
11a
19g31
W
12p
20g32
W
1p
19g31
W
2p
18g30
W
3p
19g30
WNW
4p
18g28
WNW
5p
19g27
WNW
6p
15g23
NW
7p
12g20
NW
Borderline only 7am — best around 7am: 7 mph WSW, gusts 14. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Tuesday Flyable flyable 9am–10am 🌅 sunset 7:35 PM
7a
5g8
S
8a
5g6
S
9a
1g5
W
10a
4g7
W
11a
4g10
W
12p
6g11
W
1p
6g11
W
2p
6g13
W
3p
7g14
WSW
4p
5g12
W
5p
2g9
NE
6p
10g14
ESE
7p
6g17
ESE
Flyable 9am–4pm — best around 10am: 4 mph W, gusts 7. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Wednesday Slim window flyable 7am 🌅 sunset 7:33 PM
7a
1g5
N
8a
2g7
N
9a
3g9
N
10a
3g11
N
11a
3g12
NNW
12p
3g13
NNW
1p
3g13
N
2p
2g12
NNE
3p
3g12
ENE
4p
4g15
E
5p
6g18
ESE
6p
7g20
ESE
7p
8g21
ESE
Flyable 7am — best around 7am: 1 mph N, gusts 5.
Thursday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:31 PM
7a
4g14
E
8a
4g15
E
9a
3g17
ESE
10a
2g16
ESE
11a
1g14
SSE
12p
2g13
SW
1p
3g15
SW
2p
4g18
SSW
3p
4g21
SSW
4p
4g23
S
5p
4g24
SE
6p
5g25
SE
7p
5g23
ESE
Wind's out of the ESE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Friday Slim window flyable 7am 🌅 sunset 7:29 PM
7a
1g6
S
8a
1g7
ENE
9a
2g9
NE
10a
2g11
NNE
11a
1g12
WNW
12p
2g14
W
1p
3g15
W
2p
3g15
W
3p
3g15
W
4p
2g16
W
5p
2g18
W
6p
1g19
WSW
7p
1g19
WSW
Flyable 7am–8am — best around 7am: 1 mph S, gusts 6. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Saturday Caution workable 7am–11am 🌅 sunset 7:27 PM
7a
2g9
SW
8a
3g10
SW
9a
4g11
SW
10a
5g13
WSW
11a
6g14
WSW
12p
7g15
WSW
1p
7g16
WSW
2p
6g17
WSW
3p
5g18
WSW
4p
5g19
WSW
5p
6g20
WSW
6p
6g21
WSW
7p
6g21
WSW
Borderline only 7am–11am — best around 10am: 5 mph WSW, gusts 13. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Sunday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:25 PM
7a
3g14
WSW
8a
3g15
W
9a
4g16
W
10a
5g17
W
11a
5g18
WNW
12p
5g19
WNW
1p
5g20
WNW
2p
5g21
NW
3p
5g21
NW
4p
5g21
NNW
5p
5g21
NNW
6p
4g21
N
7p
4g20
N
No usable window today.
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