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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Low confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun has set — no daylight left to fly
NESW 250° WSW
Current conditions
Flyability score
5
/100 · paragliding
Wind
14
mph base
Gusts
22
mph
Direction
WSW
250°
Aloft
20
W @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~4364ft
Temp
61°
F
Cloudbase
11,926
ft MSL
Elevation
7,562
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:04 AM
local
Sunset
8:58 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Duck Creek Pass

Wind direction

S (180°) → W (270°)

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.

High mountain saddle (~7,500 ft) on the Belt Divide near Townsend; not a documented club site, so treat the window as a rough guess. Best-supported facing is south through west. Expect strong midday thermals, upslope valley flow, and lee-side rotor if the wind gains a north or east component - fly mid-morning or evening. Confirm legality, LZ, and access with Bozeman Airforce before flying.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 6am–7am
6a
10g14
SW
7a
10g14
SW
8a
12g17
SW
9a
15g21
WSW
10a
14g19
WSW
11a
12g16
WSW
12p
9g14
WSW
1p
11g16
WSW
2p
8g17
WSW
3p
7g15
WSW
4p
8g18
W
5p
4g16
W
6p
4g14
WSW
7p
5g12
WNW
8p
5g10
NNW
Flyable 10am–1pm — best around 12pm: 9 mph WSW, gusts 14. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Friday Flyable flyable 11am–3pm
6a
8g10
SW
7a
8g11
SW
8a
8g11
SW
9a
8g12
SW
10a
8g13
WSW
11a
7g11
WSW
12p
7g9
W
1p
7g10
W
2p
7g11
W
3p
7g11
W
4p
7g13
WSW
5p
6g13
W
6p
3g11
NW
7p
7g10
NE
8p
7g12
ENE
Flyable 6am–5pm — best around 6am: 8 mph SW, gusts 10. 9 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Saturday Caution workable 7am
6a
10g19
SSW
7a
10g18
SSW
8a
9g18
SW
9a
10g19
SW
10a
9g18
SW
11a
10g19
SW
12p
11g24
SW
1p
13g26
SW
2p
14g27
SW
3p
18g30
SW
4p
14g27
SW
5p
11g27
SW
6p
13g24
W
7p
10g30
SW
8p
7g24
SW
Borderline only 7am — best around 7am: 10 mph SSW, gusts 18. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
5g16
W
7a
5g16
W
8a
5g17
WNW
9a
5g17
WNW
10a
4g16
WNW
11a
3g15
WNW
12p
3g14
W
1p
4g16
W
2p
5g19
WSW
3p
6g21
W
4p
7g22
W
5p
7g22
WNW
6p
8g22
WNW
7p
6g20
NW
8p
4g17
NW
No usable window today.
Monday Not flyable no window
6a
6g13
N
7a
6g13
NNE
8a
7g13
N
9a
7g12
N
10a
7g13
N
11a
7g15
N
12p
6g16
NNW
1p
6g15
NW
2p
6g13
WNW
3p
7g12
WNW
4p
6g13
NW
5p
6g13
N
6p
7g14
NNE
7p
6g14
NNE
8p
4g13
NNE
Wind's out of the N most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Tuesday Caution workable 6am–8am
6a
1g7
ESE
7a
1g7
ENE
8a
1g9
NE
9a
2g10
NE
10a
2g11
ENE
11a
3g13
E
12p
3g14
E
1p
3g15
E
2p
3g15
E
3p
2g15
ENE
4p
3g15
NE
5p
4g15
NE
6p
5g15
NNE
7p
4g15
NE
8p
4g15
ENE
Borderline only 6am–8am — best around 6am: 1 mph ESE, gusts 7. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
2g13
SE
7a
2g14
SE
8a
3g15
SE
9a
3g16
SE
10a
3g16
SSE
11a
3g16
SSE
12p
3g16
S
1p
3g18
SW
2p
4g20
WSW
3p
5g21
WSW
4p
6g21
WSW
5p
6g20
W
6p
6g20
W
7p
5g20
W
8p
5g21
W
No usable window today.
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