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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 152° SSE
Current conditions
Flyability score
82
/100 · paragliding
Wind
5
mph base
Gusts
6
mph
Direction
SSE
152°
Aloft
6
ESE @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~7909ft
Temp
65°
F
Cloudbase
15,471
ft MSL
Elevation
7,562
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:05 AM
local
Sunset
8:57 PM
local
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Where it is

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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

Friday Flyable flyable 1pm–7pm
6a
11g16
SW
7a
10g13
SW
8a
8g10
WSW
9a
9g13
SW
10a
10g15
WSW
11a
9g14
WSW
12p
4g12
W
1p
7g11
WSW
2p
9g11
WSW
3p
7g10
WSW
4p
8g11
WSW
5p
6g11
WSW
6p
4g9
WSW
7p
2g6
NNE
8p
5g6
ENE
Flyable 6am–7pm — best around 8am: 8 mph WSW, gusts 10. 12 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Saturday Slim window flyable 6am
6a
9g13
SW
7a
10g16
SW
8a
11g19
SSW
9a
11g21
SW
10a
11g20
SW
11a
10g18
SW
12p
9g19
SW
1p
11g24
SW
2p
13g28
SW
3p
18g31
SW
4p
14g28
SW
5p
10g27
W
6p
7g22
WNW
7p
7g13
WNW
8p
5g16
NW
Flyable 6am–8am — best around 6am: 9 mph SW, gusts 13. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
12g29
WSW
7a
12g30
WSW
8a
15g28
WSW
9a
15g26
WSW
10a
15g25
WSW
11a
15g24
W
12p
15g24
W
1p
12g23
W
2p
12g21
W
3p
13g22
WNW
4p
14g22
WNW
5p
14g22
WNW
6p
12g20
WNW
7p
6g18
NW
8p
5g16
NNW
Too gusty — gusts past the 18 mph limit through the day.
Monday Not flyable no window
6a
4g12
NW
7a
4g14
NNW
8a
6g18
N
9a
7g20
N
10a
7g21
N
11a
6g20
N
12p
5g20
NNW
1p
5g20
NNW
2p
6g20
NW
3p
6g20
NW
4p
5g20
NNW
5p
5g20
N
6p
6g19
NNE
7p
5g17
NNE
8p
4g14
NE
Wind's out of the N most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Tuesday Flyable flyable 6am–7am
6a
1g3
SE
7a
1g5
ESE
8a
1g7
ENE
9a
1g10
ENE
10a
2g12
ENE
11a
2g13
E
12p
2g14
E
1p
2g15
ESE
2p
1g15
SE
3p
1g15
SE
4p
1g15
NE
5p
2g15
N
6p
3g15
N
7p
3g15
NNE
8p
3g15
NE
Flyable 6am–8am — best around 6am: 1 mph SE, gusts 3. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
2g13
S
7a
2g14
SSW
8a
2g15
SW
9a
2g16
WSW
10a
2g16
WSW
11a
2g16
W
12p
3g16
WNW
1p
4g18
WNW
2p
4g20
WNW
3p
5g21
WNW
4p
6g21
W
5p
7g20
W
6p
7g20
W
7p
6g20
WSW
8p
4g21
WSW
No usable window today.
Thursday Caution workable 6am–9am
6a
2g7
WSW
7a
3g8
WSW
8a
3g10
W
9a
4g12
W
10a
5g14
W
11a
7g16
W
12p
7g18
W
1p
7g20
WNW
2p
7g21
WNW
3p
7g23
WNW
4p
7g24
WNW
5p
8g25
WNW
6p
8g26
WNW
7p
7g26
WNW
8p
6g26
WNW
Borderline only 6am–9am — best around 9am: 4 mph W, gusts 12. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
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