Many Feathers Paragliding School Launch

• Wind directionSE (135°) → SW (225°)
• Ideal speed4–12 mph
• Upper limits≤ 15 mph base · gusts ≤ 18

Many Feathers Paragliding School training launch on the west side of Flathead Lake near Lakeside/Blacktail Mountain, MT (~3648 ft MSL). No explicit numeric wind window was found for this specific launch: the school's own Montana weather page is still under construction, and the Flathead Valley Soaring Association site guide documents the separate Checkerboard/Mt. Aeneas launch (SW-facing, 200-220 deg, 6 mph ideal, 8 mph max) on the east side of the lake, not this site. The wind window below is INFERRED from the paraglidingEarth orientation hint (working octants E,SE,S,SW,W) plus general school-site practice. Orientation is a south-facing slope: ideal arc SE-S-SW (~135-225 deg, wind blowing straight up the face), marginal/cross at the E and W edges (90-135 and 225-270 deg). As a school/training site, usable conditions are conservative: ideal ~4-12 mph, max base ~15 mph, gusts under ~18 mph. General hazards for west-Flathead-Lake mountain sites: mid-day thermal turbulence and strong lift/sink (best flown morning or evening glass-off; P2/students should avoid 11am-4pm), lake-effect/valley wind shifts, and rotor/blow-back risk if winds aloft pick up over the back. Site rating/access not confirmed; this is a guided school launch (Many Feathers) so access is likely instructor/permission-based. Verify directly with Many Feathers Paragliding School or Flathead Valley Soaring before flying.