Bar Z mtn launch

• Wind directionW (270°) → NNW (340°)
• Ideal speed5–12 mph
• Upper limits≤ 15 mph base · gusts ≤ 18

No site-specific published guide found for "Bar Z mtn launch." Coordinates (48.0123, -114.946, 5554 ft MSL) place it in the Flathead Valley west of Kalispell/Whitefish, MT — Flathead Valley Soaring Association (FVSA) is the local USHPA-affiliated club, but its online site guide only documents the Checkerboard (Mt. Aeneas) launch and the Lunch Lady LZ, not Bar Z, so no explicit numbers are available. Wind window inferred from the paraglidingEarth orientation hint only. The working octants form a contiguous SW-W-NW-N arc; the IDEAL arc is set to the heart of that block (W through NW to N, ~270-340 deg) where launch faces most squarely into the wind. MARGINAL covers the SW edge and the isolated S octant from the hint (cross/edge conditions, ~200-360 deg through N). Speed ranges are generic mountain-launch defaults for a ~5500 ft Rocky Mountain site, NOT site-verified: thermic conditions and afternoon valley/anabatic flow likely; expect convergence and possible rotor/lee-side turbulence if wind backs to S or E. Treat as thermal/soaring site — best flown mid-to-late morning into early afternoon before overdevelopment or strong valley winds. VERIFY directly with FVSA (flatheadsoaring.com) or Many Feathers Paragliding (manyfeathersparagliding.com) before flying; rating/access requirements unknown.