Mt. Bachelor

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Flyable
High confidence · 6 of 6 models agree · Run: HRRR
Good paragliding conditions P2+
NESW 335° NNW
Wind now: NNW (335°) Green = in the window · amber = cross/edge · red = wrong way
Wind
9
mph base
Gusts
12
mph
Direction
NNW
335°
Aloft
12
NNW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~5318ft
Temp
62°
F
Cloudbase
14,186
ft MSL
Elevation
8,868
ft MSL
Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for here
  • Wind directionNW (315°) → E (90°)
  • Ideal speed5–15 mph
  • Upper limits≤ 18 mph base · gusts ≤ 22

ACCESS / CLOSURE WARNING: Mt. Bachelor is a CLOSED / DO-NOT-FLY site. The local USHPA-affiliated club (Desert Air Riders, Central Oregon) lists it under "Central Oregon Closed Sites" — closed due to landowner request — and ParaglidingMap flags it as "Mt. Bachelor - DO NOT FLY!". Do not fly here without confirming current legal access; it is within Mt. Bachelor ski-area / Deschutes National Forest permit land. Conditions data below is inferred only. The orientation hint (N,NE,E,W,NW) is a broad/split arc typical of a high alpine cone (8,868 ft MSL) where launch direction depends on which side you start from; the NW-N-NE-E sector is treated as ideal and the W flank as marginal. High-altitude hazards: true wind speeds gust strongly and increase rapidly with daytime heating at this elevation; expect lee-side rotor and turbulence on any downwind flank, thin air (long ground runs, faster true airspeed), rapid weather/cloud build-up, and cold. Best flown early morning in light, stable conditions before thermal/valley-wind cycle strengthens. Numbers are generic free-flight defaults, NOT a club-published site spec. Rating: not specified — treat as advanced/closed.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Today Flyable flyable 10am–7pm
6a
8g8
SE
7a
7g8
SE
8a
4g5
ESE
9a
2g4
ESE
10a
1g5
N
11a
2g5
WNW
12p
4g6
NW
1p
5g8
WNW
2p
7g9
W
3p
7g11
WNW
4p
10g12
NW
5p
10g12
NW
6p
9g12
NNW
7p
9g12
NNW
Prime conditions 10am–7pm — best around 6pm: 9 mph NNW, gusts 12. 9 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Smooth air — little thermal activity.
Tomorrow Slim window flyable 6am–1pm
6a
7g11
N
7a
6g13
NNW
8a
7g17
NNW
9a
8g17
NW
10a
11g18
NW
11a
13g19
NW
12p
14g20
NW
1p
15g20
NW
2p
15g22
NW
3p
17g24
WNW
4p
18g27
NW
5p
18g28
NW
6p
16g25
NW
7p
14g24
NW
Prime conditions 6am–1pm — best around 6am: 7 mph N, gusts 11. Smooth air — little thermal activity.
Wednesday Flyable flyable 6am–6pm
6a
6g7
NNW
7a
2g5
WNW
8a
3g7
WSW
9a
3g8
WSW
10a
5g12
W
11a
6g11
W
12p
4g16
NW
1p
5g16
NW
2p
5g16
NW
3p
5g17
NW
4p
5g17
NW
5p
5g17
NW
6p
4g15
NW
7p
3g13
NW
Prime conditions 11am–7pm — best around 6am: 6 mph NNW, gusts 7. 8 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Smooth air — little thermal activity.
Thursday Caution workable 5pm
6a
2g6
E
7a
2g7
ESE
8a
3g9
SE
9a
4g11
SE
10a
5g14
SE
11a
5g15
SSE
12p
5g15
SSE
1p
5g15
S
2p
4g14
SSW
3p
3g14
SW
4p
3g14
W
5p
4g13
WNW
6p
3g12
WNW
7p
2g9
WNW
Borderline only 5pm — best around 5pm: 4 mph WNW, gusts 13. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Cross-ish wind WNW (289°) — edge of the window.
Friday Flyable flyable 6am
6a
1g5
NW
7a
1g7
WNW
8a
2g9
W
9a
3g12
W
10a
5g15
WSW
11a
6g18
W
12p
7g19
W
1p
8g20
W
2p
9g20
WNW
3p
9g20
WNW
4p
9g20
WNW
5p
8g20
WNW
6p
8g20
WNW
7p
8g19
WNW
Flyable 1pm–7pm — best around 6am: 1 mph NW, gusts 5. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Light at 1 mph — may be a sledder, not soarable.
Saturday Flyable flyable 6am–9am
6a
5g11
NW
7a
5g11
NW
8a
6g13
NW
9a
6g16
NW
10a
6g20
NW
11a
6g24
NW
12p
6g24
NW
1p
7g23
WNW
2p
8g23
WNW
3p
9g25
WNW
4p
9g28
WNW
5p
9g30
WNW
6p
8g30
WNW
7p
6g30
WNW
Flyable 6am–10am — best around 6am: 5 mph NW, gusts 11. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Cross-ish wind NW (313°) — edge of the window.
Sunday Caution workable 4pm–7pm
6a
2g9
ENE
7a
3g9
E
8a
3g10
ESE
9a
4g12
ESE
10a
4g14
ESE
11a
5g16
ESE
12p
4g18
ESE
1p
4g19
ESE
2p
4g20
ESE
3p
3g19
E
4p
3g17
E
5p
3g17
ENE
6p
3g17
ENE
7p
4g17
NE
Borderline only 4pm–7pm — best around 6am: 2 mph ENE, gusts 9. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Light at 2 mph — may be a sledder, not soarable.
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