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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun is not up yet — no daylight to fly
NESW 121° ESE
Current conditions
Flyability score
100
/100 · paragliding
Wind
6
mph base
Gusts
6
mph
Direction
ESE
121°
Aloft
5
ESE @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~7886ft
Temp
58°
F
Cloudbase
16,846
ft MSL
Elevation
8,960
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:26 AM
local
Sunset
9:01 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Mt Baldy (Sun Valley)

Wind direction

E (100°) → SE (130°)

The wind must blow from within this arc. Direction is the same for both wings.

Ideal speed

0–6 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.

SE-facing primary launch. Works 60-200, ideal 100-130. Need 6.5:1 glide to reach Bailout or Hulen Meadows LZ. Gondola access; Para 3 + club membership required.

Window data compiled from sunvalleyparagliders.org — public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Friday Flyable flyable 8am–1pm
6a
3g3
NE
7a
2g3
NNE
8a
0g1
E
9a
1g5
NNW
10a
3g6
E
11a
6g11
SSE
12p
8g12
S
1p
10g14
S
2p
11g18
S
3p
11g16
S
4p
11g14
SW
5p
13g18
SW
6p
7g14
SW
7p
10g14
SW
8p
7g11
WSW
9p
7g11
SW
Flyable 8am–1pm — best around 8am: 0 mph E, gusts 1.
Saturday Flyable flyable 6am–9am
6a
5g5
S
7a
6g6
SE
8a
4g5
SSE
9a
4g9
SSW
10a
6g16
SSW
11a
11g17
SW
12p
14g20
SW
1p
15g22
WSW
2p
16g25
WSW
3p
17g27
WSW
4p
17g28
W
5p
17g28
WSW
6p
16g28
W
7p
13g26
W
8p
11g18
WNW
9p
5g13
WNW
Flyable 6am–9am — best around 6am: 5 mph S, gusts 5.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
3g12
NW
7a
3g11
NW
8a
3g11
NW
9a
3g12
WNW
10a
4g17
W
11a
7g23
WSW
12p
9g27
WSW
1p
10g29
WSW
2p
10g29
WSW
3p
10g30
WSW
4p
10g30
WSW
5p
10g30
WSW
6p
9g30
W
7p
8g27
W
8p
6g24
W
Wind's out of the WSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Monday Not flyable no window
6a
6g18
NNW
7a
5g16
NNW
8a
4g14
N
9a
3g13
NNE
10a
1g13
E
11a
3g15
SSE
12p
5g17
SSE
1p
6g18
SSE
2p
7g20
SSE
3p
8g21
SSE
4p
8g22
SSE
5p
7g24
S
6p
6g24
S
7p
4g24
SSW
8p
3g24
SW
No usable window today.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
6a
3g8
NNW
7a
3g8
NNW
8a
3g9
NNW
9a
2g11
NNW
10a
1g12
NW
11a
2g13
WSW
12p
3g15
SW
1p
4g16
SW
2p
4g17
SW
3p
3g18
WSW
4p
4g20
WSW
5p
5g21
W
6p
6g22
WNW
7p
5g21
WNW
8p
5g20
WNW
Wind's out of the NNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
3g17
NNW
7a
3g18
NNW
8a
2g19
NNW
9a
2g19
NNW
10a
1g18
W
11a
2g15
SSW
12p
3g15
SW
1p
5g18
WSW
2p
7g23
W
3p
9g27
W
4p
10g27
W
5p
9g26
W
6p
8g25
W
7p
7g25
W
8p
6g24
WNW
Wind's out of the W most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Thursday Not flyable no window
6a
2g10
NNW
7a
1g12
NW
8a
2g14
SSW
9a
4g17
SSW
10a
6g20
SSW
11a
8g23
SSW
12p
9g26
SSW
1p
9g28
SSW
2p
9g29
SW
3p
9g31
SW
4p
9g32
WSW
5p
10g33
WSW
6p
10g33
W
7p
10g33
W
8p
9g33
W
Wind's out of the SSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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