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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 357° N
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
7
mph base
Gusts
9
mph
Direction
N
357°
Aloft
9
NNE @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~5000ft
Temp
49°
F
Cloudbase
17,064
ft MSL
Elevation
12,064
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:03 AM
local
Sunset
8:19 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Copper Mountain

Wind direction

WSW (255°) → WNW (285°)

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

Ideal speed

3–7 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.

West-facing Hallelujah Ridge launch at Copper Mountain ski resort, ~12,000 ft — P4 only. Prevailing wind is west but can swing N/E/S within minutes, with pass venturi and shear off Vail and Fremont passes. USHPA+RMHPA membership and a site-coordinator briefing required; access is mostly winter lift-served (was closed summer 2025). Check in with ski/bike patrol before flying.

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

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 3pm–4pm
6a
10g14
WSW
7a
10g18
W
8a
11g21
W
9a
12g20
W
10a
11g20
WNW
11a
12g17
NW
12p
12g19
NW
1p
11g20
NW
2p
13g19
WNW
3p
12g16
NW
4p
8g12
NW
5p
7g15
N
6p
8g14
NW
7p
10g14
NW
8p
6g13
NW
Flyable 6am–7am — best around 6am: 10 mph WSW, gusts 14. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Friday Flyable flyable 10am–2pm
6a
8g8
WSW
7a
8g11
WSW
8a
7g9
SW
9a
5g10
WSW
10a
10g12
NW
11a
11g14
WNW
12p
10g12
WNW
1p
10g12
W
2p
11g14
W
3p
13g17
W
4p
12g15
NW
5p
7g13
N
6p
7g12
WNW
7p
10g14
NNW
8p
6g16
NW
Flyable 6am–4pm — best around 8am: 7 mph SW, gusts 9. 8 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Saturday Flyable flyable 6am–8am
6a
7g7
W
7a
6g6
W
8a
2g4
WSW
9a
3g8
ENE
10a
5g15
NNE
11a
4g13
NNE
12p
9g15
NW
1p
11g14
WNW
2p
10g12
NW
3p
10g11
NNE
4p
10g12
NNE
5p
9g11
WNW
6p
5g7
N
7p
2g15
N
8p
1g11
SSE
Flyable 6am–8am — best around 7am: 6 mph W, gusts 6.
Sunday Caution workable 9am
6a
4g10
S
7a
3g9
S
8a
2g8
SSW
9a
1g9
SW
10a
2g12
WNW
11a
4g16
NW
12p
5g19
NW
1p
5g19
NW
2p
4g18
NW
3p
4g17
NW
4p
3g17
NW
5p
3g16
NNW
6p
3g15
NNW
7p
1g12
NW
8p
1g9
SSW
Borderline only 9am — best around 9am: 1 mph SW, gusts 9. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Monday Not flyable no window
6a
4g11
S
7a
3g14
S
8a
3g19
S
9a
2g21
SSW
10a
3g20
WSW
11a
4g18
WSW
12p
6g17
W
1p
6g20
W
2p
6g25
WSW
3p
6g28
WSW
4p
5g28
W
5p
6g25
WNW
6p
6g23
NW
7p
4g23
NW
8p
2g23
NNW
Wind's out of the WSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
6a
4g15
SSE
7a
4g15
S
8a
4g16
S
9a
3g17
SSW
10a
4g19
WSW
11a
5g20
W
12p
7g21
W
1p
8g23
W
2p
9g24
WNW
3p
10g25
WNW
4p
10g25
WNW
5p
9g25
NW
6p
8g25
NW
7p
4g25
NW
8p
4g26
S
Too gusty — gusts past the 17 mph limit through the day.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
4g14
S
7a
4g15
S
8a
4g17
SSW
9a
3g20
SW
10a
4g22
W
11a
7g25
WNW
12p
10g27
WNW
1p
10g27
WNW
2p
10g27
WNW
3p
9g27
WNW
4p
9g28
NW
5p
9g30
NW
6p
8g30
NW
7p
6g30
NW
8p
4g29
NW
Too gusty — gusts past the 17 mph limit through the day.
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