Copper Mountain

CO
Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Low confidence · 6 of 6 models agree · Run: HRRR
Gusts 26 mph — too strong even for advanced paragliding
NESW 301° WNW
Wind now: WNW (301°) Green = in the window · amber = cross/edge · red = wrong way
Wind
17
mph base
Gusts
26
mph
Direction
WNW
301°
Aloft
24
WNW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~8568ft
Temp
52°
F
Cloudbase
20,632
ft MSL
Elevation
12,064
ft MSL
Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for here
  • Wind directionWSW (255°) → WNW (285°)
  • Ideal speed3–7 mph
  • Upper limits≤ 12 mph base · gusts ≤ 17

RMHPA: P4-only, West-facing Hallelujah Ridge launch, prevailing W wind, ideal 5mph. ~12064ft alt = high density alt. Shear/venturi from Vail/Fremont passes; wind shifts fast. USHPA+RMHPA membership & site coordinator briefing required; mostly winter lift-access (closed summer 2025). NOTE: official guide says W-facing, contradicting N/NE/NW octant hint.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Today Flyable workable 6am–7am
6a
12g15
WSW
7a
8g14
WSW
8a
13g27
W
9a
14g25
WNW
10a
16g25
WNW
11a
18g27
NW
12p
18g27
NW
1p
17g24
WNW
2p
16g23
NW
3p
16g21
NW
4p
15g22
NW
5p
16g22
NW
6p
19g26
WNW
7p
17g26
WNW
Borderline only 6am–7am — best around 6am: 12 mph WSW, gusts 15. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Cross-ish wind WSW (241°) — edge of the window.
Tomorrow Slim window workable 6am
6a
12g16
WNW
7a
11g18
WNW
8a
13g26
WNW
9a
15g26
WNW
10a
16g25
NW
11a
15g24
NW
12p
16g25
NW
1p
16g25
NW
2p
17g26
NW
3p
18g25
NW
4p
19g26
WNW
5p
19g26
WNW
6p
19g27
WNW
7p
17g27
WNW
Borderline only 6am — best around 6am: 12 mph WNW, gusts 16. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Cross-ish wind WNW (294°) — edge of the window.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
18g30
WNW
7a
19g43
WNW
8a
20g37
WNW
9a
23g43
WNW
10a
24g43
WNW
11a
25g44
WNW
12p
25g45
WNW
1p
14g40
WNW
2p
15g40
WNW
3p
15g40
WNW
4p
15g41
WNW
5p
15g43
WNW
6p
14g41
WNW
7p
11g33
WNW
Too gusty — gusts past the 17 mph limit through the day.
Thursday Not flyable workable 9am–10am
6a
2g7
S
7a
2g9
SSW
8a
3g11
SW
9a
4g15
WSW
10a
5g19
W
11a
8g25
WNW
12p
9g29
WNW
1p
10g30
WNW
2p
10g30
WNW
3p
9g29
WNW
4p
9g28
NW
5p
8g27
NW
6p
8g24
NNW
7p
6g20
NNW
Borderline only 9am–10am — best around 10am: 5 mph W, gusts 19. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Gusty — +14 mph over base.
Friday Not flyable workable 11am–3pm
6a
4g12
S
7a
4g13
S
8a
3g16
SSW
9a
3g19
SW
10a
5g21
WSW
11a
8g23
W
12p
11g25
W
1p
11g27
W
2p
10g28
W
3p
9g29
W
4p
9g30
WNW
5p
10g31
WNW
6p
10g31
NW
7p
7g30
NW
Borderline only 11am–3pm — best around 11am: 8 mph W, gusts 23. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Gusty — +15 mph over base.
Saturday Not flyable no window
6a
4g12
S
7a
5g14
SW
8a
7g18
SW
9a
9g22
WSW
10a
10g26
WSW
11a
11g31
WSW
12p
11g34
WSW
1p
12g35
WSW
2p
13g35
WSW
3p
13g34
WSW
4p
14g34
WSW
5p
14g35
WSW
6p
13g35
WSW
7p
10g35
WSW
Too gusty — gusts past the 17 mph limit through the day.
Sunday Not flyable workable 9am–10am
6a
3g13
SSW
7a
3g15
SW
8a
3g18
WSW
9a
5g21
W
10a
6g24
WNW
11a
8g26
WNW
12p
10g28
WNW
1p
10g31
WNW
2p
10g34
WNW
3p
10g36
WNW
4p
10g35
WNW
5p
9g33
WNW
6p
8g31
NW
7p
7g30
WNW
Borderline only 9am–10am — best around 9am: 5 mph W, gusts 21. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Gusty — +16 mph over base.
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