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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · 6 of 6 models agree · Run: HRRR
Wind NNW (338°) is outside the window — expect cross/tail or rotor
NESW 338° NNW
Wind now: NNW (338°) Green = in the window · amber = cross/edge · red = wrong way
Wind
16
mph base
Gusts
24
mph
Direction
NNW
338°
Aloft
23
NNW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~10409ft
Temp
57°
F
Cloudbase
21,570
ft MSL
Elevation
11,161
ft MSL
Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for here
  • Wind directionNE (45°) → SE (135°)
  • Ideal speed2–12 mph
  • Upper limits≤ 12 mph base · gusts ≤ 18

E-facing AM launch (11160ft); fly early. P3+ (P2 w/ instructor). Site guide: gusts not to exceed 12mph, none higher than 18. Southerly is bad - gust factor spikes. Valley venturi: keep airport winds <15mph. Aspen Paragliding/RMHPA.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Today Slim window flyable 7am
6a
7g8
S
7a
6g8
SSE
8a
5g11
WSW
9a
7g14
NNW
10a
8g20
NNW
11a
12g22
NNW
12p
16g27
NNW
1p
17g25
NNW
2p
18g25
NNW
3p
15g21
N
4p
15g22
NNW
5p
14g21
NNW
6p
15g23
NNW
7p
16g24
NNW
Flyable 7am — best around 7am: 6 mph SSE, gusts 8. Cross-ish wind SSE (157°) — edge of the window.
Tomorrow Not flyable no window
6a
8g8
WNW
7a
6g8
WNW
8a
6g12
NW
9a
8g17
NNW
10a
11g18
NNW
11a
13g19
NNW
12p
15g20
NNW
1p
15g21
NNW
2p
16g21
NNW
3p
17g22
NNW
4p
18g25
NNW
5p
16g22
NNW
6p
14g20
NNW
7p
13g20
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
8g13
NW
7a
7g13
NNW
8a
9g26
NNW
9a
14g27
NNW
10a
18g30
NNW
11a
18g31
NNW
12p
17g31
NNW
1p
10g33
WNW
2p
11g35
WNW
3p
12g37
WNW
4p
12g40
WNW
5p
12g42
WNW
6p
11g41
WNW
7p
9g35
WNW
Wind's out of the WNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Thursday Slim window flyable 6am–7am
6a
2g6
SE
7a
1g7
SE
8a
0g9
S
9a
1g11
WNW
10a
3g16
WNW
11a
5g21
WNW
12p
7g25
WNW
1p
8g28
WNW
2p
9g30
WNW
3p
10g32
WNW
4p
9g32
WNW
5p
8g32
WNW
6p
7g30
WNW
7p
4g24
W
Flyable 6am–7am — best around 6am: 2 mph SE, gusts 6. Light at 2 mph — may be a sledder, not soarable.
Friday Not flyable flyable 6am–7am
6a
6g15
SE
7a
4g16
SE
8a
1g17
ESE
9a
2g18
NW
10a
3g20
WNW
11a
5g22
WNW
12p
6g24
WNW
1p
7g24
W
2p
9g24
W
3p
9g24
W
4p
9g25
W
5p
8g27
WNW
6p
7g28
WNW
7p
3g28
WNW
Flyable 6am–8am — best around 6am: 6 mph SE, gusts 15. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Gusty — +9 mph over base.
Saturday Caution no window
6a
4g11
SE
7a
3g13
S
8a
5g16
SSW
9a
6g20
SW
10a
8g25
SW
11a
9g30
WSW
12p
10g34
WSW
1p
11g35
WSW
2p
11g34
WSW
3p
11g33
WSW
4p
11g34
WSW
5p
11g36
W
6p
10g37
W
7p
8g36
W
Wind's out of the WSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Caution workable 6am–7am
6a
3g11
SE
7a
1g13
SE
8a
1g16
W
9a
3g20
WNW
10a
5g23
WNW
11a
7g27
WNW
12p
8g30
WNW
1p
9g32
WNW
2p
9g32
WNW
3p
9g33
WNW
4p
8g32
WNW
5p
7g32
WNW
6p
6g30
WNW
7p
5g29
WNW
Borderline only 6am–7am — best around 6am: 3 mph SE, gusts 11. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Light at 3 mph — may be a sledder, not soarable.
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