Snow King (Jackson)

WY
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Flyable
Low confidence · 3 of 6 models agree · Run: HRRR
Good paragliding conditions P2+
NESW 320° NW
Wind now: NW (320°) Green = in the window · amber = cross/edge · red = wrong way
Wind
11
mph base
Gusts
14
mph
Direction
NW
320°
Aloft
14
NW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~9295ft
Temp
65°
F
Cloudbase
17,048
ft MSL
Elevation
7,753
ft MSL
Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for here
  • Wind directionNW (315°) → N (360°)
  • Ideal speed5–15 mph
  • Upper limits≤ 18 mph base · gusts ≤ 23

NW-facing, lift-accessed evening glass-off; want 5-15 mph straight up the slope. LEESIDE in prevailing W flow: strong W over the back early = rotor, fly elsewhere. High-alpine (~7750 ft), strong midday thermals. NOTE: JHFFC site currently closed (insurance).

Next 7 days How calls are made

Today Flyable flyable 9am–8pm
6a
1g1
NW
7a
4g4
SW
8a
1g6
WSW
9a
2g2
NNW
10a
4g6
NNW
11a
5g8
NW
12p
6g11
NNW
1p
6g13
NW
2p
9g16
NW
3p
11g16
NNW
4p
10g15
NW
5p
9g14
NW
6p
11g14
NW
7p
11g14
NW
8p
8g13
NW
Prime conditions 9am–8pm — best around 11am: 5 mph NW, gusts 8. Smooth air — little thermal activity.
Tomorrow Not flyable workable 11am
6a
6g9
SE
7a
7g10
SSE
8a
6g8
SSE
9a
3g11
SW
10a
7g17
W
11a
11g22
WNW
12p
14g23
WNW
1p
16g26
WNW
2p
17g26
WNW
3p
16g24
WNW
4p
18g26
WNW
5p
17g26
W
6p
16g28
W
7p
16g27
W
8p
13g31
WSW
Borderline only 11am — best around 11am: 11 mph WNW, gusts 22. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Cross-ish wind WNW (292°) — edge of the window.
Wednesday Not flyable workable 9am–10am
6a
10g14
WNW
7a
12g23
NW
8a
15g27
NW
9a
16g27
NW
10a
17g31
NW
11a
17g29
NW
12p
17g30
NW
1p
8g23
W
2p
9g25
W
3p
9g26
W
4p
10g27
W
5p
10g27
WSW
6p
9g26
WSW
7p
7g23
W
8p
4g19
WNW
Borderline only 9am–10am — best around 7am: 12 mph NW, gusts 23. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Cross-ish wind NW (309°) — edge of the window.
Thursday Not flyable flyable 4pm–5pm
6a
1g6
E
7a
1g6
SE
8a
1g7
SE
9a
1g9
SE
10a
2g10
SSE
11a
3g12
SSE
12p
3g14
S
1p
2g15
SW
2p
4g16
W
3p
6g17
WNW
4p
6g17
WNW
5p
5g16
WNW
6p
5g15
WNW
7p
3g12
WNW
8p
2g8
W
Flyable 4pm–6pm — best around 4pm: 6 mph WNW, gusts 17. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Cross-ish wind WNW (290°) — edge of the window.
Friday Not flyable workable 6pm–7pm
6a
0g4
S
7a
0g5
S
8a
0g7
SW
9a
1g9
SSW
10a
2g11
S
11a
4g14
S
12p
5g16
S
1p
5g17
SSW
2p
6g17
WSW
3p
7g18
WSW
4p
6g19
W
5p
4g21
WNW
6p
3g21
NNW
7p
2g20
N
8p
1g18
ENE
Borderline only 6pm–7pm — best around 6pm: 3 mph NNW, gusts 21. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Light at 3 mph — may be a sledder, not soarable.
Saturday Caution flyable 7am
6a
1g7
NNE
7a
1g7
NW
8a
2g9
WNW
9a
3g11
W
10a
4g16
WSW
11a
6g22
SW
12p
8g26
SSW
1p
9g26
SSW
2p
9g23
S
3p
8g22
S
4p
7g24
SSE
5p
5g28
SSE
6p
4g30
SSE
7p
3g30
SSE
8p
2g28
SSE
Flyable 6am–8am — best around 7am: 1 mph NW, gusts 7. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline. Light at 1 mph — may be a sledder, not soarable.
Sunday Caution flyable 1pm–7pm
6a
1g6
ESE
7a
0g6
E
8a
1g7
NE
9a
1g9
NNE
10a
1g12
N
11a
2g15
NNW
12p
3g17
NW
1p
4g18
NW
2p
5g18
NW
3p
6g18
NW
4p
6g19
NW
5p
6g21
NNW
6p
6g22
NNW
7p
5g22
NNW
8p
4g21
NNW
Flyable 10am–8pm — best around 3pm: 6 mph NW, gusts 18. 7 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Gusty — +12 mph over base.
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