Sky Ridge (Ketchum- Hailey)

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NESW 358° N
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
8
mph base
Gusts
12
mph
Direction
N
358°
Aloft
13
N @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~9159ft
Temp
68°
F
Cloudbase
15,878
ft MSL
Elevation
6,719
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:25 AM
local
Sunset
9:02 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Sky Ridge (Ketchum- Hailey)

Wind direction

S (180°) → SW (230°)

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

Ideal speed

4–8 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.

South/southwest-facing launch run by Sun Valley Paragliders just outside Hailey in the Wood River Valley. Works on a light south to southwest wind (ideal only a few mph, gusts under ~18). Famous as a glass-off site, best on autumn evenings. Launch ~6,800 ft and LZ ~5,600 ft, so you need a solid glide (about 5.6:1) to make it out. P3 required (P2 with a member-led intro); 4x4 or hike access, and some private property to respect.

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

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 3pm–4pm
6a
8g12
NNE
7a
8g13
NNE
8a
7g13
N
9a
7g8
NNE
10a
4g7
NE
11a
7g8
SE
12p
8g8
SSE
1p
10g12
SSE
2p
10g14
SSE
3p
8g12
S
4p
9g13
S
5p
3g11
SW
6p
4g14
N
7p
14g18
WNW
8p
7g12
WNW
9p
7g10
NNW
Flyable 3pm–4pm — best around 3pm: 8 mph S, gusts 12.
Friday Slim window flyable 5pm
6a
8g13
NNE
7a
7g12
NNE
8a
7g11
NNE
9a
7g9
NNE
10a
3g9
NE
11a
6g9
SSE
12p
9g14
SSE
1p
10g17
SSE
2p
11g20
SSE
3p
14g20
SSW
4p
19g21
SW
5p
12g16
SW
6p
12g18
SSW
7p
10g17
WSW
8p
7g11
W
9p
6g9
WNW
Flyable 5pm–7pm — best around 5pm: 12 mph SW, gusts 16. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Saturday Not flyable no window
6a
6g9
NNE
7a
5g5
NNE
8a
4g4
N
9a
2g5
N
10a
1g10
ESE
11a
8g17
SW
12p
14g22
WSW
1p
17g25
WSW
2p
20g27
WSW
3p
21g29
W
4p
19g28
WSW
5p
18g27
W
6p
16g28
W
7p
9g27
W
8p
6g19
WNW
Wind's out of the WSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
6g12
N
7a
6g13
N
8a
6g14
NNW
9a
6g16
NNW
10a
4g18
WNW
11a
6g20
WSW
12p
9g23
SW
1p
12g28
SW
2p
14g33
SW
3p
16g37
WSW
4p
15g37
WSW
5p
14g36
WSW
6p
12g33
WSW
7p
10g29
W
8p
7g24
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
6g15
NNW
7a
5g15
NNW
8a
4g16
NNW
9a
3g17
NW
10a
3g18
W
11a
4g18
WSW
12p
5g19
SW
1p
7g19
SW
2p
8g20
SW
3p
9g20
SW
4p
10g21
SW
5p
11g23
SW
6p
10g25
SW
7p
8g26
SW
8p
6g26
SW
No usable window today.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
6a
3g11
N
7a
3g11
N
8a
4g12
NNW
9a
3g13
NW
10a
2g14
WNW
11a
3g15
SW
12p
6g17
SSW
1p
7g19
SSW
2p
7g21
SSW
3p
8g22
SW
4p
9g22
SW
5p
10g22
SW
6p
10g22
SW
7p
9g22
SW
8p
7g22
SW
No usable window today.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
4g16
N
7a
4g16
N
8a
4g17
NNE
9a
4g17
NNE
10a
2g16
NNE
11a
1g15
SSW
12p
4g15
SSW
1p
6g18
SW
2p
8g22
SW
3p
9g26
WSW
4p
11g28
WSW
5p
12g28
WSW
6p
12g29
WSW
7p
10g30
WSW
8p
8g30
W
Too gusty — gusts past the 18 mph limit through the day.
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