Sky Ridge (Ketchum- Hailey)

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NESW 357° N
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
8
mph base
Gusts
11
mph
Direction
N
357°
Aloft
9
N @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~10341ft
Temp
70°
F
Cloudbase
17,060
ft MSL
Elevation
6,719
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:27 AM
local
Sunset
8:59 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

Saturday Slim window flyable 10am
6a
8g12
N
7a
8g11
NNE
8a
7g10
NNE
9a
4g6
NNE
10a
1g6
SE
11a
8g16
SSW
12p
12g18
SW
1p
16g23
WSW
2p
13g22
W
3p
18g26
WSW
4p
18g28
WSW
5p
18g27
W
6p
15g24
W
7p
13g25
WNW
8p
8g16
W
Flyable 10am–12pm — best around 10am: 1 mph SE, gusts 6. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
7g10
N
7a
6g10
N
8a
3g9
NNE
9a
2g13
NNW
10a
11g15
WNW
11a
12g20
W
12p
19g24
WSW
1p
20g26
WSW
2p
21g25
WSW
3p
21g24
WSW
4p
20g24
W
5p
20g24
W
6p
18g20
W
7p
11g30
WSW
8p
8g24
W
Wind's out of the W most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Monday Not flyable no window
6a
6g15
NNW
7a
5g13
NNW
8a
4g13
NNW
9a
3g13
NNW
10a
1g14
W
11a
4g16
S
12p
7g18
S
1p
8g20
SSW
2p
8g22
SSW
3p
9g24
SSW
4p
10g24
SSW
5p
10g24
SSW
6p
10g24
SSW
7p
9g23
SSW
8p
8g22
SW
No usable window today.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
6a
3g9
N
7a
3g10
N
8a
3g11
NNW
9a
3g13
NW
10a
1g14
WSW
11a
4g15
SSW
12p
6g17
S
1p
7g19
SSW
2p
7g21
SSW
3p
8g22
SW
4p
9g22
SW
5p
11g22
SW
6p
11g22
SW
7p
10g22
SW
8p
8g22
SW
No usable window today.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
9g16
N
7a
8g16
N
8a
7g17
N
9a
5g17
N
10a
2g16
NW
11a
4g15
SW
12p
6g15
SW
1p
8g18
SW
2p
9g22
WSW
3p
9g26
WSW
4p
9g28
W
5p
10g28
W
6p
10g29
WNW
7p
8g30
WNW
8p
6g30
WNW
Wind's out of the N most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Thursday Not flyable no window
6a
9g17
N
7a
9g17
N
8a
8g17
N
9a
7g17
N
10a
4g18
NNW
11a
4g19
WSW
12p
7g21
SW
1p
9g24
SW
2p
11g27
SW
3p
12g30
WSW
4p
12g30
WSW
5p
12g30
WSW
6p
12g30
WSW
7p
10g30
WSW
8p
8g30
W
Too gusty — gusts past the 18 mph limit through the day.
Friday Not flyable no window
6a
9g20
N
7a
7g20
N
8a
5g19
NNW
9a
4g19
NW
10a
3g18
W
11a
5g18
WSW
12p
6g19
WSW
1p
7g20
WSW
2p
8g21
W
3p
8g22
W
4p
9g24
WNW
5p
10g25
WNW
6p
11g26
WNW
7p
10g26
NW
8p
9g26
NW
Wind's out of the NW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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