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Showing Paragliding. Switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
Wind N (11°) is outside the window — expect cross/tail or rotor
NESW 11° N
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
2
mph base
Gusts
2
mph
Temp
52°
F
Dew point
12°
F
Elevation
8,202
ft MSL
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What we look for at Gunter (Bishop - Owens Valley)

Wind direction

SSW (200°) → WNW (290°)

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

Ideal speed

0–8 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.

West-facing afternoon thermal/XC launch at ~8,200 ft on the east side of the Owens Valley in the White Mountains. 4x4 access (better road than Paiute); shallow launch with a long glide to the LZ, and it often blows out. Light winds are critical — this is strong 'Big Air' with rotor off the spines. Experienced H3+ pilots only.

Window data compiled from bhgc.org, xcmag.com, public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Tuesday Slim window flyable 1pm 🌅 sunset 7:00 PM
6a
3g3
E
7a
4g4
NNE
8a
2g2
N
9a
3g3
NNW
10a
6g11
NW
11a
7g12
WNW
12p
8g13
W
1p
9g14
WSW
2p
15g17
WSW
3p
15g16
SSW
4p
17g20
SSW
5p
17g20
S
6p
17g21
SSW
7p
13g22
S
Flyable 11am–2pm — best around 1pm: 9 mph WSW, gusts 14. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Wednesday Flyable flyable 6am–10am 🌅 sunset 6:58 PM
6a
1g1
SE
7a
3g3
SSE
8a
3g3
S
9a
3g5
W
10a
6g9
WNW
11a
7g13
W
12p
9g14
WSW
1p
12g16
WSW
2p
17g21
S
3p
19g25
SSE
4p
19g24
SSE
5p
19g22
SSW
6p
18g22
SSW
Flyable 6am–1pm — best around 6am: 1 mph SE, gusts 1. 7 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Thursday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 6:57 PM
6a
0g9
W
7a
1g9
WNW
8a
1g10
WNW
9a
2g11
WSW
10a
4g14
WSW
11a
5g16
SW
12p
7g18
WSW
1p
8g19
WSW
2p
8g20
WSW
3p
9g21
WSW
4p
8g22
WSW
5p
7g22
W
6p
5g19
W
No usable window today.
Friday Caution workable 6am–8am 🌅 sunset 6:55 PM
6a
1g8
WSW
7a
1g8
WSW
8a
1g9
WSW
9a
2g10
WSW
10a
2g11
WSW
11a
3g13
WSW
12p
3g14
WSW
1p
3g15
WSW
2p
3g15
WSW
3p
2g15
WSW
4p
2g15
WSW
5p
2g15
WSW
6p
1g15
W
Borderline only 6am–8am — best around 6am: 1 mph WSW, gusts 8. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Saturday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 6:54 PM
6a
1g11
SW
7a
1g11
SW
8a
1g12
SW
9a
1g13
SW
10a
2g13
WSW
11a
3g14
WSW
12p
3g15
WSW
1p
3g17
WSW
2p
3g18
WSW
3p
3g18
WSW
4p
3g17
WSW
5p
3g16
WSW
6p
3g16
WSW
No usable window today.
Sunday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 6:52 PM
6a
1g10
SSW
7a
1g10
S
8a
1g11
S
9a
1g13
S
10a
2g15
SSW
11a
2g16
SSW
12p
2g17
SSW
1p
2g17
SSW
2p
2g18
SSW
3p
2g21
SSW
4p
2g24
SSW
5p
2g27
SSW
6p
2g29
SW
No usable window today.
Monday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 6:51 PM
6a
0g10
SW
7a
1g11
SSE
8a
1g13
SSE
9a
1g14
SSE
10a
2g15
SE
11a
2g17
SSE
12p
2g18
S
1p
2g20
SSW
2p
2g22
SW
3p
3g24
WSW
4p
3g25
W
5p
4g26
W
6p
4g26
W
No usable window today.
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