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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun has set — no daylight left to fly
NESW 115° ESE
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
13
mph base
Gusts
13
mph
Direction
ESE
115°
Aloft
11
SE @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~16159ft
Temp
73°
F
Cloudbase
24,361
ft MSL
Elevation
8,202
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:56 AM
local
Sunset
8:02 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
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

Friday Flyable flyable 10am–12pm
5a
2g3
ESE
6a
2g2
SSE
7a
0g1
E
8a
3g3
NNW
9a
4g5
NW
10a
6g9
WNW
11a
8g10
WNW
12p
9g9
WSW
1p
12g12
WSW
2p
17g18
SW
3p
19g20
SW
4p
16g17
SW
5p
15g16
SW
6p
15g17
SSW
7p
13g16
S
8p
11g17
SE
Flyable 10am–2pm — best around 7am: 0 mph E, gusts 1. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Saturday Flyable flyable 5am–4pm
5a
6g7
SSE
6a
5g5
S
7a
4g4
S
8a
3g3
SSW
9a
4g5
W
10a
7g9
W
11a
8g9
W
12p
10g10
WSW
1p
11g11
WSW
2p
11g11
WSW
3p
11g11
W
4p
11g12
WSW
5p
13g13
WSW
6p
10g10
SW
7p
8g10
SSE
8p
8g13
SE
Flyable 5am–6pm — best around 9am: 4 mph W, gusts 5. 13 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Sunday Flyable flyable 9am–4pm
5a
2g2
NNE
6a
2g2
E
7a
0g3
E
8a
3g3
NW
9a
6g6
WNW
10a
7g7
WNW
11a
8g9
WNW
12p
9g10
W
1p
9g11
W
2p
8g11
WNW
3p
7g10
W
4p
9g9
WNW
5p
10g11
NW
6p
6g20
W
7p
4g18
WSW
8p
2g16
WSW
Flyable 9am–4pm — best around 5am: 2 mph NNE, gusts 2.
Monday Caution workable 5am–8am
5a
0g8
W
6a
0g8
W
7a
1g8
WSW
8a
1g8
W
9a
2g10
W
10a
3g13
W
11a
4g15
W
12p
4g17
W
1p
5g17
W
2p
5g18
WSW
3p
5g18
WSW
4p
5g19
WSW
5p
5g18
WSW
6p
4g16
WSW
7p
2g13
WSW
Borderline only 5am–8am — best around 7am: 1 mph WSW, gusts 8. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
6a
1g9
WSW
7a
1g10
WSW
8a
1g11
WSW
9a
2g12
SW
10a
2g13
WSW
11a
2g15
WSW
12p
3g16
WSW
1p
4g17
WSW
2p
4g17
WSW
3p
5g18
WSW
4p
5g19
WSW
5p
5g20
WSW
6p
4g20
W
7p
3g20
W
No usable window today.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
0g10
W
7a
0g10
W
8a
1g11
WSW
9a
1g12
WSW
10a
2g14
WSW
11a
3g15
WSW
12p
4g17
WSW
1p
5g18
WSW
2p
6g20
WSW
3p
7g20
WSW
4p
7g21
WSW
5p
7g22
WSW
6p
6g22
WSW
7p
4g23
W
No usable window today.
Thursday Not flyable no window
6a
1g10
WSW
7a
1g10
SW
8a
1g11
SW
9a
2g13
WSW
10a
3g14
WSW
11a
4g15
WSW
12p
4g17
WSW
1p
5g18
WSW
2p
6g19
WSW
3p
7g20
WSW
4p
7g21
WSW
5p
7g22
WSW
6p
7g22
WSW
7p
5g23
WSW
No usable window today.
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