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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Low confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun has set — no daylight left to fly
NESW 118° ESE
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
15
mph base
Gusts
16
mph
Direction
ESE
118°
Aloft
16
SE @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~16091ft
Temp
72°
F
Cloudbase
24,293
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

Thursday Flyable flyable 10am–1pm
5a
2g2
N
6a
3g3
N
7a
4g4
NNE
8a
3g3
N
9a
4g4
NW
10a
5g7
WNW
11a
8g9
WNW
12p
8g9
W
1p
10g10
WSW
2p
16g16
WSW
3p
18g19
SW
4p
17g18
SSW
5p
14g16
S
6p
15g17
S
7p
15g20
SSE
8p
14g21
SE
Flyable 10am–2pm — best around 10am: 5 mph WNW, gusts 7. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Friday Flyable flyable 5am–12pm
5a
9g9
SSE
6a
5g5
SSE
7a
3g3
SSE
8a
3g3
SW
9a
5g7
W
10a
6g10
W
11a
9g12
W
12p
11g11
WSW
1p
14g13
SW
2p
19g20
SW
3p
19g20
SW
4p
17g18
SW
5p
16g17
SW
6p
13g14
SSW
7p
12g15
SSE
8p
14g18
SE
Flyable 5am–1pm — best around 8am: 3 mph SW, gusts 3. 8 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Saturday Flyable flyable 8am–2pm
5a
4g4
SSE
6a
4g4
SSE
7a
5g5
SSE
8a
3g3
SSW
9a
4g6
WNW
10a
6g9
W
11a
8g12
W
12p
10g11
W
1p
11g13
WSW
2p
11g12
WSW
3p
14g14
WSW
4p
15g15
WSW
5p
16g17
SW
6p
5g20
WSW
7p
3g19
W
8p
2g17
W
Flyable 8am–5pm — best around 9am: 4 mph WNW, gusts 6. 7 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Sunday Caution workable 5am–8am
5a
0g8
W
6a
1g8
WSW
7a
1g8
WSW
8a
1g8
WSW
9a
2g10
WSW
10a
3g13
W
11a
4g16
W
12p
5g17
W
1p
6g19
WSW
2p
7g20
WSW
3p
8g21
WSW
4p
8g22
WSW
5p
7g21
WSW
6p
6g20
W
7p
4g18
W
8p
2g15
WSW
Borderline only 5am–8am — best around 7am: 1 mph WSW, gusts 8. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Monday Not flyable no window
5a
0g8
W
6a
0g9
SW
7a
1g10
WSW
8a
1g11
WSW
9a
2g12
WSW
10a
3g13
W
11a
3g15
W
12p
4g16
W
1p
4g17
WSW
2p
5g17
WSW
3p
5g19
WSW
4p
5g20
WSW
5p
4g21
WSW
6p
3g21
WSW
7p
2g22
WSW
No usable window today.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
6a
0g9
SW
7a
1g10
SW
8a
1g11
SW
9a
1g12
SW
10a
2g13
SW
11a
3g15
WSW
12p
3g16
WSW
1p
4g17
WSW
2p
5g17
WSW
3p
5g18
WSW
4p
6g19
WSW
5p
5g20
WSW
6p
4g20
WSW
7p
2g20
SW
No usable window today.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
1g10
WSW
7a
1g10
WSW
8a
2g11
WSW
9a
2g12
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
7g22
WSW
7p
6g23
WSW
No usable window today.
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