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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 5° N
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
5
mph base
Gusts
6
mph
Direction
N
5°
Aloft
5
N @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~10614ft
Temp
62°
F
Cloudbase
19,705
ft MSL
Elevation
9,091
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:57 AM
local
Sunset
8:00 PM
local
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What we look for at Walt s Point - Horseshoe (Owens Valley- Lone Pine- Bishop)

Wind direction

ENE (70°) → ESE (110°)

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

Ideal speed

0–12 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.

Advanced H4 only; experienced H3 w/ guidance. ~9000ft, road-cut launch faces E into valley; sheltered so often thermal-blocks on launch w/ rotor in lee of Wonoga heading out - jump to S side of canyon for cleaner upslope. Valley >20mph any dir = hazardous; ~10-12mph N is OK here. Light winds critical; S valley wind switches midmorning. Spring/Fall best.

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

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 10am–2pm
5a
6g6
NNW
6a
5g5
NNW
7a
6g6
NNW
8a
5g5
N
9a
6g7
N
10a
8g8
NE
11a
9g9
ENE
12p
10g10
E
1p
14g14
SE
2p
14g15
SE
3p
18g20
SSE
4p
18g21
SSE
5p
17g21
SSE
6p
15g19
S
7p
10g12
SSW
8p
13g16
W
Flyable 10am–2pm — best around 12pm: 10 mph E, gusts 10.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 7pm — smooth, light SSW ~10 mph (a touch cross), clear evening sky, weak daytime heating.
– Light, smooth wind– Edge of the window✓ Wind dying off into evening✓ Clear skies (radiative cooling)– Day built a thermal layer
Friday Flyable flyable 2pm–7pm
5a
6g5
NW
6a
5g5
WNW
7a
4g4
WSW
8a
9g9
WSW
9a
9g15
S
10a
10g14
SSE
11a
13g15
SSE
12p
16g18
SSE
1p
16g18
SSE
2p
15g17
SSE
3p
14g15
SSE
4p
13g15
SSE
5p
14g16
SSE
6p
14g17
SSE
7p
13g17
S
Flyable 2pm–7pm — best around 10am: 10 mph SSE, gusts 14.
Saturday Flyable flyable 4pm–5pm
5a
12g12
WSW
6a
13g13
WSW
7a
13g13
WSW
8a
9g12
WSW
9a
7g13
S
10a
7g13
SSE
11a
9g14
SE
12p
14g18
SSE
1p
19g23
SSE
2p
19g23
S
3p
18g21
S
4p
14g17
S
5p
12g14
S
6p
4g24
SW
7p
2g23
SW
Flyable 9am–12pm — best around 5pm: 12 mph S, gusts 14. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
1g10
NW
7a
1g9
WNW
8a
1g10
WNW
9a
0g12
N
10a
1g14
E
11a
2g17
E
12p
2g19
SE
1p
3g20
SSE
2p
4g22
S
3p
4g21
S
4p
4g20
SSW
5p
3g19
SSW
6p
2g19
SW
7p
2g20
SW
No usable window today.
Monday Not flyable no window
6a
1g10
NNW
7a
1g12
NW
8a
1g14
NNW
9a
1g16
ENE
10a
4g18
E
11a
6g20
E
12p
7g22
E
1p
8g23
E
2p
8g24
E
3p
7g25
ESE
4p
7g26
ESE
5p
5g27
ESE
6p
4g27
ESE
7p
2g26
ESE
No usable window today.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
6a
1g12
WNW
7a
1g13
WNW
8a
0g15
NW
9a
2g17
E
10a
5g20
E
11a
7g22
E
12p
8g24
E
1p
8g24
ESE
2p
8g25
ESE
3p
7g26
ESE
4p
6g27
SE
5p
4g28
SE
6p
3g28
SSE
7p
2g28
S
Too gusty — gusts past the 23 mph limit through the day.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
1g11
WNW
7a
1g12
WNW
8a
0g13
W
9a
1g16
SE
10a
3g19
ESE
11a
4g22
SE
12p
4g23
SE
1p
4g24
S
2p
4g24
SSW
3p
5g26
SSW
4p
6g28
SW
5p
6g29
SW
6p
5g30
SW
7p
4g29
SW
No usable window today.
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