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Walt s Point - Horseshoe (Owens Valley- Lone Pine- Bishop)

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Showing Paragliding. Switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun is not up yet — no daylight to fly
NESW 319° NW
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
8
mph base
Gusts
10
mph
Temp
52°
F
Dew point
6°
F
Elevation
9,091
ft MSL
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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

Monday Flyable flyable 4pm–5pm 🌅 sunset 7:01 PM
6a
5g5
W
7a
6g6
WSW
8a
8g9
WSW
9a
3g10
S
10a
4g11
E
11a
6g14
ENE
12p
8g17
E
1p
8g17
ESE
2p
11g18
SE
3p
15g21
SSE
4p
14g18
S
5p
12g17
SSW
6p
11g16
SSW
7p
17g24
W
Flyable 9am–11am — best around 5pm: 12 mph SSW, gusts 17. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Tuesday Slim window flyable 8am 🌅 sunset 6:59 PM
6a
5g8
W
7a
6g9
WNW
8a
1g5
SSW
9a
4g11
SE
10a
1g13
SSE
11a
4g14
S
12p
8g16
S
1p
14g20
S
2p
14g20
SSW
3p
13g20
SW
4p
14g20
SW
5p
16g23
W
6p
16g22
WSW
Flyable 1pm–3pm — best around 8am: 1 mph SSW, gusts 5. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Wednesday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 6:58 PM
6a
1g14
WNW
7a
1g13
NW
8a
1g13
WNW
9a
1g15
SW
10a
3g18
SSW
11a
4g22
SSW
12p
6g27
SSW
1p
8g33
SW
2p
9g38
SW
3p
9g40
SW
4p
9g41
SW
5p
8g39
SW
6p
6g32
SW
No usable window today.
Thursday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 6:56 PM
6a
2g21
WNW
7a
2g22
WNW
8a
2g22
WNW
9a
3g22
W
10a
3g23
WSW
11a
5g24
SW
12p
6g23
SW
1p
7g23
SW
2p
8g24
SW
3p
8g29
WSW
4p
8g35
WSW
5p
7g40
WSW
6p
5g42
W
Wind's out of the WSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Friday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 6:55 PM
6a
1g9
NW
7a
1g11
NW
8a
0g13
NW
9a
1g15
SE
10a
2g17
ESE
11a
3g19
SE
12p
4g20
SE
1p
5g21
SE
2p
5g22
SE
3p
6g23
ESE
4p
6g25
ESE
5p
6g26
E
6p
5g27
E
No usable window today.
Saturday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 6:53 PM
6a
1g13
NNW
7a
2g14
NW
8a
2g16
NNW
9a
3g17
NNE
10a
5g17
NE
11a
7g18
NE
12p
8g20
NE
1p
8g22
ENE
2p
9g24
ENE
3p
8g24
ENE
4p
8g25
ENE
5p
7g25
ENE
6p
6g25
ENE
No usable window today.
Sunday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 6:52 PM
6a
1g12
ENE
7a
2g14
ENE
8a
3g16
E
9a
4g19
E
10a
5g21
E
11a
6g24
E
12p
7g25
E
1p
7g26
E
2p
8g27
E
3p
8g28
E
4p
8g28
E
5p
8g29
E
6p
7g29
E
Too gusty — gusts past the 23 mph limit through the day.
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