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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 138° SE
Current conditions
Flyability score
72
/100 · paragliding
Wind
6
mph base
Gusts
6
mph
Direction
SE
138°
Aloft
4
SSE @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~7091ft
Temp
63°
F
Cloudbase
14,673
ft MSL
Elevation
7,582
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:17 AM
local
Sunset
9:04 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Geertson Cr. Mail Road

Wind direction

SSE (155°) → SSW (205°)

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

Ideal speed

6–14 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.

Remote high-desert mountain launch on the Idaho side of the Bitterroot/Lemhi range near Salmon, in serious backcountry XC country. Faces roughly south, so it works on a south wind; fly it morning to early afternoon before mountain thermals and valley wind overdevelop. Expect strong thermals and rotor on the lee (N/NW) side. Intermediate/advanced site with no formal access info published.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 7pm–9pm
6a
5g5
SSE
7a
4g4
SE
8a
5g5
SSE
9a
3g5
SSW
10a
5g6
WSW
11a
7g7
WSW
12p
6g9
W
1p
8g12
WSW
2p
7g15
WSW
3p
6g15
WSW
4p
8g17
WSW
5p
9g13
SW
6p
7g11
WSW
7p
7g9
S
8p
6g8
SE
9p
7g11
SSE
Flyable 7pm–9pm — best around 7pm: 7 mph S, gusts 9.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 7pm–9pm — smooth, light SE ~6 mph (a touch cross), clear evening sky, the day heated up well.
✓ Light, smooth wind– Edge of the window– Wind dying off into evening✓ Clear skies (radiative cooling)✓ Day built a thermal layer
Friday Flyable flyable 8pm–9pm
6a
6g6
SE
7a
4g4
ESE
8a
3g3
ESE
9a
2g5
SW
10a
4g8
SW
11a
5g8
WSW
12p
6g13
W
1p
5g12
W
2p
5g11
W
3p
5g12
WSW
4p
10g17
WNW
5p
5g12
WSW
6p
9g12
WSW
7p
5g11
S
8p
7g12
S
9p
10g14
SE
Flyable 7pm–9pm — best around 8pm: 7 mph S, gusts 12. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 7pm–9pm — smooth, light SE ~10 mph (a touch cross), clear evening sky, the day heated up well.
✓ Light, smooth wind– Edge of the window– Wind dying off into evening✓ Clear skies (radiative cooling)✓ Day built a thermal layer
Saturday Flyable flyable 6am–9am
6a
8g8
SE
7a
8g8
SE
8a
7g9
SE
9a
7g11
S
10a
8g18
SSW
11a
10g21
SW
12p
14g22
SW
1p
16g27
SW
2p
22g31
W
3p
20g32
WSW
4p
22g31
W
5p
21g32
W
6p
21g28
W
7p
9g27
SW
8p
6g25
WSW
9p
4g22
WSW
Flyable 6am–9am — best around 9am: 7 mph S, gusts 11.
Sunday Caution workable 6am
6a
2g9
NNE
7a
1g9
NNW
8a
1g11
W
9a
2g12
W
10a
3g14
WSW
11a
3g15
SW
12p
3g16
SW
1p
2g16
SW
2p
2g14
WSW
3p
2g14
WNW
4p
3g16
NW
5p
5g19
NW
6p
7g21
NNW
7p
7g23
NNW
8p
7g24
NNW
9p
6g24
NNW
Borderline only 6am — best around 6am: 2 mph NNE, gusts 9. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Monday Not flyable no window
6a
3g10
NE
7a
3g11
NNE
8a
4g11
NNW
9a
5g12
NNW
10a
4g13
NW
11a
4g14
WNW
12p
5g15
W
1p
5g15
WSW
2p
5g16
WSW
3p
4g16
WSW
4p
4g17
WSW
5p
4g17
W
6p
4g17
W
7p
3g17
WNW
8p
2g16
NNW
Wind's out of the WSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Tuesday Caution workable 6am
6a
1g9
NE
7a
1g9
ENE
8a
1g10
SW
9a
2g11
SW
10a
3g12
SW
11a
4g14
SW
12p
4g15
SW
1p
4g15
SW
2p
4g16
SW
3p
4g16
SW
4p
4g17
WSW
5p
4g17
WSW
6p
3g16
W
7p
2g16
W
8p
1g16
NW
Borderline only 6am — best around 6am: 1 mph NE, gusts 9. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Wednesday Caution workable 6am–7am
6a
0g7
NE
7a
0g8
W
8a
1g9
W
9a
1g11
WSW
10a
2g12
WSW
11a
3g13
SW
12p
3g14
SW
1p
3g15
SW
2p
3g15
SW
3p
2g16
SW
4p
1g16
SW
5p
0g17
W
6p
1g17
NNE
7p
1g16
NNE
8p
2g15
NE
Borderline only 6am–7am — best around 6am: 0 mph NE, gusts 7. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
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