Saturday was a great flying day: the skies were filled with pilots all day long. Sunday does not look so good: cloud cover on increase.
Regional weather map show approaching clouds. Local weather forecast shows light easterly flow and increasing cloudiness. Thermal soaring forecast is fair—300’/min starting at 10:30AM and over development by 3PM! NBR showing light easterly winds early.
Thursday was a great day to test out Ozone’s newest wings.
Friday was constant west winds.
Saturday looks to be post frontal!
Local forecast calls for easterly winds by 9AM and sunny!
Winds aloft at 9,00′ are 15 and 12,000′ are high 29 mph! Sugar Loaf is reporting 10—19 mph out of the west!
Thermal soaring forecast is good—-600’/min—-starting at 10:00 AM with no over development forecast.
Hope the westerly winds decrease.
Regional weather map shows high pressure over area. Local forecast shows easterly flow today. Winds aloft are moderate. Thermal soaring forecast is excellent—1,500’/in—starting at 11:15AM with no over development! Expect great flights like yesterday?
Regional weather map shows high pressure and clear skies of CO. Local forecast calls for light and variable winds. NBR showing easterly winds already early. Winds aloft are light.Thermal soaring forecast is excellent—-1,100’/min—starting at 10:30AM with no over development.
Working with pilots on Ground Handling at 10AM in Foothills Community Park.
Headed to Grand Junction on Sunday so get your para toys today—GPS varios only $349!
Friday was a great day for flying here. I was lazy, launched late and made 2 attempts to XC to Boulder Reservior and only had 1hr 9 minutes. Misha who launched earlier has 3 hr 30 minutes and flew north and then south to the Flatirons. See our Dorama View together.
Saturday’s regional map shows a stationary front over area and an approaching NW cold front arriving Sunday—-west winds!. Local forecast calls for easterly winds all day on Saturday. Winds aloft are light. Thermal soaring forecast is excellent: 1,036’/min starting at 11:45AM but over development at 3PM!
I am doing a ground handling session at 10 AM today in Foothills Park.
Regional weather map shows clear skies high pressure. Local forecast shows easterly winds most of the day. Winds aloft have not been updated yet but Sugarloaf and Ward are showing light winds.
Thermal soaring forecast is good—500’/min—starting at 12:30AM with no over development!
I will be helping P0’s on their ground handling at 10AM. Accelerated P1/P2 Course in Grand Junction starts in 2 weeks and Ridge Soaring Clinic thereafter.
Regional weather map shows stationary front parked over area. Winds aloft are finally lighter! Winds aloft have not been updated yet. Sugar Loaf is reporting light and variable winds.
Local weather forecast calls for light easterly flow most of the day with increasing cloudiness. Thermal soaring forecast is excellent—1,000’/min—starting at 10:30 AM and over development at 6PM.
I will be helping new pilots with ground handling in the park at 9AM.
There is a safety modification to Ozone Ozium 2 harnesses that I can install on your harnesses in the park.
Regional weather map shows cold front passed by last night. Local weather forecast calls for NE winds most of the day. Winds aloft are high but Sugar Loaf is out of east. NBR already showing easterly flow early.
Saturday was weak but many pilots go soaring flights and a few XC’s.
Thermal soaring forecast is good: 600’/min starting at 11AM and ending at 4PM.
Regional weather map show stationary NW cold front. Local forecast calls for light and viable winds. Winds aloft are light. NBR showing light winds. Will there be adequate heating with fair skies to get thermal releasing?
Regional weather map shows clear skies over CO!
Regional forecast shows easterly winds all day. Winds aloft are moderate. Thermal soaring forecast is good—-725’/min—starting at 10:30AM with no over development until 6PM!
NBR is light and early but will be building.