North America · Colorado, USA

Paradox

Ridge SoaringThermalFoot LaunchCross CountryO₂ Recommended

v1.0 · BETA

About

Paradox is a desert valley site at the foot of the La Sal mountains with a twenty mile long ridge bisected by the Dolores river. Located one hour south east of Moab UT and an hour a half west of Telluride. with two launches, The Road Cut at 7320, asl and the lz at5200' 2100' vertical. Wind direction is south/south west. Tommy's, an earthen ramp at 6960'asl and the bomb out lz at 5200' 1760 vertical. Wind direction is south/south west. Paradox is a non sanctioned site but please Contact locals for more info as landings are on private property and subject to change.

Launch Points (1)

Top of ridge take off

Foot Launch
Alt: 2,232 m / 7,322 ftHdg: 201° SSWSurface: SHORT GRASS

Will work in sim. Needs work

Top of ridge take off

Landing Zones (1)

Paradox LZ

Alt: 1,671 m / 5,483 ftHdg: 201° SSW

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Flying Conditions

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 0 @ 0 knts but many sites can be flown from multiple directions, so check before you fly. You can expect to find: thermal conditions ridge soaring conditions cross country potential , all dependent on current weather conditions.

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Location

Latitude
38.421087
Longitude
-108.971682
Altitude
2,232 m / 7,322 ft
Time Zone
Mountain Standard Time

Conditions

Best Wind Dir
N (0°)
Weather Station
KAIB

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