North America · Colorado, USA
Winter Park
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About
Winter Park Ski Area Most mountain sites must face the prevailing westerlies in Colorado. WP does not have any western faces. But it does have some NW-N-NE-E facing launches that are quite challenging
Launch Points (2)
Eagle Wind Launch (W-NW)
no description
North West Launch
Top of the mountain. Other directions are available
Landing Zones (3)
Mary Jane Parking Lot
Not recommended. Very restrictive. Very difficult
Outside WP LZ
Very restrictive.
Town LZ
Best you can get but a very long glide out
Flying Conditions
Has 2 different launch points. The best wind direction is 270 @ 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
- 39.843963
- Longitude
- -105.783480
- Altitude
- 3,674 m / 12,055 ft
- Time Zone
- Mountain Daylight Time
Conditions
- Min Hang Rating
- H3
- Best Wind Dir
- W (270°)
- Weather Station
- KGNB
Chase the Wind
Nearest weather station to Winter Park. Select any row to see which launches are in wind, then set your MSFS world clock to that UTC time.
Granby/Grand Cnty, CO, US
13:13 UTC
29 km from site
Wind
W 270°
14 G23 kt
Ceiling
BKN 0 ft
10+ sm vis
W 270° · 14 G23 kt · 13:13 UTC
Select a time to check launches
Jan 21
Weather at , 29 km from Winter Park. Mountain conditions may differ — this is a clue, not a forecast. Adjust sim time on site until conditions feel right.