Slide Mountain Roadside

About

Steep slope with loose dirt, rocks, and sagebrush. You must step over the highway guardrail to reach the launches. Wire help is recommended if there is more than a light breeze. Pilots should be hooked in prior to stepping over the guardrail. Density altitude in the summer often exceeds 10,000’. Paved highway pullout area. Do not set up in the road. Don’t block the setup area with vehicles. After unloading gliders please move your vehicle to give other pilots room to unload. Park in the normal traffic direction either north or south of the setup and launch areas. Set up with the nose of the glider facing the guard rail to avoid having your glider flipped over by the rotor. Don't block the launches unless you plan on being first off the hill. NDOT has asked us to not disturb the snow markers on the guardrail, that includes not tying wind indicator ribbons onto them. Controlled airspace lies to the immediate NE of the site. Look at a VFR sectional to familiarize yourself with it.

Launch Points (1)

Roadside

Foot Launch

Alt: 2,496 m / 8,189 ftHdg: 118° ESESurface: SHORT GRASS

Climb over guard rail and there you are

Landing Zones (1)

Flying Conditions

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 90 @ 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.