North America · California, USA

Lake Tahoe

Ridge SoaringThermalFoot LaunchCross Country

v1.0 · BETA

About

Lake Tahoe is a freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada of the Western United States, straddling the border between California and Nevada. Lying at 6,225 ft (1,897 m) above sea level, Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America, and at 122,160,280 acre⋅ft (150.7 km3) it trails only the five Great Lakes as the largest by volume in the United States. Its depth is 1,645 ft (501 m), making it the second deepest in the United States after Crater Lake in Oregon (1,949 ft or 594 m).

Launch Points (8)

East Peak Lift Launch

Foot Launch

Alt: 2,974 m / 9,758 ftHdg: 18° NNESurface: SHORT GRASS

A generic hang glider launch

Echo Lake Snow ParkLaunch

Foot Launch

Alt: 2,701 m / 8,862 ftHdg: 7° NSurface: SHORT GRASS

A generic hang glider launch

Incline Village Launch

Foot Launch

Alt: 2,594 m / 8,510 ftHdg: 266° WSurface: SHORT GRASS

Right next to the lift

Monument Peak Launch

Foot Launch

Alt: 2,929 m / 9,611 ftHdg: 292° WNWSurface: SHORT GRASS

A generic hang glider launch

Mt. Pluto Ski Area Launch

Foot Launch

Alt: 2,625 m / 8,611 ftHdg: 350° NSurface: SHORT GRASS

Right next to the lift

Slide Mountain Ski Area Launch

Foot Launch

Alt: 2,901 m / 9,517 ftHdg: 57° ENESurface: SHORT GRASS

Right next to the lift

Snow Valley Peak Launch

Foot Launch

Alt: 2,798 m / 9,180 ftHdg: 254° WSWSurface: SHORT GRASS

A generic hang glider launch

Washeshu Peak Launch

Foot Launch

Alt: 2,592 m / 8,504 ftHdg: 11° NSurface: SHORT GRASS

Ridge next to lifts

Landing Zones (7)

Echo Lake Snow Park LZ

Alt: 2,096 m / 6,877 ftHdg: 227° SW

A generic landing area (LZ)

Incline Village Golf Course LZ

Alt: 1,937 m / 6,353 ftHdg: 331° NNW

right in the fairway

Monument Peak LZ

Alt: 1,908 m / 6,259 ftHdg: 50° NE

A generic landing area (LZ)

Mt Pluto Bailout LZ

Alt: 1,810 m / 5,940 ftHdg: 164° SSE

Near the golf course. Has a road

Slide Mountain Bailout LZ

Alt: 1,555 m / 5,103 ftHdg: 201° SSW

Right next to the interstate highway

Snow Valley Peak Bailout LZ

Alt: 2,367 m / 7,767 ftHdg: 207° SSW

Cramped, but next to a road

Washeshu Peak LZ

Alt: 2,091 m / 6,862 ftHdg: 11° N

A generic landing area (LZ)

Flying Conditions

Has 8 different launch points. The best wind direction is 339.2 @ 10 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: 38.913782
Longitude: -119.910480
Altitude: 2,929 m / 9,611 ft
Time Zone: Pacific Daylight Time

Conditions

Min Hang Rating: H2
Best Wind Dir: NNW (339°)
Best Wind Speed: 10–20 kt
Weather Station: KTVL

Chase the Wind

Nearest weather station to Lake Tahoe. Select any row to see which launches are in wind, then set your MSFS world clock to that UTC time.

Lake Tahoe Arpt, CA, US

13:13 UTC

8 km from site

Wind

SSW 200°

8 kt

Ceiling

Clear

10+ sm vis

SSW 200° · 8 kt · 13:13 UTC

Incline Village LaunchCrosswind (66°)

Snow Valley Peak LaunchCrosswind (54°)

East Peak Lift LaunchOver the back (178°)

Echo Lake Snow ParkLaunchOver the back (167°)

Monument Peak LaunchOver the back (92°)

Mt. Pluto Ski Area LaunchOver the back (150°)

Slide Mountain Ski Area LaunchOver the back (143°)

Washeshu Peak LaunchOver the back (171°)

Select a time to check launches

Jan 21

Weather at , 8 km from Lake Tahoe. Mountain conditions may differ — this is a clue, not a forecast. Adjust sim time on site until conditions feel right.