North America · Colorado, USA

North Boulder

Ridge SoaringThermalFoot LaunchCross Country

v1.0 · BETA

About

Good on East to North East days. Very soarable.

Launch Points (2)

Maynards TAKEOFF

Foot Launch
Alt: 1,971 m / 6,466 ftHdg: 85° ESurface: SHORT GRASS

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Maynards TAKEOFF

Public launch (training)

Foot Launch
Alt: 1,971 m / 6,466 ftHdg: 0° NSurface: SHORT GRASS

Not very high but good for first high flights

Public launch (training)

Landing Zones (2)

North Boulder LZ

Alt: 1,696 m / 5,564 ftHdg: 80° E

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Park

Alt: 1,702 m / 5,585 ftHdg: 138° SE

Grassy

Flying Conditions

Has 2 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.

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Location

Latitude
40.056582
Longitude
-105.301490
Altitude
1,971 m / 6,466 ft
Time Zone
US Mountain Standard Time

Conditions

Min Hang Rating
H2
Best Wind Dir
E (90°)
Weather Station
KBDU

Chase the Wind

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

Boulder Muni, CO, US

13:13 UTC

7 km from site

Wind

SW 230°

13 G18 kt

Ceiling

SCT 0 ft

10+ sm vis

SW 230° · 13 G18 kt · 13:13 UTC

Maynards TAKEOFF Over the back (145°)
Public launch (training)Over the back (130°)

Select a time to check launches

Jan 21

Weather at , 7 km from North Boulder. Mountain conditions may differ — this is a clue, not a forecast. Adjust sim time on site until conditions feel right.