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§ 02 · Flying Conditions · Field NotesUpdated 2026·03·21
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).
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.
§ 03 · Wind Window · Best Operating EnvelopeNNW · 339° ±0°
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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
13:42 UTC
8 km from site
Wind
Calm
0 kt
Ceiling
OVC 0 ft
10+ sm vis
Calm · 0 kt · 13:42 UTC
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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.
§ 07 · Location · Field CoordinatesWGS-84
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