Sites/Slide Ski Area
DOSSIER · 754SITE · NORTH AMERICA
39°19′11″N · 119°52′05″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1402Z
Airworthy · 2+
NORTH AMERICA · NEVADA · USA

Slide Ski Area

ThermalRidgeXCSimulated
ELEV 769 M / 2,524 FTTZ Pacific Daylight Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev769 m
Launch Elev FT2,524 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH2
Best Wind90° · 0–0 kt
Coordinates39.3197° N
 -119.8680° E
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
1 LAUNCH · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 7691,552 M

§ 02 · Flying Conditions · Field NotesUpdated 2026·03·21

Large flat parking lot of the ski area.

Asphalt Best to inflate far behind and run through the rotor zone at the lip of launch.

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.

§ 03 · Wind Window · Best Operating EnvelopeE · 090° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
00 kt
Primary · E · 090°
Envelope: 090° – 090° (±0°)
Preferred · 00 ktWorkable · 03 ktHazardous · >5 kt

Chase the Wind

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

Carson City Arpt, NV, US

13:43 UTC

19 km from site

Wind

Calm

0 kt

Ceiling

Clear

10+ sm vis

Calm · 0 kt · 13:43 UTC

Slide LaunchCalm / Var

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Jan 21

Weather at , 19 km from Slide Ski Area. Mountain conditions may differ — this is a clue, not a forecast. Adjust sim time on site until conditions feel right.

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§ 07 · Location · Field CoordinatesWGS-84

Latitude39.319700
Longitude-119.868000
DMS · N39°19′11″N
DMS · E119°52′05″W
Altitude769 m
Altitude FT2,524 ft
Time ZonePacific Daylight Time
UTM11S 252 756 E · 15 548 194 N

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FILE № 754 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · USA