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Blue Grouse

North-east-facing ridge site · 745 m takeoff

Site details on the map

Overview

Blue Grouse is a mountain site in Canada with a recorded launch elevation of 745 m. It works best in north-easterly winds, and can also work in northerly and easterly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.

  • THIS SITE IS UNDER CONTROLLED AIRSPACE APPROACH TO THE KELOWNA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - the Tenth busiest airport in Canada. Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Blue Grouse are on the way. We are scoring ten years of weather for every site, month by month, against this site, its region and the sites around it.

Local weather notes

  • Kelowna WebCam, looking North West across the lake, looking at Blue Grouse Launch: http://www.wolfhomes.com/webcam.php Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • YLW Kelowna International Airport10 km
  • YYF Penticton Airport55 km
  • YKA Kamloops John Moose Fulton Field Regional Airport107 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Blue Grouse; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot. Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors

Where to stay

The nearest towns, for a bed, food and a lift to takeoff.

Things to do

For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Blue Grouse.

From Wikipedia, text and photos under their own licences on each article.

Flying nearby

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Pilot notes

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Flying Blue Grouse?

Takeoff, landing, rules, the hour by hour forecast and live wind are in the site details on the map.

Open site details

Sources

Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.

Read the paragliding weather guide