Idaho Peak

Name: Idaho Peak paragliding site
Address: CA

Faces N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW site · 2,182 m takeoff

Overview

Idaho Peak is a flying site in Canada with a recorded launch elevation of 2,182 m. It works best in northerly, north-easterly, easterly, south-easterly, southerly, south-westerly, westerly and north-westerly winds.

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Idaho Peak 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.

Getting there

Nearest airports

YCG Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport79 km
YXC Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport116 km
YLW Kelowna International Airport149 km

Public transport directions from Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport (Google Maps)All travel options from Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport (Rome2Rio)

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Idaho Peak; 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.

Nakusp46 km awayBooking.com Airbnb

Things to do

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

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

Flying nearby

See them on the map

Ymir - Mt Dundee76 km S · Faces S–WPossible XC from here on a N day, 76 km downwind

Pilot notes

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Flying Idaho Peak?

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.