Lower Ripley - CLOSED DO NOT FLY

Overview

Lower Ripley - CLOSED DO NOT FLY is a mountain site in Canada with a recorded launch elevation of 770 m. It works best in easterly winds, and can also work in north-easterly and south-easterly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch. It is recorded as suitable for cross-country flights.

• This is best flown into an easterly wind. Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Lower Ripley - CLOSED DO NOT FLY; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot.

Things to do

For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Lower Ripley - CLOSED DO NOT FLY.

• Mahoney LakeOutdoors · 4.7 km awayLake in British Columbia, Canada
• White Lake Grasslands Protected AreaOutdoors · 4.8 km awayProtected area in British Columbia
• Inkaneep Provincial ParkOutdoors · 5.5 km awayProvincial park in British Columbia
• Vaseux LakeOutdoors · 7.1 km awayLake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada
• Tuc-el-nuit LakeOutdoors · 7.6 km awayLake in British Columbia, Canada
• Vaseux Lake Provincial ParkOutdoors · 7.9 km awayProvincial park in British Columbia, Canada
• Vaseux Protected AreaOutdoors · 9.4 km awayCanadian provincial park

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

• Ottos1 km N · Faces NE–SWorks in other winds
• Upper Ripley1 km SW · Faces NE–SE
• Seacrest2 km E · Faces SW–NWorks in other winds
• Cawston10 km SW · Faces SW–WWorks in other winds
• Orofino13 km W
• Mount Kobau16 km S
• Anarchist (Osoyoos)27 km SE · Faces SWWorks in other winds
• Hedley33 km W · Faces S–SWPossible XC from here on a E day, 33 km downwindWorks in other winds

Pilot notes