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Saddle Mountain

South-west-facing ridge site · 863 m takeoff

Site details on the map

Overview

Saddle Mountain is a mountain site in Canada with a recorded launch elevation of 863 m. It works best in south-westerly winds, and can also work in southerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch. It is recorded as suitable for cross-country flights.

  • Visiting pilots MUST be accompanied by a Lumby Air Force Member Key Holder. NO OTHER INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ABOUT THIS SITE (Saddle Mt.) AT THIS TIME. Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Saddle Mountain 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

  • http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/canada/british-columbia/lumby Atmospheric Soundings. Click on WLW for the Kelowna Airport Soundings: http://weather.uwyo.edu/upperair/sounding.html… Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • YLW Kelowna International Airport46 km
  • YYF Penticton Airport101 km
  • YKA Kamloops John Moose Fulton Field Regional Airport117 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Saddle Mountain; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot.

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

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Sources

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

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