Kernville Slabs

Name: Kernville Slabs paragliding site
Address: US

West-facing ridge site · 1,051 m takeoff · 178 m height gain

Overview

Kernville Slabs is a hill site in United States with a recorded launch elevation of 1,051 m. It works best in westerly winds, and can also work in south-westerly and north-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring, using foot launch.

This is a pretty sweet ridge soaring site and I bet there could be some XC potential if you launched earlier in the afternoon or in the morning. The middle of the day is not advised due to strong winds. Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

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Local weather notes

High winds during the middle of the day. Even during the evening it was quite gusty with some moderate amounts of turbulence. This ain't your local coastal ridge soaring site! Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Nearest airports

BFL Meadows Field69 km
FAT Fresno Yosemite International Airport156 km
BIH Eastern Sierra Regional Airport173 km

Public transport directions from Meadows Field (Google Maps)All travel options from Meadows Field (Rome2Rio)

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

Flying nearby

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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.