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Winchester Bowl

South-west-facing ridge site · 563 m takeoff · 76 m height gain

Site details on the map

Overview

Winchester Bowl is a hill site in United States with a recorded launch elevation of 563 m. It works best in south-westerly winds, and can also work in southerly and westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.

  • The wind at Winchester Bowl tends to be stronger than Soboba so it is used as a backup site when Soboba is too weak to soar. Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Winchester Bowl 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

  • Very strong cycles in the middle of the afternoon, but typical SoCal conditions regardless. Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • SBD San Bernardino International Airport44 km
  • PSP Palm Springs International Airport53 km
  • ONT Ontario International Airport61 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Winchester Bowl; 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 Winchester Bowl.

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Flying nearby

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Flying Winchester Bowl?

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