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North
Boulder
This P2 walk up site is located behind Parasoft's Shop in northwest
Boulder. It has a smooth grass field for ground
handling and soft landings. Launches NE-SE at 250' and 650'. Walk
to 3 P2 launches and drive to one P3 launch. See a thermal
track of North Boulder
Tips to
soar North Boulder |
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| Launching at North Boulder site,
Wonderland Lake below |
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Landing in North Boulder Park |
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| North Boulder landing spot |
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South Boulder
This site is a 200' P2 site
located south of Boulder on Highway 93. Launch faces north
and is temporarily closed.
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| South Boulder site located just
west of Hwy 93 |
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Lookout Mountain
This P3 site is located
west of Golden and works best with N to SE winds. This 1,000'
drive up site has a very limited l.z. |
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| Lookout's two launching spots |
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Swift Launch
This site is a 1,000' drive
up site north of Boulder with lauches to the NE-SE but is temporarily
closed. |
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Copper Mountain
2,500' P3 site
or drive up site at the ski area with launches in every direction.
Copper Mountain webcams.
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| Launching at Copper Mountain |
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Belly Ache
This site is located west of Vail
along I-70. This 1,200' drive up site is P2. |
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William's
Peak
Drive up site, easy launch, and 2,500' vertical. L.Z. located
just 23 miles north of Silverthorne, CO along highway 9 @ N 39 53.182 W 106 17.237. |
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| William's Peak with
Gore Range in the background |
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Kenosha Pass
This site is a 900' drive up
site in the mountains 60 miles SW of Denver that has a large
launch and l.z. Faces S and SW at 10,000'. Nice campsite at launch.
When winds are too strong or cross at Kenosha, we practice high wind kiting and short flights below v |
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Dakota
Ridge
This P2 walk up site is accessed from the Foothills
Open Space parking lot at the north end of Broadway in Boulder.
This 100' and 600' is best in E to S winds.This site is temporarily
closed.
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Masonville
This P2 drive up site faces SW for late afternoon ridge soaring. This site has easy access and 1,000' vertical. This site is on private land and must be respected. |
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Masonville's large launch area makes for easy launches and top landings. |
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