Paraglider launching off a grassy ridgeline into blue sky with valley below
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Spring Season

2026

The Balcony Ridge

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Paraglider soaring over green valley with morning mist, view from launch site
Today · Mar 07 · 07:30 PST

Morning Glass-off

Pre-thermal window when the air is still and ridge lift runs clean. Best for first flights and P2 cross-country attempts.

↑ 12km/h NNW
☁ 4,200ft base
Thermals: Strong
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Aerial view of mountain ridgeline with GPS tracklog overlay showing cross-country route
XC Route · Spring

Ridge to River

47km · 2,800ft gain

Launch+47km
47km tracked
3h 22min
Season to Date
847

Tandem flights launched

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Tandem paraglider silhouetted against golden sunset over mountain valley
Oct 14 · Golden Hour Tandem

"Lasted longer than the skydive and I was still talking about it a week later."

Summer Distance ChallengeJul–Aug 2025
1Marcus Chen94.2kmAug 12
2Priya Nair87.6kmJul 29
3Jordan Vasquez82.1kmAug 3
4Fiona Doherty78.4kmAug 17
5Tariq Al-Rashid71.9kmJul 22
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Tandem paraglider with instructor launching from grassy ridgeline into clear blue sky
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First Flight

Clip in with a USHPA Master-rated pilot and launch from the same ridge locals have used for 17 years. You control nothing — you experience everything. 20–45 minutes of soaring depending on conditions. Weight limit 240lbs.

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20–45 min
Altitude
2,400–4,200ft
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Min age
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Rachel Okonkwo smiling in paragliding harness at launch site with valley below
38 min
3,800ft
11km/h NW
Oct 14, 2025
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I've done skydive, bungee, canyon swing. This was the first one where I didn't want it to end. You're not falling — you're actually flying. The pilot let me steer for fifteen minutes.

Rachel Okonkwo
Rachel Okonkwo
Software Engineer · First Tandem
Aug 12, 2025

"94.2km on my distance challenge flight. The retrieve crew had cold coffee waiting at the LZ. That's the kind of operation this is."

3h 22min4,200ft9km/h N
Marcus Chen
Marcus Chen
P2 Certified · XC Pilot
Mar 24, 2025

"I was terrified on day one. By day eight I was kiting in 15km winds and laughing. The instructor-to-student ratio is real — you're never waiting for attention."

25 flightsP2 CertifiedAll conditions
Priya Nair
Priya Nair
P2 Cert Student · Cohort Mar 2025
Sep 6, 2025

"We planned this as a birthday dare and ended up booking the P2 course. The view from the ridge at 4,000 feet changes something in you."

42 min each4,100ft10km/h
Jordan & Camille Vasquez
Jordan & Camille Vasquez
Adventure Couple · Tandem Pair
October Fly-In 2025 · 47 Pilots · 3 Days
Group of paragliders launching in formation from ridgeline during October fly-in event
Oct Fly-In · 47 pilots
Paraglider soaring over autumn valley with orange and red foliage below
Golden hour window
Aerial view of multiple paragliders in thermal column above mountain ridge
Thermal column · 6 gliders
XC paraglider over mountain range at sunset during expedition flight
Ridge to River XC
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