Villa Grove

Current conditions

This site is not flyable because the wind is too strong, the wind is gusting too strongly^*

thermalling / soaring

thermalling

wind direction

W (274°)

takes wind directions

S, SW, W

wind speed

19kmh^-1 / 10 knots / 5 ms^-1 / 12 mph

wind gust

41kmh^-1 / 22 knots / 11 ms^-1 / 25 mph

clouds

not reported by station

current conditions

not reported by station

last reading

1 hour ago (from site forecast)

3-day Forecast from Wind Finder

Details

Name

Villa Grove

Coordinates

38.2906, -105.8820

Altitude

2920m

Star Rating

Towing

Certified

Description

Located near Villa Grove, CO in the San Luis Valley. Site faces SW, launch at approximately 9,300ft MSL, The primary LZ is at 7500ft MSL and is miles and miles of grass and short sage fields starting at the base of the Sangre De Cristo range. The Sangre De Cristos range from 12,000ft MSL to over 14,000ft MSL and run unbroken for over 60 miles to the south of launch, then a 15 mile gap and continuing into New Mexico. Both ridge soaring and thermal opportunities. Flying often possible year round. Great XC potential. Often called the little Owens Valley.

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Moffat, CO 81143, USA, Mountain Valley Re 1, Colorado, USA, Saguache, CO, USA, Saguache, Colorado, USA, Rio Grande National Forest, Crestone, CO 81131, USA, Colorado, USA, United States, North America

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