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Flying Sites in Colorado

Primary sites developed & maintained by RMHPA

Boulder - Wonderland

P2 / H2 / M1

Boulder - Wonderland

First student flights to epix XC.

Wolcott

P2 / H2

Wolcott

Evening thermals and glassoffs.

Williams Peak

P2+ / H2+ / M2

Williams Peak

Evening glassoffs with stunning Gore Range views.

Kenosha Pass

P2 / H2 / M1

Kenosha Pass

High altitude thermals and soaring.

Golden - Lookout Mountain

P4 / H4 / M2 *Sponsored

Golden - Lookout Mountain

Popular drive-up site for advanced pilots.

Bellyache

P2 / H2 / M1

Bellyache

Intro mountain site for morning sleds & thermals.

Villa Grove

P2+ / H2+

Villa Grove

Huge mountains, huge thermals, huge XC.

Copper Mountain

P4

Copper Mountain

Advanced site w local guide, mostly winter.

P2 / H2 / M2

Otto's Ridge

Reliable ridge soaring & kiting

P2+ / M2

Peak 6

Big mountain flying popular with speedwings

P2

Mt. Victoria

Morning speed laps or east wind big thermals.

P3 / M2

Stovepipe

Thermic flying along the Book Cliffs.

P3

The Duck

Lakeside evening soaring flights.

P3

Loveland Pass

Light wind high alpine paradise.

P2

Mt Herman

High altitude front range thermal paradise.

P3

Douglas Pass

High mountain XC on the western slope

Backcountry sites - undeveloped but associated with RMHPA

P3

Aspen

Soaring, strong thermals, & tandems with views

P2

Glenwood - Red Mtn

Morning ridge lift soaring.

P3

Glenwood - Lookout Mtn

Advanced thermal XC launchpad.

Secondary sites for info only - unassociated with RMHPA.
Not maintained by RMHPA. Fly at your own risk.

Other Sites

  • Telluride, Crested Butte, Steamboat, and Reeder Mesa have delicate access and are invite-only.

  • Buffalo Mountain, Azure, Junction Butte, Independence Peak, and Ptarmigan Peak do not have good legal access.

  • The Book Cliffs and western slope are riddled with launches for advanced pilots and explorers!

  • Possible future additions: Section 16, Dominguez, Peach, Lincoln, Mt Princeton, Willow ...

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