Flying Sites in Colorado

Primary sites developed & maintained by RMHPA

P2 / H2 / M1

Boulder - Wonderland

First student flights to epix XC.

Last Update:

1/7/25

P3 / H2

Wolcott

Evening thermals and glassoffs.

Last Update:

12/31/24

Copper Mountain

Advanced site w local guide, mostly winter.

Last Update:

2/15/25

Glenwood - Lookout Mountain

Advanced thermal XC launchpad.

Last Update:

2/14/25

Blodgett Open Space

Closed. Coming soon.

Last Update:

2/15/25

P4 / H4 / M2 *Sponsored

Golden - Lookout Mountain

Popular drive-up site for advanced pilots.

Last Update:

1/9/25

P2 / H2 / M1

Bellyache

Intro mountain site for morning sleds & thermals.

Last Update:

3/29/25

P2+ / H2+ / M2

Williams Peak

Evening glassoffs with stunning Gore Range views.

Last Update:

1/8/25

Glenwood - Red Mountain

Morning ridge lift soaring.

Last Update:

2/14/25

P2+ / H2+

Villa Grove

Huge mountains, huge thermals, huge XC.

P2 / H2 / M2

Otto's Ridge

Reliable ridge soaring & kiting

P2+ / M2

Peak 6

Big mountain flying popular with speedwings

Mt. Victoria

Morning speed laps or east wind big thermals.

P3 / M2

Stovepipe

Thermic flying along the Book Cliffs.

P2 / H2 / M1

Kenosha Pass

High altitude thermals and soaring.

The Duck

Lakeside evening soaring flights.

Loveland Pass

Light wind high alpine paradise.

Mt. Herman

High altitude front range thermal paradise.

Douglas Pass

High mountain XC on the western slope

Backcountry sites - undeveloped but associated with RMHPA

Aspen

Soaring, strong thermals, & tandems with views

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.
High Lonesome flight park is now closed.
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 ...

Flying Sites in Colorado

Primary sites developed & maintained by RMHPA

Backcountry sites - undeveloped but associated with RMHPA

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

Other Sites

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