Hogback Ridge Loop trail
other Boulder slopes here...
After eyeing this slope for a year and a half, I finally got to fly it in a steady 15 to 20 mph Southeast. Last time I flew the steeper east face. This time I flew southeast which is slightly bowl shaped and it was spectacular.
So I flew for about an hour in great lift with some booming thermals coming through every five minutes or so. I really enjoyed the shape of this site... it has an east facing side also so I was able to do large circles where a third of the circle runs along the slope. Great fun!
It's only a 15 minute hike so I will be hard-pressed to make it down to NCAR with this slope practically in my backyard!
To get here, take the Hogback Ridge Loop trail, just go clockwise around it until you come to the "stairs" set in the Southeast slope. Click the map above to see a larger version.
Took my easyglider up the hog back loop trail yesterday and was in heaven - 5 to 10 mph with good thermals was very enjoyable, much better than overlooking Wonderland Lake because the slope is a lot steeper. the landing area was very friendly, of course the long grass helps but the shape of the slope seems perfect for gentle landings.
As I was leaving there was a burst of wind and I couldn't resist flying the South East side which connects two East faces. this is the third time I have done this so it's not a fluke. Works sort of like a pump where you can climb on the first east face and fly downwind across the Southeast which curves gently around to the second east face, climb again and head back to the first east slope. it's curious but seems like there is often lift on the southeast and east at the same time.
After eyeing this slope for a year and a half, I finally got to fly it in a steady 15 to 20 mph Southeast. Last time I flew the steeper east face. This time I flew southeast which is slightly bowl shaped and it was spectacular.So I flew for about an hour in great lift with some booming thermals coming through every five minutes or so. I really enjoyed the shape of this site... it has an east facing side also so I was able to do large circles where a third of the circle runs along the slope. Great fun!
It's only a 15 minute hike so I will be hard-pressed to make it down to NCAR with this slope practically in my backyard!
To get here, take the Hogback Ridge Loop trail, just go clockwise around it until you come to the "stairs" set in the Southeast slope. Click the map above to see a larger version.
Took my easyglider up the hog back loop trail yesterday and was in heaven - 5 to 10 mph with good thermals was very enjoyable, much better than overlooking Wonderland Lake because the slope is a lot steeper. the landing area was very friendly, of course the long grass helps but the shape of the slope seems perfect for gentle landings.
As I was leaving there was a burst of wind and I couldn't resist flying the South East side which connects two East faces. this is the third time I have done this so it's not a fluke. Works sort of like a pump where you can climb on the first east face and fly downwind across the Southeast which curves gently around to the second east face, climb again and head back to the first east slope. it's curious but seems like there is often lift on the southeast and east at the same time.
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