May 9, 2008

Soar Minden
Useful Glider Links

Accuweather

Weather loop.

Air Sailing, Inc.

Soaring club north of Reno.

Air Sports Weather Site

Recreational weather forecast for Reno area.

Minden-Tahoe Airport

Website for our home airport.

National Center for Environmental Prediction

Six-day forecast of 500 mb heights and vorticity. Use this to predict wave. See explanation ("A key to the maps") at bottom of page.

Pacific Soaring Council

A non-profit organization serving glider pilots in northern California and Nevada.

Slide Mountain Wind & Weather

Remote weather site atop Slide Mountain; look particularly for 25 MPH on wind speed graph (bottom one) for wave indication.

Soaring Society of America

Home site of the SSA, our advocate for growth of the sport and recognition of notable flights.