Utah Windriders Association

Grantsville AM 8 M rides (if you Windsurf, 20M if you Kiteboard). If you
hanker for Sulfur you should get 8M PM today while it's still warm
enough not to turn blue. The best bet is probably DC, but I'm with Marty
on this one. Look for the late blow probably around 4PM again in the
8M range (again for WIndsurfers), maybe even at Pineview ;*). And, if you have a really huge
Kite, I think another North dusk session at ULSSB is likely.

Sunday looks stronger South, but probably a DeerCreeker since
rain will probably kill Sulfur.

Jason, I think next year Marty should do the forecast, don't you?

-Craig

Craig Goudie wrote:

Jason, I think next year Marty should do the forecast, don't you?

-Craig

I have a major problem with this....

Whenever I tell someone it's gonna blow..

It doesn't.......

You,, are truely,,,THE GREAT ONE>>>>

-Marty

We need to recruit someone to do winter snowkiting forcasts.
Lots of out of towners will be coming in,
with no real knowledge of our winds.

maybe Brian, Kenny.

Ah shucks (blush blush), You're just say'n that so you won't have to
do the forecast ;*)

We do need to recruit somebody for winter winds, and I have zilch
experience with that (other than cursing them while they drive ice
crystals into my face on Little Cloud).

Snow kiters need a little love'n too, anybody want to step up?

-Craig

Marty wrote:You,, are truely,,,THE GREAT ONE>>>>

-Marty

We need to recruit someone to do winter snowkiting forcasts.
Lots of out of towners will be coming in,
with no real knowledge of our winds.

maybe Brian, Kenny.

Maybe just educate people about the websites like NWS observation page has alot of 10000 to 11000 ft peaks that have updated winds every hr or 15min. And you can also forcast the winds somewhat accuratly using updated winds aloft soundings that are available in the aviation tab on the NWS web site(time sensitive). Seeing soundings for SLC and Bryce Canyon. Using these sites can help predict the potential for wind at the different altitudes. What type of clouds are around helps predicting also more so in the winter. All the same stuff we use in paragliding. Then have everyone post the conditions they found that day, then the interested folks could start to form their individual models for forecasting. This may help the SKters with knowing where to go when its blowin from where ever. Keepin my fingers crossed for early winter.

Poniboi wrote:Maybe just educate people

Pat,
It would just be a "friendly Utah" thing I'm suggesting,,
for out of towners that don't have local knowledge of our winds.

I don't think very many people "only" rely on just this site for forcasts.

All windriders are amateur (or maybe immature) meteorologists.

Last winter it got kind of quiet on this forum.
Someone posting forcasts daily,
would help keep the forum "alive"

IMHO

-Marty

Craig Goudie wrote:Snow kiters need a little love'n too,

Not to volunteer your services, It'd still be cool for a once a year meterological lesson from craig once a year.

Yes that is good. I guess really what I meant was compile the info on this site so everyone can see what is going on and where people are headed for the day.

I agree with Marty that all experienced windsurfers are amateur meterologists. You also learn to look for the indicators that will mean that their will be wind at your favorite locations.

IMHO, Craig has an uncanny ability not only to predict the wind, but how strong it will be and even the time that it will appear. He is rarely wrong.

I wish Craig would take up snowkiting, I bet he would have the snowkite forecast down pat in no time.