DESCRIPTION

The wind at Winchester Bowl tends to be stronger than Soboba so it is used as a backup site when Soboba is too weak to soar. There isn't a lot of room there so more than 4-5 in the air at a time is a crowd, unless it happens to be a lifty day where everyone can spread out. ** More Comments **: I flew this site after hearing about it from a few different people. I arrived early in the afternoon around 2PM but waited until 4:30PM far the cycles to calm down. This seems like an evening soaring site. The wind for the day was forecasted to bet 8-10mph West but once there it was a sustained 12-15mph from the South so don't trust the forecast for this site too much. For the South wind the lower launch worked very nicely with a bit lighter and consistent wind then the launch up top.

ACTIVITIES

- paragliding
- hike
- soaring
- thermals

weather

Very strong cycles in the middle of the afternoon, but typical SoCal conditions regardless.

regulation

There does seem to be an airport to the East of the ridge so you probably don't want to get too high here.