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Paragliding & Hang Gliding in Golden BC Canada

2023 Paragliding & Hang Gliding Season is Good To Go

The Lookout on Mt.7 Golden BC

As of May 11, 2023 the 15km stretch of the Bowle-Evans forestry road up to the Lookout Launch was clear and fully accessible by vehicle. This is early access for the Lookout due to a low snow year and unusually warm May temperatures. (30c downtown for a string of days starting May 11).

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2022 Season Turned Out to be Memorable.

Flying High over Mount7 in Golden BC

Photo courtesy: Guus Luijten

The 2022 flying season in Golden was off to a slow start in June with a fair amount of rain and sketchy conditions. Most of the decent June flights occurred in the evenings after conditions settled down and the overdevelopment cleared. Come July the weather improved quickly with consistently nice days and rising temperatures (high 20s and low 30s).

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The Annual Willi XC Challenge Starts Tomorrow

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Event Dates: July 24 – August 8, 2021

This will be the 25th year of what started as a side bet challenge amongst a small group for flying friends and has grown into an annual XC pilgrimage for many. Due to Covid restrictions, this iteration will not be the big event we had hoped for, but we want it to happen in the best possible way.

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GEAR LZ Open Under New Rules – Zero Tolerance for Violators

June 17, 2020

Fellow Pilots,

My name is Brandon Hopkins and I am a Director with the AHPA (Alberta Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association). Recently, I, in conjunction with Keith at Muller Windsports and Hugo / Scott with Golden Altitude Adventures (Tandem pilots) have been in talks with Cathy-Anne of GEAR (Golden Eco-Adventure Ranch) in Golden B.C, where we have an amazing landing field called the Muller Flight Park.

The GEAR landing zone is going to open on 20 June 2020 with NEW RULES…
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Main LZ for flights originating from Mt.7 is closed indefinitely…

The Landing Field at the base of Mt7 Golden BCCOVID 19 Update -PLEASE TAKE NOTE: The Golden Eco-Adventure Ranch (GEAR) is closed until further notice.

GEAR is the primary LZ and staging area for hang gliding and paragliding pilots launching from Mount 7. GEAR is private property. Please respect the closure. Do not land or trespass on the property under any circumstances.

If the situation changes, updates will be posted on this page as soon as they become available.