Fly Golden BC - News & Info

Wind Direction and Speed Active on Lookout Launch

2011-07-20T09:12:00.002-06:00

Check the winds at the lookout in realtime.Mobile Site: http://www.paraglider.ca/cgi-bin/mwind.cgi?sid=MT7Big Screen: http://www.paraglider.ca/cgi-bin/wind.cgi?sid=MT7or check it on the FlyGolden home page:

GEAR to Mt7 Lookout Shuttle - 2011

2011-06-30T11:38:00.000-06:00

A shuttle service for paraglider pilots will be running this summer on weekends from the tandem parking lot at the landing area. A minimum of 5 people is required. Vehicle is a large surburban with rack for paragliders.Introductory rate $12.00**Note that prices depend on the cost of gas in goldenCall 250-344-1263

Another Web Cam added to the Weather Page...

2011-06-30T11:35:00.003-06:00

Check the FlyGolden weather page: http://flygolden.ca/weather.htm Another web cam link has been added that offers a view of the sky to the NW when viewed along the Golden commercial strip on the Trans Canada Highway.PS - The big Canadian Flag at the Husky station is visible near the middle of the picture - indicates what the wind is actually doing vs what the forecast says it is doing.

Golden Vids...

2011-06-10T21:32:00.006-06:00

A lot more video stuff out there these days documenting the Mount 7 flying site. Here's a selection. Don't know about some of the sound tracks - the mute button helps. Comment on one of the vid's sound tracks was pretty funny...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwEY7zxfumAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li5H1afGmjM&NR=1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46-km_Off1ghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

Visiting Golden? Check the Flygolden Weather Page

2011-06-10T20:45:00.004-06:00

If you are planning a trip to Golden check out the Weather links on the Flygolden.ca Weather Page. On that page you can access the web cams located a Kicking Horse Mountain Resort to look at the sky in real time. Be sure to check the Hour by Hour Forecast link on the page as I have found it to be quite accurate relative to some other forecasts. It also presents the forecast in a cool, easy to

2011 Event Dates of Note

2011-06-01T12:10:00.010-06:00

2011 Flying Events scheduled for Golden this summer:July 9-16/2011 Hang Gliding NationalsJuly 18-22/2011 Paragliding NationalsJuly 23-31/2011 Annual "Willi" X/C ChallengeEnd-of-Season Fun Fly-in: The Golden Glassoff - dateTBA -usually end of September.As usual all of the above events will be based at the Muller Flight Park, which is the official Mt.7 LZ at the Golden Eco Adventure Ranch RV &

2010 Summer: Scheduled Paragliding & Hang Gliding Events in Golden, BC.

2010-04-04T10:25:00.005-06:00

Scheduled Events occurring at Mount 7 and the Golden Eco-Adventure Ranch this summer.Willi Muller XC Challenge:July 17th - July 25th, 2010Info: http://sergewebservice.ca/seven/seven.html#calendrierThe 2010 Canadian Paragliding National Championships:July 26th to August 1st. Information: http://www.hpac.ca/pub/The Golden Glass-Off, Paragliding and Hang Gliding fun meet:Saturday, SEP.25 & Sunday

2010 Lakeside Event Schedule

2010-04-02T15:25:00.001-06:00

Just a quick reminder that the 34th Annual Lakeside Event will be happening August 6th, 7th and 8th, 2010. As always a fun event and a great party are being planned.Please book that off in your calendars, and if you would like to volunteer please contact Tracye at tracyelambertson@gmail.comFor more information visit: http://www.lakesideevent.com/

2010 Easter Panorama Meet

2010-03-31T11:18:00.000-06:00

Dear Elevated Companions!The weather looks great for flying, fresh snow this week at Panorama (just west of Invermere) combines to create another successful Pano Event!Max and Penny have returned very recently to Canada and look forward to seeing everyone out at Pano this weekend. Registration for the event will be at 9:00am Friday and 9:00am Saturday in the main lodge. Friday night Max will be

XC-Challenge Fundraiser- Invermere- 2009 May Long Weekend

2009-05-06T14:37:00.001-06:00

This early season meet in Invermere is intended to raise funds for Max Fanderl & Penny Powers to participate in the 2009 Reb Bull X- Alps Challenge. Start: 05/23/2009 - 22:53 End: 05/24/2009 - 22:53 Timezone: Etc/GMT-5 Event Name: x-Alps fundraiser URL(s) for more info: Flying Max URL(s) for more info: Facebook Event info May Long weekend x-Alps fundraiser fun and x-country competition

May 2009 – Access Road Condition

2009-05-06T14:27:00.001-06:00

Checked out the condition of the Mt-7 access road on the first weekend in May. Snow is blocking safe access to the 9k “Lower Launch” in the shadow section right after the cut-off at 8k. Some vehicles have made it through including a group of mountain bikers in a 4x4 who powered their way through the snow as I was turning around. 9K launch will probably be accessible by mid-may with a bit of warm

2009 Willi Info

2009-05-06T14:11:00.001-06:00

Information about the 2009 “Willi” cross-country meet is available from Serge Lamarche’s website at the following link: http://sergewebservice.ca/seven/wmxcc.html Preparations are ongoing so check back frequently for updates.

Log your 2009 Flights from Mt.7 at FlyGolden.ca

2009-04-27T15:56:00.001-06:00

We have created a flight logging feature at www.flygolden.ca Record your flights in Golden by filling out the flight log form. The listing is available immediately. Follow this link http://www.flygolden.ca/logview.htm

Lookout Launch Now Accessible

2008-05-30T18:51:00.001-06:00

May 30/08 - Word has it that the snow has now receded enough so that the Lookout Launch at 1940 metres is accessible by vehicle.

2008 Willi

2008-02-22T11:34:00.002-07:00

THE 2008 WILLI PRE-REGISTRATION Pilots can pre-register on-line at: http://www.sergewebservice.ca/seven/wmxcc.html Any questions can be directed to Serge at: serge_lamarche@hotmail.com Or to Karen at: karenkeller@shaw.ca See you in Golden Karen

The 2008 Willi

2008-02-22T10:58:00.001-07:00

THE 2008 WILLI A MESSAGE FROM THE MEET DIRECTORS It's time again for pilots to book their holidays for the Willi at Golden B.C. July 26th to August 3rd. It is also time to book your campsites as the campground will fill up quickly-book early! This is a relaxed Competition open to all levels of pilots- both Hang

Peter Bowle-Evans

2008-01-18T13:20:00.000-07:00

We are all saddened by the loss of Peter Bowle-Evans to an avalanche on January 16, 2008. A thoughtful man, Peter was committed husband, father, community leader and sportsman. From the time that Peter took up Hang Gliding in 1989, he worked tirelessly to make the Mount 7 Flying site the best that it could be. Peter's excellent relationship with BC Forestry underpinned most of the significant

FlyGolden.ca Website Updated

2007-11-12T15:53:00.000-07:00

The look was getting a little tired on the old flygolden.ca website which I first published in the '90s. As well, the old site was using some server (Frontpage) extensions that have recently been rendered obsolete by Microsoft discontinuing its Frontpage editor. The revised site uses more current coding standards and leverages popular web-based utilities that have emerged in the last couple of

2007 Willi - Thanks to Cathy-Anne & John

2007-11-11T15:23:00.000-07:00

Thank you to Owners of the Golden Eco-Adventure Ranch (GEAR), Cathy-Anne David and John McIsaac for being the 2007 Willi platinum sponsor. They generously donated the Willi bags, breakfast and dinner supplies and the use of the new GEAR events pavilion and commercial kitchen. Flyers are indeed fortunate to have access to camping, manicured LZ and GEAR facilities. A big thank you to John &

Willi 2007 Results

2007-11-11T15:14:00.001-07:00

Thanks to everyone who participated in the 2007 Willi Muller Memorial XC Challenge! Here are the standings: Paraglider - ADVANCED 1 Norm Lawlor 2 Kevin Oversby 3 Fedja Mulakdic Paraglider - INTERMEDIATE 1 Dannie Wolf 2 Peter Claghorn 3 Janet Morris Paraglider - NOVICE 1 Dale Osmond 2 Veronica Dubak 3 Dean Trueman Hang Glider - KING POST - ADVANCED 1 Mark Salesse 2 Serge Lamarche 3