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Weather Resources

Mountain weather...a soaring pilot's dream!

Truckee is located within the Sierra Nevada mountains, and its weather is typically a soaring pilot's dream: strong thermals, occasional wave, high cloudbases. Climbs to 14k MSL are normal during the summer soaring season, with 18k MSL reachable on many days. If your ship is not equipped with oxygen, you might consider getting that installed before you come up. Soar Truckee offers on-site oxygen refills for gliders only.

Truckee is just over the ridge from the Carson Valley of Nevada and shares many of the same weather influences as world-renowned Minden. The soaring forecasts prepared for the Reno/Minden area are quite accurate for Truckee as well. The weather links on this page will help you prepare for your Sierra soaring adventure!

Truckee Weather Resources

Sierra/Nevada Soaring Forecast
Aviation Digital Services - enter KTRK for Truckee Tahoe Airport
BLIPMAP viewer for the Truckee area
Dr. Jack Glendening's home page, with explanations of BLIPMAPS and other soaring weather information
Noaa - 1K vis
Noaa - 4K IR
Noaa - 4K water vapor

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  • Home
  • Events
  • Rides
  • Gallery
  • Visitors
    • New to Soaring
    • Learn To Fly
    • Guest Pilots
    • Lodging
    • Dining
    • Great Links
    • Memorial Rock
  • Youth Soaring
    • Line Crew Internship
    • Youth Camp 2016
  • Glider Pilots
    • Rules & Procedures
    • Rentals & Rates
    • Weather Resources
    • Flight Tracking
    • Make it back to Truckee
    • Cross Country Planning
    • Contests
  • Power Pilots
  • Contact Us
  • TTSA Staff
  • Our Fleet
  • Store