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Blanchard Mountain West Launch

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Blanchard Mountain West Launch

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PPG friendly
Not marked
Authorization
Required
Club / contract
Required
Launch faces
WSW, W, WNW
Forecast point
Ready
Access notes
NCSC manages the Samish Overlook launches and private landing access. Carry a Discover Pass, complete the current club waiver/site introduction, and follow the current vehicle and parking instructions; no commercial operation is authorized.
Site rules
  • Hold current USHPA membership, complete the current North Cascades Soaring Club waiver/site requirements, and obtain a site introduction before independent use.
  • Respect locked gates, road restrictions, private land, landowner conditions, seasonal fire closures, and winter snow closures; hike-in status can change without notice.
  • Carry a helmet and reserve and follow the current club rating, mentor, wind, parking, and vehicle limits for the specific launch.
  • Do not launch, land, park, camp, or retrieve outside the current authorized areas.
  • Use the private Main LZ only under the club's current permission and published approach.
Launch directions
WSW, W, WNW
Direction notes
Official ideal sector 240-300 degrees; broader published usable sector is about 200-310 degrees.
Safety notes
  • West Launch is ideal about 240-300 degrees and should not be used in north/northwest flow that crosses or rotors behind terrain.
  • The private Main LZ at 48.593578,-122.420472 has powerlines, ditches, fences, trees, and limited parking; a roughly 5:1 glide is required.
  • Sea-breeze changes and convergence can quickly alter both launch and LZ conditions.
Additional notes
One of two separately published Samish Overlook launch faces. PPG is not authorized.
Map pin (exact launch)
Official NCSC West Launch coordinate, corroborated by the OSM launch polygon.
Official website
https://www.northcascadessoaringclub.com/blanchard-mountain.html

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