Ed Levin Almost Soarable

Ed Levin County Park's smooth grass covered hills, easy glide ratio and large LZ are known by Bay Area pilots as a premier training site. However, in pre-frontal conditions Ed Levin often transforms into a wonderful soaring site. The mountain provides a large, smooth lift band as it faces, unobstructed into the oncoming front. All of the Bay Area hang glider pilots read a well advertised weather forecast of this classic cold front hitting the Bay Area and were at Ed Levin when Gerry and I arrived for some mid winter soaring.

Winds were marginal in strength and frustratingly South-South-East. We regrettably concluded today was not the pre-frontal soaring day anticipated. After several hours of waiting with showers beginning to form over the coastal mountains we each took our turn at a slightly extended sled ride down the mountain.