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Little Ellis

4🟡 Marginal

USA · Takeoff 2187 m

Forecast next days

2026-08-2865

Día volable, condiciones decentes, base de cúmulos ~1461 m, viento 23 km/h, con precipitación 1.8 mm.

Wind max: 23 km/h
Base: 1461 m
CAPE: 80
LI: -1.3
2026-08-290

No recomendable para volar, base de cúmulos ~361 m, viento 20 km/h, con precipitación 11.3 mm.

Wind max: 20 km/h
Base: 361 m
CAPE: 488
LI: -2.1
2026-08-3013

No recomendable para volar, base de cúmulos ~1149 m, viento 19 km/h, con precipitación 5.3 mm.

Wind max: 19 km/h
Base: 1149 m
CAPE: 350
LI: -3.9
2026-08-3130

No recomendable para volar, base de cúmulos ~2993 m, viento 21 km/h.

Wind max: 21 km/h
Base: 2993 m
CAPE: 0
LI: 4.1

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Takeoff description

Rocky, slightly bushy takeoff about 1.5 hours up on the spine of little Ellis. Plenty of room for 1-2 gliders to takeoff. Not recommended to try taking off in a tail wind.

About this site

Little Ellis is a paragliding launch site in USA, near Bozeman. Takeoff elevation is 2187 meters above sea level. It has a moderate thermal and XC score of 4/100. Check the daily forecast above for current flyability conditions including CAPE, lifted index, cloud base height, and wind speed.