BECOME A MEMBER OF SUN VALLEY PARAGLIDERS

To fly Bald Mountain, you must be a current member of USHPA and Sun Valley Paragliders Club. In accordance with our site insurance policy, we are able to offer the following membership options: 1 month membership ($25) or annual membership ($75).

Annual/Local Membership:

  1. Complete Release Agreement Form (save your copy on your phone!)

  2. Complete Club Rules Form (save your copy on your phone!)

  3. Send $75 via paypal to sunvalleyparagliders@gmail.com after completing the forms. Do the no fees option. Save your receipt on your phone

  4. Your proof of membership is the confirmation emails of your payment and form submissions.

  5. You are ready to fly Sun Valley!

1 Month/Visiting Membership:

  1. Complete Release Agreement Form and save your copy on your phone

  2. Complete Club Rules Form and save your copy on your phone

  3. Send $25 via paypal to sunvalleyparagliders@gmail.com after completing the forms. Do the no fees option. Save your receipt on your phone

  4. Your proof of membership is the confirmation emails of your payment and form submissions.

  5. If you have never flown Sun Valley before you must be accompanied by a local pilot for a site introduction.

  6. You are ready to fly Sun Valley!

BALD MOUNTAIN FLYING REGULATIONS

(PARAGLIDING & SPEED WING)

  1. Current and active USHPA membership and Para 3 (Intermediate) rating is required to fly Bald Mountain. (P2 sponsorship available for local pilots. Sponsorship/chaperoning pilot must hold a valid USHPA instructor rating or minimum of P4 rating)

  2. Current Sun Valley Paragliding Club Membership is required.

  3. SVP membership card must be carried at all times and presented at the request of any Sun Valley Company

    mountain personnel, club officer or site monitor.

  4. All “first flights” from Bald Mountain must be made with an authorized club member. A thorough review

    of flight rules, including the location of authorized launch sites and landing zones must be completed.

  5. During the WINTER season, all flights must be airborne no later than 3:30 p.m. (Hence, launching after

    3:30 p.m. is prohibited).

  6. All flights must maintain 150' (50 meters) minimum clearance (vertical & horizontal) from all

    mountain structures, in-bounds ski runs, guests/people, lift facilities, etc.

  7. Helmets, reserve parachutes and radios, (USHPA frequency 151.925) are mandatory on all flights. A cell

    phone may be carried in substitute of a radio. (A reserve chute is not required for speed/mini wings. See

    below for speed flying stipulations)

  8. Authorized Winter Launch Areas: Heaven, Little Easter, Hun-Run and Limelight. Additional Summer Launch

    sites: Christmas Ridge, College, Alabama, Indiana, Little Swindon.

  9. Authorized Landing Zone is the north end of the parking lot at River Run. (Alternate landing zone: Sports

    fields at the Hemingway School/Atkinson Park). Landings are prohibited at any time on SV Company property in the Warm Springs area.

    - Reckless conduct or violation of any rules may result in revocation of membership and flight privileges-

Local P2 pilots meeting the following requirements may fly Bald Mt. unsupervised.

1. Minimum logged requirements: 75 flights, 25 of which from Bald Mountain.
Following demonstrating suitable skills and tasks, etc., to a local instructor, the instructor can submit recommendation for approval by the BOD. Once approved, pilot may fly unsupervised from Baldy, but cannot fly alone. (Must be flying with another pilot.)

The following additional regulations apply to speed-wings/mini-wings, (152 meters - 222 meters).

1. All flights must maintain 150' (50 meters) minimum clearance (vertical & horizontal) from all mountain structures, ski runs, guests/people, lift facilities, etc. “Speed-riding” is strictly prohibited.

2. Current and active USHPA membership and Para 3 (Intermediate) rating is required to fly Bald Mountain. (P2 sponsorship available for local pilots. Sponsorship/chaperoning pilot must hold a valid USHPA instructor rating or minimum of P4 rating)

3. P3 or P4 pilots new to flying Baldy must be supervised/chaperoned by a local pilot for first 10 flights. 4. Reserve parachutes are not required, but highly recommended.
5. Speed wings/mini wings smaller than 152 meters are prohibited.
6. Landings are prohibited at any time on SV Company property in the Warm Springs area.