Top 20 XC Soaring Sites in the US

Here is a list of top 50 breweries of 2015. San Diego shows up multiple times, even SLC shows up on the list. Out of San Diego there is Warner Springs, home to many National Champs, two from same family one of the local pilots will be flying WGC 2017. Four hours drive to Tehachapai, gateway to the Sierra's. I know the owner of Ballast point, sold brewery for 1 billion dollars. Told him he needs a helicopter and I could fly it for him (commercial, instrument rotorcraft). He said "No". Instead he is wasting the money on college for the kids, home and cars.


On Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at 10:27:23 AM UTC-8, JS wrote:
Many places are seasonal.
The Appalachian chain with "a low up high and a high down low" is loads of fun.
But the best soaring is often where nobody would go on vacation, the Great Basin being a decent example.
Tonopah, Nevada is a great place for Summer XC but other than the brewery there is little infrastructure left on Doon.
Ely has much better infrastructure, but no longer has regular tows available. Don't think they have a brewery, but the hardware store has a great selection of stainless metric hardware.
You can fly the Great Basin from quite a few places along the edge. The Utah locations are shy on decent beer.
Moriarty's pretty consistent weather combined with a relatively low cost of living has attracted many. And it has a brewery.
Come to think of it, Tehachapi has a brewery too.
Internationally, you won't find much population density (especially with any wealth) outside of Windhoek, Namibia yet it's obvious that Bitterwasser, Kiripotib and Pokweni offer tremendous soaring. December always seems to be the best for them. Wonder if they have a brewery?
Jim