King Mountain, Idaho chosen for site of 2009 U.S.
National Hang Gliding Championships.
The United States Hang Gliding and Paragliding
Association announces King Mountain near Moore, Idaho
has been chosen as the site for the 2009 US National
Hang Gliding Championships.
100+ participants are expected to participate from
across the United States and abroad. King Mountain is a
world renowned hang gliding site located in the heart of
Idaho's spectacular Lost River Range. This is the first
time the National Hang Gliding Championships have been
awarded to the area.
King Mountain hang gliding is known for spectacular
scenery and long distances. Flights over 100 miles are
common, using only thermals as power. Thermals are
rising columns of warm air and the lava beds of Idaho's
Craters of the Moon provide plenty of thermal activity
for the hang gliders to stay aloft. The competition is
scored by distance- how far each pilots flies each day
determines their score. This type of task is one of the
hardest to win in hang gliding. Each competitor must
analyze the weather and conditions prior to launching,
then make good decisions along a specified route to win
the day.
The communities of Moore, Arco, and Butte County have
been long supporters of hang gliding and have welcomed
pilots from all over the world to Idaho's mountains.
This is a highly competitive bid process.; said Lisa
Tate, the volunteer event organizer. We presented a bid
to the United States Hang Gliding and Paragliding
Association at their meeting in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
We were very pleased to receive the bid and to have the
opportunity to introduce new pilots to the wonderful
flying at King Mountain as well as the great communities
here."
The Championship is scheduled for July 20-26, 2009. For
more information please contact Lisa Tate, Meet Director
at (208) 376-7914 or by email at
Lisa@lisatateglass.com
Additional photos and contacts are available for use /
interview. Please contact Lisa Tate at the above
address.
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