Saskatoon – Blackstrap


Blackstrap hill, located south of Saskatoon near Dundurn, has a flyable ridge. Located inside the provincial park, this ridge is south of the old ski hill. The ski hill itself could be speed flown, but does not generate sufficient ridge lift. This is a hike in site. Although the map indicates a road, it is not accessible to the public.

Blackstrap is soar-able in the winter. It may be possible to thermal out from this site in the fall. During the summer, thermals are present but not sufficiently strong to gain any substantial altitude. In fall, the lake water being warmer than the ground might allow for ‘lake thermal’ generation, which could allow a climb out. Due to the required wind direction, the XC route would be over the back into a more remote part of the grid, but retrieve should be generally possible.