View important Flying Guidelines here (page 2).

Tiger Mountain is a beautiful place to fly. Extensive work has been done on both the north and south launch: trees have been cleared, grass planted, bathrooms installed, and the north launch has a strip of turf. Much of this has been done thank's to Team Chirico's (www.seattleparagliding.com) efforts over the past 15 years. The town of Issaquah officially lists paragliding at tiger Mountain as a community treasure.

Tiger is flyable with winds from the south, west and, preferably, the north. During peak season, Tiger Mt. provides prolific lift for beginner pilots to enjoy hour long flights. More advanced pilots will find themselves flying cross country. The distance record at Tiger stands at 48 miles (set by Tom McCune).

A soaring flight over launch provides spectacular views of Mt. Rainier to the south, Mt. Si, to the east, Mt Baker and Lake Sammamish to the north, and Seattle’s skyline to the west. It’s beautiful. With extended daylight hours in the summer the last flight is usually around 8:30. If timed correctly one can launch, catch the glass off, and watch the sunset from the air.

Complimenting the great flying are the many pilots who hang out at Tiger. A quick 30 minute drive from downtown Seattle make’s this a favorite location for after work flying. Local pilots often gather for good flying, post flying BBQs, and good company. The popularity of the site sometimes makes for crowded conditions in the air. However, visiting pilot’s shouldn’t be intimidated as most pilots follow the rules of the ridge.

Standard ridge rules apply at Tiger: pilot with the ridge on the right has the right of way, first one in the thermal determines direction, gliders on top yield to gliders below, etc. A standard figure eight is flown from a small peak in the mountain, just north of launch and referred to as the Kingdome, to an area just south of launch.

If conditions are right the north and south launches can be top landed. As such gliders on the north launch should be laid out on the east side up against the hill. The west side is used for top landing. Pilots launching should yield to incoming pilots.

Local pilots landing at the LZ use a standard airline approach of downwind > baseleg > final. Please make your downwind approach over the trees on the east side of the LZ. The west side contains powerlines and, besides the obvious, mishaps here can jeapordize the site and cost you a lot of money.

Due to surrounding airports
Tiger Mt. has a height restriction of 6,000.

Radio Frequencies:
Students (flight 1-25) under instructor radio supervision wear visible streamers.
151.955 tone 1462: Tiger Veteran Pilot / Community Frequency
151.625 (no tone) --- Student instruction / school
151.925 (no tone) --- Student instruction / school

From Seattle take I-90 east to exit #17, Front Street exit in Issaquah. Head south on Front Street, it eventually turns into the Issaquah Hobart Road, for three miles. On you left will be a small grass field, the LZ, with a dirt parking lot running along side. As parking is limited you may find yourself parking on the street.

- Satelite Map to the LZ
- Street Map to LZ

GPS Coordinates for Tiger Mt. LZ/Parking: N47 30 01.6 W122 01 19.1

SHUTTLE: Riding to the top is a somewhat tricky yet thoroughly thought out process. Once at the LZ ask the local pilots about the blue van with the big rack on top that works in conjunction with the Michael Miller Shuttle service. This van takes you to "the cut". From the cut is a short, flat, 150 yard hike to a logging road where you’ll take a bumpy 20 minute ride in the back of Michael Miller’s rig. The shuttle leaves the LZ regulrarly, aproximately once an hour. You can purchase a ride on Tiger Shuttle for a minimal fee at the time of loading. For detailed shuttle availability, departure times, and fare prices please contact Mike directly through tigershuttle[at]comcast[dot]net. You can pay cash or purchase shuttle passes through his web site at www.tigershuttle.com.

You can also have alerts sent to your cell phone when the shuttle is running

- Tiger Tag - http://www.TigerTag.org
- Seattle Paragliding Tiger Cam - http://www.seattleparagliding.com
- Dave Wheeler's Tiger Cam - http://chorlton.homeip.net/
- Wind Talker - 206.730.2550

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