December	SOARABLE DAYS: 19 .......... MONTHLY CUMULATIVE SCORE:	28
2006	WHAT KIND(S) OF LIFT ........... HOW STRONG, HOW HIGH, HOW LATE	DAILY
Dec31	OK for the last day of any year: ridge lift up into wave, to above 12K	+1
Dec30	sweet weather - no lift	0
Dec29	like yesterday - not as powerful, but easier to use, good to above 10K	+2
Dec28	strong ridge lift & unusually good bow wave over wide areas of desert	+2
Dec27	strong west winds: ridge lift & thermals	+1
Dec26	big wave, increasing all day	+2
Dec25	nothing much for staying aloft (Santa has reigndeer for thrust...)	0
Dec24	zero-sink convergence in spots: 1 of the last unsoarable daze of this year...	0
Dec23	weak ridge lift	+1
Dec22	strong northerly aloft: solid ridge lift to above 10K, + bow wave	+2
Dec21	ditto	0
Dec20	didtn't look like much	0
Dec19	probably ditto	+1
Dec18	ridge lift & weak bow wave + thermals, 3-4kts to 9K	+2
Dec17	marginal ridge lift, convergence, and desert thermals, 2-4 kts to 8K	+1
Dec16	standard big wave, 6-8kts to 14K, & who-knows-how-high	+2
Dec15	weak wave to about 10,000	+1
Dec14	ditto	0
Dec13	not much	0
Dec12	looked very similar to Dec 10 - so call it at least a:	+1
Dec11	very lite westerlies, no flights, probably some lift, but...	0
Dec10	west wind: strong bow wave - 6kts to above 10K, good to 13K	+2
Dec 9	classic wave: 8kts at 14K	+2
Dec 8	wave, still forming, and still lifting strong at 15K	+2
Dec 7	weakest wave, 1 kt to 10K	+1
Dec 6	ditto	0
Dec 5	sunny, of course, but probly not much lift	0
Dec 4	ditto on south face of Mt. Williamson: good all day, but let's be honest =	0
Dec 3	1 single little thermal over the chimney, between 6,600 & 6,900, all day	+1
Dec 2	ridge lift (& not much of that)	+1
Dec 1	very calm and smooth: no lift	0

November	SOARABLE DAYS: 16 .......... MONTHLY CUMULATIVE SCORE:	20
2006	WHAT KIND(S) OF LIFT ........... HOW STRONG, HOW HIGH, HOW LATE	DAILY
Nov 30	no lift	0
Nov 29	nobody here...	0
Nov 28	probable ridge lift, but...	0
Nov 27	wave	+1
Nov 26	ditto	+1
Nov 25	shearline over mountains, weak to above 9,000 feet	+1
Nov 24	weakest slope thermals & converging winds = zero-sink: barely a	+1
Nov 23	didn't look like much	0
Nov 22	wave, strong at 14,000...	+2
Nov 21	zero-sink wave	+1
Nov 20	ditto	0
Nov 19	ditto - zero-sink + little nibbles.	0
Nov 18	ditto, but flattened out midday: call it a	0
Nov 17	ditto, but a bit better: 2-4 kts to 9K - till 4:PM = half hour before sunset	+2
Nov 16	lite NW, convergence thermals in mts: 4kts to 8500 MSL	+1
Nov 15	lite winds, flat temperature gradient: probably a sleeper	0
Nov 14	strong west wind: probably ridge lift	+1
Nov 13	0-sink wave followed by ridge lift to 9500 feet - & thermals late, to 7K	+1
Nov 12	thermals, 1-2kts to 6500' MSL, till 4:PM	+1
Nov 11	WAVE all day (on both sides of a cold front!)	+2
Nov 10	very tiny slope thermals to above 7500 feet	+1
Nov 9	zero-sink thermals and zero-sink wave	0
Nov 8	probably ridge lift, & maybe wave, but no one flew, so ...	0
Nov 7	ditto	0
Nov 6	ditto	0
Nov 5	ditto, only weaker. Let's be modest and call it a:	0
Nov 4	lite NE with mt therms & ridge lift to above 8K (+ zero sink bow wave)	+1
Nov 3	decent numbers, but rare overcast squished thermal convection	0
Nov 2	lite W converging with SW over mts, 2-4kts, clouds @ 10K. For Nov, a:	+2
Nov 1	ditto (actually, a slightly better forecast than yesterday & day before...)	+1

October	SOARABLE DAYS: 29 .......... MONTHLY CUMULATIVE SCORE:	+39
2006	WHAT KIND(S) OF LIFT ........... HOW STRONG, HOW HIGH, HOW LATE	DAILY
Oct 31	similar forecast, circling birds, little dust devils, so... ditto	+1
Oct 30	very lite: weak mountain thermals to 8,500 feet, and weaker shearline	+1
Oct 29	converging winds feeding thermals, 4-6kts to 10K. For Oct 29, it's a:	+2
Oct 28	ditto, but our thermals were (barely) SOARABLE	+1
Oct 27	clear & beautiful, lite east breeze - and UNsoarable	0
Oct 26	weak ridge lift, only high on mountains	+1
Oct 25	weak blue thermals, barely soarable	+1
Oct 24	good temps aloft, converging winds in mts: cumuli bases at 11K all day	+2
Oct 23	ditto, but soarable again: 2kt thermals to 6K	+1
Oct 22	ditto, but not quite strong enough: 1st unsoarable day since April 18	0
Oct 21	ditto again	+1
Oct 20	ditto (best: 2kts+ to 8K)	+1
Oct 19	weak thermals & weak ridge lift	+1
Oct 18	ridge lift & possible bow wave	+1
Oct 17	probably weak thermals	+1
Oct 16	no thermals - ridge lift on west faces - barely soarable, but...	+1
Oct 15	cloudless, weak thermals (6kts @ times) to 9,000 feet	+1
Oct 14	after an overcast AM: weak thermal, ridge lift, & even wave to 9K	+1
Oct 13	BIG cumulus, 6kts to 9K - & GORGEOUS	+2
Oct 12	BIG shearlines, 6kts+ to above 12K (cumlus @ 13K)	+2
Oct 11	peculiar junk - soarable, one way or another, all day	+1
Oct 10	probable thermals & probable wave	+1
Oct 9	lite NW, thermals & shearline, 6kts+ to 12K	+3
Oct 8	strong ridge, thermals & bow wave 5-10kts to 13K: for October it was a:	+3
Oct 7	lite NE, smooth blue thermals, 4-8 knots to 9K	+1
Oct 6	strong west wind with thermals feeding shearlines, 6-10 knots, to 10K	+2
Oct 5	rotor, soarable to 9K. Probable wave above rotor clouds @ maybe 11K	+1
Oct 4	probable thermals midday, & probable wave PM	+1
Oct 3	shearline AM, thermals to 10K midday, wave by evening = @ least a:	+1
Oct 2	wave (weak low & strong high), + thermals to 9K	+2
Oct 1	strange cloudy day, odd bits of thermal, rotor, slope & wave	+1

Sept	SOARABLE DAYS: 30 .......... MONTHLY CUMULATIVE SCORE:	60
2006	WHAT KIND(S) OF LIFT ........... HOW STRONG, HOW HIGH, HOW LATE	DAILY
Sep30	weak thermals, weak shearline, weak ridge lift & weak wave, to 9500'	+1
Sep29	soft thermals low, then 4-5kts to 9K, then shear on top, 6-8kts to 12,500	+2
Sep28	no wind, occasional hi clouds, soft thermals, 2-4kts to 9K in mountains	+1
Sep27	ditto, with even lighter breezes	+2
Sep26	lite SW, great temperature gradient: would have been like yesterday	+2
Sep25	ditto, soft therms & convergence in Mts, 6+kts to 13K	+2
Sep24	odd stuff: therms 6kts to 9K, travelling waves & convergence to 10,500	+2
Sep23	ridge lift and blue thermals, 5kts to 9K	+2
Sep22	shearline miles wide, 4-6 knots everywhere to 9K all day a weak:	+2
Sep21	smokey, weak thermal, ridge lift, mt convergence, 4 kt wave to above 9	+1
Sep20	smokey, good thermal numbers, dust devils	+1
Sep19	west breeze would have been weak thermals & maybe ridge late	+1
Sep18	soft 4kt therms in desert to above 8K, & 6+kts to 12K in Mts	+1
Sep17	ditto	+1
Sep16	NE breeze, ridge lift & thermals 2kts to 8K	+1
Sep15	west wind, small wave, 2-5 kts to 12K, all day	+2
Sep14	WSW wind: odd wave, 6kts to 11K	+2
Sep13	ditto, but hazy & smokey CLICK HERE	+2
Sep12	ditto lite N, great #s, high bases CLICK HERE to see what we all missed	+3
Sep 11	ditto, with 6-10kts to 14K, till 7:00 p.m.	+3
Sep10	lite northerly, thermals 6+kts to 12K	+2
Sept 9	about the same, but better wave & better thermals: 4+kts to 11K or so	+2
Sept 8	cooler, SW wave, very strong in a small area	+1
Sept 7	more dittos: 6-10kts to above 12K	+3
Sept 6	ditto again, one perfect day after another (CLICK HERE for PIX)	+3
Sept 5	ditto (CLICK HERE for PIX) lite breezes, looked good at sunset	+3
Sept 4	10kts to 12K, & the strongest evening ever = BOOMING @ 6:00 PM	+3
Sept 3	ditto (10 kts to 13K), but with bigger clouds	+3
Sept 2	ditto, but stronger and higher. still strong @ 7:PM	+3
Sept 1	ditto: 10kt thermals & multiple shearlines to above 14K	+3

August	SOARABLE DAYS: 31 .......... MONTHLY CUMULATIVE SCORE:	58
2006	WHAT KIND(S) OF LIFT ........... HOW STRONG, HOW HIGH, HOW LATE	DAILY
Aug 31	ditto, stronger and higher, great till 6:PM, then ridge lift to WAVE	+3
Aug 30	great shearlines, marked by cloud: 6-10kts to above 12K, lasting late	+3
Aug 29	strong temp gradient, south wind, no clouds, but BIG dust devils	+2
Aug 28	good as it gets: blue thermals everywhere, 10+kts to 14K	+3
Aug 27	more ditto: 4+kts to 11K	+1
Aug 26	ditto ditto: 4-6kts to 10K	+1
Aug 25	ditto, but weaker and lower.	+1
Aug 24	NW wind, dust devils, no cumulus: therms & shear, 6kts+ to 11K	+2
Aug 23	dust devils early, west wind, cu above 12K, + little wave clouds	+2
Aug 22	1 of the best days this year: very robust cu above 12K, no OD, lite wind	+3
Aug 21	best day in over a month: HUGE shear, 10kts to 14K, all day	+3
Aug 20	ditto again: blue shearline (WIDE), 6kts + to above 12K, till after 7:PM	+2
Aug 19	dittoditto, till 7:PM	+2
Aug 18	ditto, still good @ 6:30	+2
Aug 17	blue thermals & shearline, 6-10kts to above 12K, still good @ 6:PM	+2
Aug 16	weaker temp spread, but L&V breezes - & big dust devils	+1
Aug 15	ditto	+2
Aug 14	FAT shearline 4-6kts to above 10K, all day till @ least 6:PM	+2
Aug 13	spotty rotor therms & marginal ridge, then FAT shearline late: 4-6kts	+1
Aug 12	peculiar south wind, weak wave to above 12K & thermals to 9K	+1
Aug 11	west wind - therms 6kt+ to 12 & teensy wave above, + some shearlines	+2
Aug 10	ditto - strong shearine to above 13K - till after 5:PM	+2
Aug 9	better convective #s, cloudbase +12K & obvious wave: @ least a	+2
Aug 8	ditto	+2
Aug 7	ditto again	+2
Aug 6	ditto + wave to 16K	+2
Aug 5	wave early, then shearline thermals, 6-8kts to 12K - still good @ 7: PM	+2
Aug 4	ditto, but higher (12K), then blown out on the surface at 3:PM	+2
Aug 3	6kt therms to above 11K, from very early till after 6:PM: @ least a	+2
Aug 2	much better convective numbers & light breeze from the south & west	+2
Aug 1	best convective numbers in a week, cumulus around 12K till after 5:PM	+1

JULY	SOARABLE DAYS: 31 .......... MONTHLY CUMULATIVE SCORE:	59
2006	WHAT KIND(S) OF LIFT ........... HOW STRONG, HOW HIGH, HOW LATE	DAILY
July 31	ditto again (like an October day)	+1
July 30	ditto, weaker early, then stronger late - 6kts+ to above 9K	+1
July 29	ditto	+1
July 28	W wind @ airport, SE wind in mts: shear & thermals, 4kts to 9K	+1
July 27	hazy, windblown thermals, 4-6kts to 9K (10K max)	+1
July 26	hazy, lite winds, fewer cumulus	+1
July 25	ditto again	+2
July 24	ditto again, but soarable all day: 8kt therms to above 9K after recycling	+1
July 23	ditto early, but blowoff from distant ODs shut off thermal lift mid-PM	+1
July 22	ditto, but bigger: 8-10kts to 14K, but lost a few hours midday to ODs	+2
July 21	ditto all the way	+2
July 20	very early development (& OD). Between cells, 6-10kts to 12K	+2
July 19	even better numbers, cu bases above 14K till after sunset: @ least a	+2
July 18	huge cus, fat streets, 6-10kts to 12K, slight OD, & still good after 6:PM	+3
July 17	ditto, 4-6kts to 12K	+2
July 16	light & variable breezes, therms & shearline, 6+kts to 15K, good after 6	+2
July 15	TERRIFIC lift (& sink): 10+kts to 15,000 feet	+3
July 14	NW, very lite (lite S over Mts) 6-8kts to 14K, till after 6:PM	+2
July 13	W breeze, shearline over airport all day, huge dust devils, 6-12kt to 9K	+2
July 12	ditto	+2
July 11	no cumulus, but winds & temps aloft about like yesterday	+2
July 10	ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC: 8-12kts to 14K, from very early till 6:PM	+3
July 9	extrememly dynamic & cycling fast: 8-12kts to 14K, blown out @ 4:30	+3
July 8	BIG streets, well marked, starting @ 9:AM, 6-8kts to 15K, good late	+3
July 7	tried to be wave early, then 6-8kt therms & shear to 13K, good after 6	+2
July 6	ditto (blue), to 10,000 feet, still good after 6:PM	+2
July 5	ditto, to 12,000 feet, still good after 6:PM	+2
July 4	6-8kt therms & streets to 11K cloudbase (some OD), still strong @ 6:PM	+2
July 3	hazier & cloudier, but lite breezes with 6-8kt thermals to 13K	+2
July 2	ditto, to 13K - then blown out by crosswind (still good lift late)	+2
July 1	more thermals & well-marked shear: 6-10kts to 14K, still strong @ 6	+2

JUNE	SOARABLE DAYS: 30 .......... MONTHLY CUMULATIVE SCORE:	55
2006	WHAT KIND(S) OF LIFT ........... HOW STRONG, HOW HIGH, HOW LATE	DAILY
June30	8-12kt thermals & shearline (well marked) to above 13K, still strong @ 6	+3
June29	starting early, 6-8kt thermals to above 12K (no OD), still fine lift @ 6:30	+3
June28	BIG, gorgeous cumulus & lite winds (some OD late, but soarable @ 7)	+2
June27	windy (probable thermals + signs of wave PM)	+1
June26	starting very late: 4-6kts thermals to 11K	+1
June25	ditto - to about 14K	+2
June24	ditto - to about 16K	+2
June23	some thermals 13kts, & in some places 17,000 & still soarable at 7:PM	+2
June22	6-8kt thermals & shearlines to 13,500 feet	+3
June21	Lite & variable, 4-6kt therms to 11K - improved all PM - upgraded to a:	+2
June20	ditto, but to be modest:	+1
June19	ditto	+2
June18	blue thermals, 4-8kts to 11K & WAVE from low altitude - till 6:PM	+2
June17	TUNZO thermal lift: 6+kts to above 13K - from 10:30 till 6:PM	+3
June16	ditto, but much better: 6-8kts to 10K	+2
June15	convergence thermals & ridge lift: 6kts to 9K