DECEMBER	SOARABLE DAYS: 18 .......... MONTHLY CUMULATIVE SCORE:	25
2007	WHAT KIND(S) OF LIFT ........... HOW STRONG, HOW HIGH, HOW LATE	DAILY
Dec 31	no one flew, but the wind was northerly enough to produce good ridge lift...	+1
Dec 30	ridge lift up into wave, 2kts to 11K	+1
Dec 29	not much: weak waves, feeble thermals, probly some ridge lift, but ...	0
Dec 28	not much, except little travelling waves from mountains far upwind	0
Dec 27	not much wind - there were 2kt thermals over the airport midday, otherwise, a	0
Dec 26	windy NW: mountains would have been working, until low clouds late	+1
Dec 25	windy, NE: would have been more ridge lift & bow wave. @ least a	+1
Dec 24	ridge lift to microwave, 2kts to 9K - strengthening late	+1
Dec 23	ridge lift, but messy due to bow wave - but bow wave fine to above 9K	+2
Dec 22	nitto NE, but not strong enough for more than minimal ridge lift	0
Dec 21	ridge lift & bow wave (mostly well upwind of mountains)	+1
Dec 20	wave, 6 kts to 14K - mostly cloudy near the mts, & 0-sink in desert	+2
Dec 19	would have been spots of wave, ridge lift, or a bit of both (+ shearline)	+1
Dec 18	CLASSIC WAVE (amazing how often this happens on Tuesdays!) : @ least a	+2
Dec 17	expecting wave: spotty ridge lift & assorted soarable junk (rotor)	+1
Dec 16	ditto early, then (finally) wave, improving PM: 6kts @ 10K by sunset	+1
Dec 15	ditto again - but purrrfectly smoooth (might have been a record...)	0
Dec 14	same lite northerlies: barely soarable to above 8K over hills	+1
Dec 13	ditto. Gorgeous: perfect WX for pattern practice	0
Dec 12	cool, not much wind, poor temps aloft: probly nothin'	0
Dec 11	NE wind, good temps aloft, cus over mts: ridge lift & probly thermals	+1
Dec 10	thermals, but weak - & not for long enough to call it 'soarable'	0
Dec 9	thermal, ridge (gained 1000') & wave, but all too weak for public consumption	0
Dec 8	more wave, & then thermals, 4-6kts to 8,500. For this time of year it's a:	+3
Dec 7	ditto, but higher	+2
Dec 6	WAVE, 4-6kts above 12,000	+2
Dec 5	sunny & calm	0
Dec 4	forecast for strong N wind aloft (ridge lift), but surface remained calm, so...	0
Dec 3	ditto	0
Dec 2	no wind, inversion aloft, gorgeous, but no lift	0
Dec 1	strong winds, weak lift: limited wave & ridge lift, 4kts @ 11,000 feet	+1

NOVEMBER	SOARABLE DAYS: 18 .......... MONTHLY CUMULATIVE SCORE:	20
2007	WHAT KIND(S) OF LIFT ........... HOW STRONG, HOW HIGH, HOW LATE	DAILY
Nov 30	low & gray with intermittent showers - 1st all-out stinker in 699 days	-1
Nov 29	converging breezes, zero-sink or better, to above 7,000 feet	+1
Nov 28	mostly cloudy, northeast wind, maybe ridge lift, but...	0
Nov 27	mostly cloudy, west wind, probly nothing much	0
Nov 26	nice & sunny, but no activity - in the air or on the ground	0
Nov 25	soarable lift @ the chimney only, to 7,000 feet : call it a	0
Nov 24	ditto, but better - to 10,000 feet	+2
Nov 23	strong NNE wind aloft: fine ridge lift + other goodies scattered around	+2
Nov 22	gorgeous, but very calm	0
Nov 21	maybe some ridge lift, but probably too easterly & too lite	0
Nov 20	not much movement, vertically or sideways	0
Nov 19	ditto	+1
Nov 18	ditto, but stronger: convergence thermals along our 2nd ridge, to 8K	+1
Nov 17	ditto, but weaker: there was lift in one place (the labor camp) but call it a	0
Nov 16	ditto, but better: 4kts to above 9K	+1
Nov 15	mountain thermals, 2kts+ to above 8K	+1
Nov 14	ditto, but better numbers - & big dust devils were seen after noon	+1
Nov 13	probly about the same, but no data, so...	0
Nov 12	thermals, 2-4kts to 7K, + spotty slope lift	+1
Nov 11	WSW wave, + other odd goodies	+1
Nov 10	lite northerlies & blue thermals, 2kts to above 6K	+1
Nov 9	blue wave, very wide: 4kts @ 14K & getting stronger above that	+2
Nov 8	soft mt. thermals & shearline, 2kts+ to @ 9K, until cloud cover killed the lift	+1
Nov 7	forecast temps aloft indicated weak thermals to 9K in the mountains	+1
Nov 6	very lite air: maybe weak thermals, but no one flew, so...	0
Nov 5	fine convergence of N & S breezes, 6kts+ to above 9,000 feet	+2
Nov 4	weakest possible thermals, to above 7K	+1
Nov 3	ditto: 2-4kt thermals to above 8K & weakest possible ridge lift	+1
Nov 2	lite NE: ridge lift, bits of bow wave, and a few thermals, 4-6kts to 6500 ft	+1
Nov 1	ditto: very lite, with a decent temperature gradient, but no one flew, so...	0

OCTOBER	SOARABLE DAYS: 25 .......... MONTHLY CUMULATIVE SCORE:	29
2007	WHAT KIND(S) OF LIFT ........... HOW STRONG, HOW HIGH, HOW LATE	DAILY
Oct 31	maybe some weak thermals, but the dust devils were small...	0
Oct 30	probably not much lift, if any...	0
Oct 29	rotor & wave to above 10,000 feet	+1
Oct 28	smokey, few thermals, but 2-4kts to 8K above sun-facing slopes	+1
Oct 27	starting late: odd combos of wave/rotor/shear/thermal, to above 10K	+1
Oct 26	best convection in weeks: 4-6kts to above 10K, + weak wave to 13K	+2
Oct 25	weakest possible thermals, but soarable, 2kts to 8K	+1
Oct 24	not much atmospheric activity of any kind	0
Oct 23	ditto	+1
Oct 22	ditto	+1
Oct 21	ridge lift, best up high, + bow wave, 2kts to 10K	+2
Oct 20	strong west wind: ridge/wave lift in limited areas, + soarable junk low	+1
Oct 19	lightest breezes & softest thermals, 2kts to 8K	+1
Oct 18	Zero wind and thermals to above 2000 feet AGL	0
Oct 17	only 1 flight, no luck. might have been some ridge lift high in mts, but call it a:	0
Oct 16	strong west wind: afternoon cumulus marked mountain lift to above 9K	+1
Oct 15	strong south wind, but no one found wave = 1st unsoarable day since Feb 24	0
Oct 14	weak thermals in desert to 7K, & scratchy pieces in mountains to 10K	+1
Oct 13	blue thermals, 2-4 kts to above 7K, & shearline over mts to 9K	+1
Oct 12	variable convergence lift, very strong at times, up to 9K	+1
Oct 11	zero-sink convergence lift above the 2nd ridge - any altitude, all day	+1
Oct 10	strong west wind: probly booming @ work camp, but not much else...	+1
Oct 9	ditto again	+1
Oct 8	ditto - still soarable @ 5:30	+1
Oct 7	ditto	+1
Oct 6	weak ridge lift and 2-4kt thermals to above 8K	+1
Oct 5	strong west wind & occasional clouds: convergence lift, 4-6kts to 9K	+1
Oct 4	big blue wave, 6-8kts from 9K to 14K - & above that, who knows?	+2
Oct 3	ditto + shearline midafternoon	+1
Oct 2	weak thermals	+1
Oct 1	blue WAVE, increasing all day, very strong up high	+2

SEPT	SOARABLE DAYS: 30 .......... MONTHLY CUMULATIVE SCORE:	47
2007	WHAT KIND(S) OF LIFT ........... HOW STRONG, HOW HIGH, HOW LATE	DAILY
Sept30	ditto: not so weak, & up to 9,500 ft, then 10kt shearline late	+1
Sept29	weeeak thermals, 2-4kts to above 7K, still good @ 5:00 p.m.	+1
Sept28	convergence lift, unpredictable, 4kts to above 9K, still good @ 6:00 PM	+1
Sept27	very active shearline, 4-6kts to above 11K	+1
Sept26	ditto, but warmer	+1
Sept25	ditto	+1
Sept24	ditto, but better: got to 10,000 feet over the mountains	+1
Sept23	springlike: weak convergence lift in the foothills, to 8,000 feet	+1
Sept22	winterlike: after early overcast, classic wave: 6-10kts to ??? + snow	+2
Sept21	springlike: massive convergence, 5-10kts (some 15kts) to above 10K	+2
Sept20	winterlike: 2-4kts to 8500 feet under cumulus wherever the sun shone	+1
Sept19	strong shearlines and blue wave, probly better than a:	+2
Sept18	better forecast numbers, but probly about the same as yesterday	+1
Sept17	cool west breeze, convergence thermals, 4kts to above 8K	+1
Sept16	better convergence thermals, 4kts to above 9k, + wave to 12K	+2
Sept15	mostly convergence thermals & a spot of wave - nothing above 10K	+1
Sept14	odd wave 4-6kts to above 12K, & convergence thermals, 4-6kts to 8K	+2
Sept13	windy, S&W, but 2kt thermals to 7500 (probly wave, but we didn't find it)	+1
Sept12	increasing SW wind, convergences markded by cus + probable wave	+2
Sept11	ditto	+2
Sept10	lite breezes & blue thermals, 6-8tks to 13K	+2
Sept 9	ditto, but not quite as uniformly excellent...	+2
Sept 8	huge shearline, miles wide: 6-10kts to above 12,000 + 5kt wave late	+3
Sept 7	lite & variable, 4-8kts to 11K (or higher), and all over the place	+2
Sept 6	lite northerlies & southerlies = convergance therms 6kts to above 10K	+2
Sept 5	cooler temps, no wind, probably weak - but there were dust devils...	+1
Sept 4	certain thermals and possible wave	+2
Sept 3	ditto again (prior to OD, a street looked like it ran from Mex. to Reno...	+2
Sept 2	ditto - almost identical - OD clouds gone, & sunny again by 6:00 p.m.	+2
Sept 1	ditto, convergence thermals with overdevelopment: 6kts to 12K	+2

AUGUST	SOARABLE DAYS: 31 .......... MONTHLY CUMULATIVE SCORE:	65
2007	WHAT KIND(S) OF LIFT ........... HOW STRONG, HOW HIGH, HOW LATE	DAILY
Aug 31	ditto again - even during the OD, there were gobs of lift, till strong @ 6	+3
Aug 30	another classic, but OD'd midday. 'Only' 13K, but a 15kt climb was had	+3
Aug 29	cus formed early & high - south of high mts. 1 of this year's best days!	+3
Aug 28	ditto, but higher, with even lighter winds, and probably better	+3
Aug 27	a CLASSIC: big cumulus in streets, early & late. 8-10kts to 11K	+3
Aug 26	lite winds & hi clouds - weak convergence thermals, 3-4kts to above 8K	+1
Aug 25	ditto again, but smokey & not quite as good	+2
Aug 24	thermals & shearlines, 6-8kts to above 12K + weak wave to above 13K	+2
Aug 23	ditto: thermals & blue shearlines, 4-6kts to above 10K	+2
Aug 22	ditto	+1
Aug 21	lite wind, moderate blue thermals, softened by smoke from distant fires	+1
Aug 20	blue thermals, 6-10kts to above 9k	+2
Aug 19	south wind: 10kt dust devils to above 9K leading to 10kt wave - to...	+2
Aug 18	dittodittoditto. What an amazing playground this place is!	+3
Aug 17	dittoditto - terrific shearline lift - blowing out late, but still great soaring	+3
Aug 16	ditto: 6-10kt thermals and shearlines to above 13K	+3
Aug 15	lighter winds, higher cu, still good at 6:PM	+3
Aug 14	lite winds, fat cumulus with bases above 13K, probly 6-8kts to above 12	+3
Aug 13	ditto	+2
Aug 12	lite south, 4-6kt thermals to 12k	+2
Aug 11	strange one: combined rotor/convergence/thermals into weak wave	+1
Aug 10	ditto - fine enough, but below average for this time of year.	+1
Aug 9	thermals & shears, mostly 4-6kts to 12K - but some were a solid 13K	+1
Aug 8	thermals, better than 6kts to above 12K	+2
Aug 7	modest numbers - would have been 4-6kt thermals to 9 or 10K	+1
Aug 6	cool wind, convergence therms, shearlines & 'micro' waves 4kts to 9K	+1
Aug 5	huge convergence thermals & shearlines 6-10kts to 14K	+2
Aug 4	blue therms, then wave, & grey convergence: lots of everything	+2
Aug 3	ditto, but bigger & better - therms & shearline 6-10kts to 14K, good late	+3
Aug 2	ditto ditto	+2
Aug 1	ditto	+2

JULY	SOARABLE DAYS: 31 .......... MONTHLY CUMULATIVE SCORE:	61
2007	WHAT KIND(S) OF LIFT ........... HOW STRONG, HOW HIGH, HOW LATE	DAILY
July 31	ditto - we'll be modest & call it a:	+2
July 30	ditto, but a bit better all around	+3
July 29	lite NW & SE = big convergence thermals, 6-10kts to 13K	+2
July 28	strong SW wind, 6-8kt thermals to above 13K	+2
July 27	big shearline	+2
July 26	ditto, but no flying...	+3
July 25	high cumulus early, lite winds = terrific stuff	+3
July 24	huge shearline with 14K bases - would have been @ least a:	+2
July 23	overcast w/ showers, then 3kts to 10K, before OD: short-but-sweet	+1
July 22	lite winds, huge thermals 6-10 kts to 14K below lennies with no wave...	+2
July 21	ditto, to above 11K	+1
July 20	ditto, to above 10K	+1
July 19	ditto: wave disrupted by thermals, 6-10kts to above 9K (probly higher)	+1
July 18	probably weaker thermals with stronger wave	+1
July 17	probably weak thermals with weak wave	+1
July 16	ditto, but 'only' to a bit above 12K	+2
July 15	ditto, but a bit stronger & higher, & marked by cumulus, 6-10kts to 13K	+3
July 14	weak slope lift + 6-8kt thermals & shearlines to above 12K	+2
July 13	ditto, but higher, to well above 12K, still good @ 6:PM	+2
July 12	lite northerly, thermals & shearlines, 4-6kts to above 10K	+2
July 11	better thermals & possible wave - probably much better than a:	+1
July 10	cloudy early, then thermals & wave - probably better than a:	+1
July 9	ditto (mostly in the mts), + wave 6kts to above 11K	+2
July 8	converging S & NW winds, 6kt therms to 9K, + weak shearlines & wave	+2
July 7	ditto ditto (including the devils)	+3
July 6	ditto, plus wave in the PM (lots of dust devils)	+3
July 5	TREMENDOUS, early & high: 6-12kts (& often much stronger) to 18K	+3
July 4	ditto, but hotter - at least a:	+2
July 3	no wind, good temps aloft - would have been a:	+2
July 2	ditto	+2
July 1	NW breeze, 4-8kt thermals to above 13K, good early & great late	+2

JUNE	SOARABLE DAYS: 30 .......... MONTHLY CUMULATIVE SCORE:	63
2007	WHAT KIND(S) OF LIFT ........... HOW STRONG, HOW HIGH, HOW LATE	DAILY
June30	ditto, but not quite as good...	+1
June29	NW breeze, 4-6kt thermals to above 12K ...then it got better late	+2
June28	hazy/smokey, 4-6kt thermals to above 9K	+1
June27	windy & hazy, with moderate temps aloft...	+1
June26	ditto (no flights, but we saw a big dust devil on the runway @ 6:30 PM)	+2
June25	lite & variable, 6-8kt thermals to 11K (+ broad weak stuff everywhere)	+2
June24	windy: west & south, with strong convergence to 9K & wave to 13K	+1
June23	ditto, 6-10kt thermals to 11,500 feet, then windy late	+2
June22	very light winds with 6kt lift to well above 12K - still strong @ 6:00 p.m.	+3
June21	6kt thermals to 11K, + 4-6kt ridge lift everywhere along the whole range	+3
June20	ditto, maybe not as strong - but we had # big dust devils @ 6:00 p.m...	+1
June19	ditto, & maybe wave PM	+2
June18	lite & variable, convergence thermals 6-10kts to 11K, & shearlines late	+2
June17	lite northerly, 4-6kt thermals to 11K (still sweet over the mts. @ 6:30)	+2
June16	more wind, thermals & shearlines in the desert +early hints of wave	+1
June15