A nice day with small Cu at around 2600m and initially a light NE wind turning moderate later in the day.  A few in Barco and on the way and great flights from Jon and Jamie making it back (I got stuck 4km short of goal).  Well done to them both.

Yesterday and today we had pretty good thermal soaring conditions after quite an unseasonal stretch of bad weather which set in last Thursday.  Yesterday most did Valley circuits, though Ricard Fry went over the Pass to around 40kms.  Today, loads of flying, 3 flights for most, and mainly valley flying, with a few pushing towards Salamanca to the N.

Wednesday gave us a lot of top cover, but even with that, there were tremendous climbs to 3500m.  Most went over the Pass, but the convergence along the north of the Valley started to drop rain so Rob. Jason and I decided to turn back and had an interesting headwind flight back of over the plateau and along the north side of the Piedrahita Valley before coming to the El Soto landing back home.  

An excellent day.  Best flights of the day were over 100km by some flying that day, but something of a risk considering the clouds.

Sunday arrival of the DSC and a nice evening flight at PN.  Monday amazing conditions with convergence lines running north from the main ridge, followed by a group to around 60km to the NE.  Yesterday, another big day with 3400m climbs with a goal to Segovia made by 3 of us and a PB by Dave Allen and first 100km.  Ralph, with us last week made his PB to 150km.

A decent day yesterday with many doing good XCs between the Pass and Barco.  Our group arrived too late for the XC flight by enjoyed a good evening soaring, may doing the full ridge run and Valley flying in the restitution.

A reasonable forecast, but gusty strong winds from quite early on.  Only Hans decided to fly, where he found reasonable conditions, though the rest of us decided to leave it until the evening.  Once again, like many evenings this week, a fantastic restitution flight with abundant lift on hill and out in the valley til after sunset.

A light NW wind day and climbs to 3600m later in afternoon.  Light N winds, more E on the surface in Avila valley.  Rob first in Avila Goal and Hans about an hour later.  Ralph stayed on the mountain to the SW of Avila and returned back towards Pass.   Nice evening soaring had by some.

After yesterdays windy day, things settled today, though still with powerful thermals, stopped from going high early in the day by an inversion.  With no defined wind direction we stayed local doing circuits around the Corneja Valley.

A forecast of 4000m with good pancake clouds early on but with a risk of Cbs later.  Our plan to fly early was foiled by the wind over the back at PN..Along with 70 other HG pilots in the event here.   We finally flew late afternoon and did a nice XC back to Piedrahita from Lastra, tagging a TP north of the valley.  Still strong climbs just 45 minutes before sunset.

After a week of NE flow and trips towards Barco, Saturday gave us a decent day over the Pass towards Avila, though E most of the way, but climbs to above 3000m.  Indy went best with an arrival at Avila, and Soren, turning near Munogalindo, flew back to near the Pass.

Sunday, airport day for me, gave pilots tremendous conditions to around 4300m with decent Cu and raging convergence in the Avila Valley.  The new arrivals, and myself with a tandem made over 3000m on the evening flight, crossing the valley and finding it hard to get down before sunset.