Slope sites

[Gerry Stansfield]

Any slope sites in north yorkshire?.

[Gerry Stansfield]

I live near selby north yorkshire, are there any slope sites within a few miles of here?.

[Slopetrashuk]

These are the lads you need to be speaking to Gerry: http://www.nymrsc.org.uk/

 

They know all the sweet spots as well as their local at the Hole of Horcum.

 

It's all a bit flatter round Selby.....

 

Andy

Edited By Slopetrashuk on 17/05/2010 07:19:47

[Peewhit]

Gerry,

 

I live in Pocklington and travel to Horcum.

 

It is well worth it.

 

Need to be a member of NYMRSC though, all of £20 per year which includes insurance .

 

Could take you up there for a "trial" if you want?

[twinstar]

download google earth and turn on the terrain layer and the daylight shadow layer

 -  your pc needs a 3d graphics card for this !

 

a whole world of slope sites and potential sites may open up to you, I use it whenever i go away somewhere to research good spots, wind direction etc, and there is even a dowloadable uk list of slope sites that can be imported into google earth. I have also imported ordnance survey maps as overlays over google earth to help with path finding and how to get to the top of the slope- thats right: 3d ordnance survey maps !! the key to finding slope spots, is to enable the shadows and the terain, look for dark spots caused by hill shadows and then zoom in and pan around to check them out. look for ones without trees or its gonna be a bumpy ride !

 

had a quick look, a slope alongside the m62 near whiteley looks slopeable.

 

Edited By twinstar on 20/05/2010 19:12:05

Edited By twinstar on 20/05/2010 19:19:22

Edited By twinstar on 20/05/2010 19:20:20

[twinstar]

however, and i must stress this..

 

google earth will not tell you about any flying restrictions, club rules, irritable landowners, private land etc etc, so its always worth touching base with a local club as slopetrash has pointed out.

Edited By twinstar on 20/05/2010 19:17:52