September 2, 2026 The club held a zoom meeting (with 38 attendees) to discuss safety and sharing airspace at the South Side Point of the Mountain. Here's a recap of what was discussed: Share the airspace HGs, PGs, and speedwings have different needs and typically fly at different levels of the hill. Give HGs consideration when they are launching or landing, especially in high winds. Watch for the red HG flag. When it’s up, clear the HG area. Don’t kite or top land in the HG a

March 19, 2026 North Side POM Meeting Minutes Welcome by Harry Sandoval, President 2026 Proposed Budget — Passed by majority vote: 46 Approve; 1 Disapprove; 1 Neither Approve nor Disapprove USHPA Chapter Status Update Although UHGPGA was unable to complete the chapter renewal process for 2025, the required documentation for 2026 chapter renewal has been submitted. Harry has also been in communication with USHPA officers. The club is seeking to renew chapter status in orde

December 15, 2025 Himalayan Kitchen, SLC XC League winners received 3D relief maps of the Wasatch Front Meeting Recap We wrapped up 2025 with our Annual Meeting and Holiday Party at Himalayan Kitchen, celebrating a full year of flying, service projects, competitions, and community. Here are a few highlights from the evening: Fall Highlights Boy Scout Service Project A Draper Boy Scout troop helped install a new concrete base for the Steep Mountain windsock. Club volunteers ha

September 18, 2025 – Super Fly Seventeen members gathered for our fall meeting, including four board members (Lisa, Neil, Mallory, and...

Well, this is not a post I wanted to write. A series of changing circumstances on the home front—most of them welcome but none of them...

For your reading pleasure I am happy to present the new site guide for the North Side, Point of the Mountain. Our site guides are more...

We've all been waiting a while for this news, so it is with some fanfare (and many thanks to Neil McGarry and Jim Sharpe, our IT gurus...

Neil McGarry and his team have been hard at work making the North Side webcam more reliable. SenaWave installed an antenna pole near the...

Here’s the latest on the South Side webcam (I’ll cover the North Side next week): The webcam has been intermittent at best, mostly...

Thanks for stopping by. I’ll be using this space to keep you up to date on matters affecting UHGPGA and its members. With a little luck,...