Updated: December 15, 2013
LOCATION:
Santa Ana Mountains above Corona CA 92882
MAP INFORMATION:
33.8393°N, 117.6172°W • Google Maps • topozone.com
FAVORABLE WINDS:
Bottom slope works well in NNE to ENE Santa Ana winds. Upper ridgeline has slopes facing both NE and SW but slopes can be found up there that will probably work well in wind from about any direction.
WEATHER OBSERVATION LINKS:
EW3129 Sierra Peak (MesoWest), N end of Santa Ana Mountains.
NWS Doppler Radar Site, (San Diego Mesonet), Top ridgeline between Corona & Irvine.
EW3128 Santiago Peak (MesoWest), S end of Santa Ana Mountains.
FRCC1 Fremont Canyon (MesoWest), SW side of mountains above Santiago Reservoir.
WEATHER FORECAST LINKS:
NOAA/NWS Local 7-Day Forecast • NOAA/NWS Zone Forecast • NOAA/NWS Area Discussion
National Weather Service Graphical Forecast Map
GENERAL NOTES:
The bottom slope is 900′ facing NE towards the Inland Empire. A little wind can produce a lot of lift and a lot of wind can be huge. The lift band goes out hundreds of feet even in moderate wind. There are dozens of flying sites for N to E winds as you continue up Skyline Dr. to the ridge and there are lots of sites with great potential for winds in ANY direction once you get up on the Skyline Truck Trail along the ridgeline.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS:
Starting point: Junction of the Riverside Freeway (SR-91) and Lincoln Ave. in Corona:
- Go S on Lincoln Ave. aprox. 2.6 mi. to W. Foothill Pkwy. and turn RIGHT.
- Go W on Foothill Parkway 0.7 mi. to Trudy Way and turn LEFT.
- Go SW on Trudy Way 0.15 mi. to Rawley St. and turn LEFT.
- Go S on Rawley St. 0.27 mi to Burrero Way and turn RIGHT.
- Go W on Burrero Way 0.10 mi. to the end of the pavement and follow the main dirt road W about 1 mi. up the hill to the lower flying site.
- The road continues up the mountain to the Main Divide Truck Trail which follows the ridgeline from Sierra Peak on the north end to Santiago Peak on the south end. There are countless flying sites with slopes up to 3000′ high up there with potential for epic front-side flying and DS.
GPS WAYPOINTS:
33.84401, -117.58790 • Junction of Lincoln Ave. and W. Foothill Pkwy.
33.84248, -117.59918 • Junction of Foothill Pkwy. and Trudy Way
33.83691, -117.60181 • End of pavement on Burrero Way and CNF gate
33.83927, -117.61720 • Lower flying site.
All coordinates on this page are WGS84/NAD83 map datum.