OK I know this is a little dated, but May is a pivotal month of defining fly-time at La Salina. Summer is upon us which means the desert is cooking up.  May can be counted on as ushering in the 2 session per day flying pattern.  From early April through mid May, its still possible that you will have only one session beginning in late afternoon. 

I have been in La Salina @ 7 out of 10 days since mid March.  We have been experiencing a far greater amount of morning South wind than usual.  As the day progresses, the south will oftentimes switch more west.  But in the last few days (late May to early June) the south has maintained throughout the day.  When conditions are more regular, you can hike and launch between 9:30 and 10:30 AM.  Thermals are getting stronger as the desert is heating up.  Likewise the onshore can produce whitecaps before noon.  When this happens, the  smart guys look to land. Otherwise you will have difficulty penetrating, especially if the beach is the  goal.

So what to expect: South shifting to west and in the evening to North.  Of course, as usual, this is NOT an everyday pattern.  But if you are down here enough, you can see the consistency more than if not.

Also a lot of marine layer is impacting the ridge on a daily basis. This is typical of our annual "June gloom" phenomena.  Flying in white out is no fun when other pilots are nearby, but then again, when no one is around....welll I guess its just "Helen" the Hawk; Randolfo, Rebecca, Ramon and Raul (the Ravens); and me.  And WE ALL KNOW who ISN'T in trouble in those conditions.  Adios, Fly HIGH and FLy safe.

BTW, I will try to update this more frequently and add some pix!  Feel free to feedback....this is a work in progress.