There have been several documented paraglider saves from under 150
feet. It is, however, highly recommended to not push the lower
altitude limit for deployment - 500' is better. See:

http://www.hpac.ca/safety/statistics...tml#statschute

All the best,
Steve
LS-3a / Wedge Softie, FFE Preserve 1C
Arcus XL / FFE LARA 250


Stewart Kissel wrote in message ...
I see these guys in the morning flying around off the
ski lifts, the ones I have talked to are very respectful
of the big mountain air. You got me curious, if you
have a collapse and decide you need to throw your reserve,
how much altitude do you need?




Worst case scenario... The wing has collapsed dramatically
and all
attempts to fix the situation have failed miserably,
I would go to
plan 'B'. Plan 'B' is of course the chest mounted
hand deployed
parachute.

Gus Rasch