On May 24, 6:59*am, Fox Two wrote:
Before packing up my Discus2 and moving to the French Alps, I only had the opportunity to race a couple of times in the USA, and never at a Rocky Mountain Racing Venue. *If one defined a “Rocky Mountain Racing Venue (RMRV)” as one where the pilots routinely found themselves at or below the mountains’ tops, which venues would make the list?

Even if one were to take a liberal interpretation of what constitutes a RMRV, the FAI classes have only visited them rarely at the national competition level over the past 10 years. *Is it a question of pilots not wanting to travel to those venues, or is it a matter of safety?

Chris Fleming
F2
Chris,
Like you I also wonder why the contests in the East seem to be better
attended than contests in the West. There are good venues in the West.
Take a look at Parawan UT and all the sites in the Sierra Nevada's
such as Minden, Air Sailing, Truckee, and Inyokern. All are highly
regarded.