On 12/2/20 8:53 AM, John Good wrote:
Bob Adams airport, the municipal airport operated by the City, is ~2mi NE of Eagle Soaring airfield and offers a paved runway.
As a new resident of Steamboat Springs I've only heard of one motorglider calling the pattern there.
You're correct that activity there is light and self-launching shouldn't be a problem.

I trust the airport manager there is more hospitable than was the case ~12 years ago. It ranks as the second-worst treatment I've ever witnessed. We wound up moving, and made a couple of launches (the first ones in gliders, I expect) from what is now Eagle Soaring.

In terms of soaring possibilities, both these sites are first-rate.


I Haven't flown out of the municipal airport, but believe it's got lots
of private jets. Yampa Valley used to be a good alternative, but it's
got commercial traffic now.

Highly recommend Craig, good runway, friendly people, easy to get east
over Steamboat into North Park. Flew there a couple years ago.