On Aug 11, 2:53*pm, bildan wrote:
On Aug 10, 5:17*pm, Brad wrote:

Not being a competition pilot myself I am not in the know regarding
this subject. But.......are there any soaring competitions held in the
U.S. where flying in the mountains is common for the whole course?

I've been told that pilots prefer the "safety" of desert or basin
flying since there are "more" places to land and that the separation
between ground and aircraft is greater.

One undisputed fact is that the scenery is better in the mountains.

Regards,
Brad

Pilots trying to fly in mountains cause problems in these parts - we
recommend flying over or around them.

Bill D
Colorado

Good point..............I assumed that "in the mountains" would be
understood to be in the vicinity of mountains, not actually "in" the
mountains as you seem to imply......

Brad