The Gorge. Shut down or not in Aug

[CanadianGringo]

Will be out in British Columbia on vacation. Want to make the trip to Hood River mid August, but would it be fair to say this time of year is hit or miss and potentially SUP season? Just looking now seems like no wind?

Thoughts?

[mmac]

August in the Gorge can be very good but it depends on the temps in PDX. If it gets too hot in PDX then you may need to head to the OR Coast for wind.

[tkaraszewski]

August is generally a good month in the Gorge. The wind can be light on very hot days (like this past weekend), but it's still windy more often than it's not. I kited all through August last year. It's 18 knots right this minute. The forecast for this week:

Tue, Aug 6 2019: The Corridor sees up and down near to spotty low-20's westerlies

Wed, Aug 7 2019: The Corridor sees low to mid-20's westerlies

Thu, Aug 8 2019: The Corridor sees upper-teens to low-20's

It really starts to slow down in September.

[Kitetwin-1]

Just finishing a run of 31 days here in the Gorge, only missed one. Bring a foil and watch the weather carefully. The easterlies at Stevenson are awesome.

[Wolkster]

Just got back from spending a week there, so this is what I experienced.
2 days on 12m
1 day on 8m
1 day on a 7m
2 days with little to no wind
I had pretty much similar results as last year at the same time, if you hit Hood River during a heat wave (I.E. more than 90 deg F) it will be light.

BTW the wind forecasts for Hood River are not very reliable in my opinion.

[foam-n-fibre]

August may not be as good as July on average but you could easily hit a solid week of wind. Don't give up on it, but watch the forecast. As others said a huge heat wave in Portland can be a problem. The best source for a forecast is this https://thegorgeismygym.com/forecast/

[knotwindy]

When there is wind it is gusty and the launches suck and are dangerously crowded. Even worse on the weekends.

[Wolkster]

When there is wind it is gusty and the launches suck and are dangerously crowded. Even worse on the weekends.

I did not find the launches that physically dangerous, the Event Site sand bar is pretty nice setup. (Grass to rig up on, thong bikinis, food trucks, no theft)

Never seen so many Kooks on the beach though, every day there was someone dropping kites on top people or bringing their unskilled beginner friends to flounder on a crowded beach.

[slowboat]

When there is wind it is gusty and the launches suck and are dangerously crowded. Even worse on the weekends.

I did not find the launches that physically dangerous, the Event Site sand bar is pretty nice setup. (Grass to rig up on, thong bikinis, food trucks, no theft)

Never seen so many Kooks on the beach though, every day there was someone dropping kites on top people or bringing their unskilled beginner friends to flounder on a crowded beach.

So is the launch there sand or grass?

[tkaraszewski]

When there is wind it is gusty and the launches suck and are dangerously crowded. Even worse on the weekends.

I did not find the launches that physically dangerous, the Event Site sand bar is pretty nice setup. (Grass to rig up on, thong bikinis, food trucks, no theft)

Never seen so many Kooks on the beach though, every day there was someone dropping kites on top people or bringing their unskilled beginner friends to flounder on a crowded beach.

So is the launch there sand or grass?

Sand in the summertime, grass in the off season (grass launch is closed during the summer).