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XC Skies Version 2 Release January 12 , 2010 XC Skies updates website with new map application and new base map layers. Some important changes have also been made to align XC Skies towards an all open-source application. Read Full Story

US Paragliding Nationals a Huge Success October 21 , 2009 The US National Paragliding Championship held at Inspiration Point Utah was a tremendous success. XC Skies used daily to call site record-breaking tasks! Read Full Story

Congratulations Red Bull X-Alps Athletes October 21 , 2009 XC Skies was proud to be a sponsor of Team USA and to provide timely forecasts for the trends across the course for all teams who relied on us. Read Full Story

Current Balloon Soundings Added to XC Maps October 27 , 2007 XC Skies adds sounding features on XC Maps allowing the review of model-based sounding profiles as well as every recently launched balloon sonde across the planet. Read Full Story

XC Skies Releases Beta Version of Global Soaring Forecast Maps October 12 , 2007 XC Skies is bridging the gap in an unprecedented effort to reliably provide soaring forecasts for most locations on planet Earth. Read Full Story

XC Skies Google Group Setup for Discussions September 20 , 2007 A Google Group has been setup to be the official location for discussing this application and soaring forecasts relating to this application. This will be the interface to respond and talk to XC Skies and friends. Read Full Story