The skies above the Applegate Valley and Jacksonville will be filled with hundreds of pilots when the 11th-Annual Rat Race paragliding competition returns to Woodrat Mountain. This year’s event will be one of the largest international paragliding events in the world, with 250 pilots participating from June 22-29.
This year features a “Super Clinic,” designed to train newer pilots and expand their knowledge and skills after the daily competition flights.
Woodrat Mountain has been voted one of the best 25 paragliding sites in the world. The public is invited to watch the action from the ground at Red Lily Vineyards, Valley View Vineyards, and Fiasco Winery, all of which provide live video/internet tracking of the races overhead.
On Sunday, June 23, the public is also invited to the 5th-Annual Hunter Family Fundraising Dinner from 6:00pm-9:00pm at Fiasco Winery at 8035 Highway 238, just 8 miles west of Jacksonville.