freefallin14 0 #1 July 14, 2001 I am going out to Montrose, Colorado this wed (7/18) through sunday (7/22) and was wondering if there are any DZ's nearby. It is about an hour south east of Grand Junction. I looked in the directory and saw the ones near Denver but that would be too far. Anyone know of any? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mountainman 0 #2 July 15, 2001 I think there is one close to Canon City which is a bit west of Pueblo. That would probably be your best bet as the others are by Longmont, Brush, and Denver. Look into it on the dz.com list of DZ's. Have fun and tell me how it was!!Our humble corner on the web... HERE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
faitor 0 #3 July 15, 2001 Mountainman is right, that is the closest one to where your at. It is called Skydive the Rockies. It is a small little "club" style DZ. It only has one 206 but they are nice people. It is in between a couple of mountain ranges that also keep the afternoon showers away a little longer than usual. Most of the staff are Air Force Academy instructors that hang out there for the weekend. If you go about 1 1/2 hours further east there is Front Range Skydivers in Calhan. It is the only DZ I haven't jumped at in the state. Also a lot of AFA guys but it is a very relaxed DZ from what I here. They have the reputation for being one of the experienced jumpers prefered DZ's. Everyone likes to relax and just have fun. I guess what I am saying is it doesn't have the business feeling that some DZ's have. Denver Skydivers in Brush is way far away and not really worth making the drive. The last but not least is Mile High Skydive in Longmont. This is the biggest DZ in the state. Every weeekend they run a King Air. It is a money maker but they still have a lot of great people and fun jumpers. This will be the place you get the most jumps most likely but probably not more than about 5 or 6 a day if your lucky. I average 4 per day. Probably not worth the extra drive. You could probably get just as many at Calhan or Canyon City. I hope this helps. Like Mntnman said look at the DZ list on this web site and check out the links to the DZ's webpages. If you have any questions feel free to ask. Let us know how it goes and maybe we will see you out there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chicagoskydiver 0 #4 July 15, 2001 You can find a list of USPA member DZ's in all states on their web site...http://www.uspa.orgHackey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #5 July 15, 2001 Why restrict your self to just member dz's? I jump at a nonmember dz and its just as safe as any member DZ. Plus we are large enough to have a CASA almost every weekend.Whoa... That was cool! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mountainman 0 #6 July 15, 2001 like PHREEZONE said...you don't need to restrict when you jump. I chose a DZ with one main aspect that it is USPA certified, but I will end up jumping at SGC also. I was just making sure that the instruction always falls in USPA standards. SGC just does their instruction better and I got a better deal at Richmond. The people are awesome too!Anyway, just check the dz.com list and make your choice!!Our humble corner on the web... HERE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
