Cross Country
www.xcmag.com sends out this tip:

I will always try to avoid reaching any ridge at a height that
would put me low on its windward face. It’s most likely that the thermal will be
triggering off its peak or lee side so you must be able to over-fly it on your
last ditch attempt to get up. It’s very common for inexperienced cross country
pilots to try and ridge soar a slope, whilst simply flying past it would have
worked far better.

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