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How about going around the Tehachapis to the west?

Mountains and MEAs are a lot lower over by the coast so you can go down to
Santa Barbara and then through LA area. It may be only a little further
actually depending on where in the Bay Area you're departing from.

Gorman Pass is higher than the coastal route but I think is intermediate.
There is an automated observer in the Gorman Pass - I don't know for sure but
SoCal FSS can probably give you a phone number for it. There may be similar
for Tehachapis or the airport could be a surrogate and pick some wind speed to
avoid - 20-25 kts?

>I'll be flying our Bonanza 36 from the SF Bay Area to Palm Springs this
>month. I've made that trip once before and the Tehachapi mountains and
>Banning Pass were dead calm. I understand that those areas can be very
>different regarding turbulence. The only option I see for the Tehachapis is
>to go higher; you can bypass Banning Pass by flying V386 from Palmdale. I'd
>like some local info and opinions about turbulance and any other relevant
>issues, including how to get the best weather and turbulence reports.
>

Richard Garcia-Kennedy

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