About WindBuddy

I'm Mikko, a paraglider pilot from Finland. Too many times I've hiked to the top just to find out the conditions weren't flyable. Forecasts help, but they don't tell what the wind is doing right there, right now.

Existing solutions didn't fit

I looked at what was out there. Most wind stations are large, heavy, and have moving parts that can break. They're hard to carry up a mountain and expensive to buy. Many also require a separate SIM card with a monthly plan — another cost on top of an already pricey device.

I wanted something different: small enough to fit in my pack, no moving parts, affordable, and truly remote.

So I decided to build it myself.

The idea

Carry a small device to the mountain once, leave it there, and check real wind conditions remotely whenever you need. No complex setup. Just practical data from the spot that matters.

Where things are now

WindBuddy is under active development and field testing. The focus is on reliability, simplicity, and real-world usability in mountain environments.

If you've ever thought "I wish I knew what the wind was actually doing up there" — you already understand why WindBuddy exists.