Westside Skydivers
888.758.5867
3234 230th St., Winsted, MN 55395.
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$129 for a tandem skydive jump from westside skydivers in winsted (up to $230 value)
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Limit 1 per person, may buy 1 additional as a gift. Reservation required. Credit card required .. read moreat booking. Must be 18 or older. 240lb weight max. Must sign legal waiver. Subject to weather. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, which is why every time a human attempts to fly, a bird attempts to drive a stick shift. engage in one of the primary mandates of physics with today's groupon: for $129, you get a tandem skydive jump from westside skydivers in winsted (up to a $230 value). westside skydivers' uspa instructors strap themselves to visitors before they take a thrilling plummet over minnesota's charming lake scenery. prospective parachuters learn the ropes of skydiving in a 30-minute orientation, during which expert cloud surfers guide students in skills such as how to pull the ripcord, steer the parachute, and effortlessly land on passing speedboats captained by supermodel spies. planes then ascend into the clouds while students and instructors strap in to tandem parachutes, hopping into the wide blue yonder when vessels reach 10,000 feet. jumper and instructor duos then freefall for 45 adrenaline-filled seconds, speeding up to 120 mph as the conjoined twosome gracefully flips and flies. with a pull of the ripcord at 5,500 feet, tandem pairs begin a leisurely five- to seven-minute descent back to the ground, where patrons are presented with a certified logbook and a nondisclosure agreement covering clouds' trade secrets.
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$899 for a 24,000-foot extreme high-altitude tandem jump ($1,799 value) or $117 for a regular tandem jump (up to $210 value) at westside skydivers in winsted
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The first parachute was invented when jack, tumbling haplessly from his titanium beanstalk, us.. read moreed a purloined pair of giant underpants to slow his fall. glide to earth safely with today's groupon to westside skydivers in winsted. choose between the following options: for $899, you get a 24,000-foot high-altitude tandem skydive jump (a $1,799 value). for $117, you get a regular tandem skydive jump (up to a $210 value). the safe and thrilling tutelage of westside skydivers assuages the worries of nervous nose divers as they take a scenic leap over winsted lake with sterling views of lake minnetonka whistling past their ears. in a tandem jump, a must for first timers, the novice skydiver is connected via a harness to an instructor for a safe and thrilling diving debut. before the flight commences, rookies partake in a preflight class where amateur aeronauts are guided through the jump. exit through free fall, pulling the ripcord, piloting the canopy, and navigating a comfy landing are all well rehearsed before flight. sky swans are lifted up to 10,000 feet in the air then jovially hurled into a 45-second, 120-mph free fall, with their coach harnessed behind them. at 5,500 feet, just as adrenaline has eaten any leftover acrophobia, the rookie pulls his or her own ripcord, starting the five- to seven-minute soothing descent to earth. upon a soft, on-target landing, aspiring paratroopers can purchase a dvd of their daring plunge. more than doubling the altitude of a regular skydive, the extreme high-altitude tandem skydive sends jumpers plummeting from 24,000 feet. from that height, customers free fall for more than two minutes, giving them just enough time to speed-sing "free falling." high-altitude jumps require on-board oxygen and take place daily, and appointments must be made in advance, as a limited number of slots are available. after a decade as safety and training advisor of skydive twin cities, jumpin' joe johnson created westside skydivers to share his free-falling addiction with the like-minded free spirits of minnesota. located in the beautiful town of winsted, westside skydivers is the closest skydiving drop zone to the twin cities and the western suburbs. prices for the regular tandem jump vary between $210 on weekends and $189 on weekdays, so plan accordingly to get the best value. groupon customers who are traveling to this location also receive an additional 30 percent off a hotel stay at the ramada in bloomington. customers who choose to take advantage of this offer must reserve their room by phone directly with the hotel.
