Welcome
Welcome
Gradient USA believes the sky has no limits! With our team of highly skilled pilots, we provide a fun and exciting paragliding experience. Gradient USA is the only importer of Gradient Paragliders in North America, and a top-rated importer for SupAir products (harnesses, reserves, wings, and accessories) as well.
Our Gear
Our Gear
Gradient Paragliders
Sup'Air Harnesses, Reserves, & Wings
Gradient USA is the only supplier of Gradient paragliders in North America. Gradient was formed in 1997 and quickly found fame in the paragliding industry. By employing the most up to date technologies and materials, Gradient paragliders have developed an international reputation for exceptional quality, performance and value for money. If for any reason your paraglider gets hurt or damaged in your first year, send it back and Gradient will do a full repair. No questions asked.
Here at Gradient USA, we choose to only work with companies who focus on product innovation and quality. Sup'Air was founded in 1984, and has been the leading harness manufacturer ever since. With countless awards and championships, Sup'Air is continuously pushing the industry standards. Sup'Air is known for their diverse assortment of harnesses with meticulous attention to detail. Whether you're looking to fly cross-country, hike & fly, acrobatics, or just for fun, Sup'Air has you covered. SupAir also provides reserves in all sizes and styles. As of the last few years a full lineup of SupAir Paragliders are also available. These new wings are quickly becoming popular and competitive in the international market!
Our Team
Our Team
Who is running this show?
Todd Weigand
Owner, Director
Todd has been flying since 1996 all across the globe. He enjoys flying XC, acro, competitions, tandems, paramotors, speed flying, and bivy flying adventures with his fly rod. Although he grew up on a farm in Madras, Oregon, USA, he has been living and flying internationally for over 15 years. He has flown in Chile, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina, New Zealand, Australia, Nepal, Thailand, France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Turkey, Canada, and Mexico for competitions, work, or other flying adventures. He has developed launches, pioneered sites, broken state and site records, competed in world cups, national and local competitions. Todd is an advanced instructor and tandem instructor with more than 5,500 commercial tandem flights from mountain sites, without a single incident. He also offers advanced tandem skills training and SIV/acro tandem training for pilots. For 10 years he has been guiding paragliding trips to Europe and Chile, and he is also a co-owner with GForce Paragliding, one of the largest tandem paragliding business in the world located in Queenstown, New Zealand. He has been flying Gradient Paragliders since 2005, and believes they are top quality wings with many special features unique to Gradient that set them apart from any other brand. He stands behind the products he sells, and hopes you will give them a try too!
Forrest Cox
Distribution, marketing
Brought up in Eastern Oregon, Forrest is at home in the mountains! With a passion for the outdoors, paragliding was just another activity to add to Forrest’s long list of outdoor sports and skills. With a background in photography and videography, he is able to combine both passions and help Gradient USA with marketing and advertising as well. When Todd is away in New Zealand for the winter months, Forrest is in charge of the shop, shipments, and distribution. You will most likely see or meet Forrest at many local NW flying sites in the upcoming years!
