A tandem skydive is an activity made up of three very different experiences. First, you’ll enjoy a 15-minute scenic flight in a light aircraft as you climb to jump altitude. Then, the unbelievable thrill of stepping out of the plane into thin air thousands of feet above the Earth, and freefalling at speeds of up to 200km/hour for around a minute. And then finally, as the instructor pulls the parachute cord, an exhilarating five-minute cruise down to the landing zone. Put these three moments together and you have a memory you’ll never want
to forget.
Now of course when people take a skydive, the most exciting part is always the freefall. But if you take your jump in a place such as the Snohomish Mountains, the parachute drop is almost as fun. You’re going to enjoy incredible panoramas of Mt. Rainier, Mt. Baker, the Puget Sound, and the Olympic and Cascade ranges, as well as the Seattle skyline and the San Juan islands. A tandem skydive is the rush of a lifetime, but make sure you wipe your goggles on the way up - the views are worth it.
