In 1938, Lew Barringer made what is generally recognized as the first sailplane wave flight in North America. At the time, he and others were exploring ridge conditions in the east central area of New Hampshire, when he found himself on top of the clouds just west of North Conway Airport. This was evidently a wave off the Moat Mountains and is worthy of mention due to its proximity to the airport. It took 28 years before another wave flight was made in the area, when in October 1966 a small group successfully explored the major wave system to the north in the lee of Mount Washington.