Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-13670863-20130728082525/@comment-97.102.78.215-20150727154219

Well, I would say that you should first encounter an Elder Dragon when you get to Solstheim. (I am not the person above) You should start to encounter Elder Dragons once you finish a quest for the Skaal called "The Fate of the Skaal". I barely remember the quest so I could be wrong.