The Minnesota winter was taking its time coming, so a small posse headed up to Northern Wisconsin Mid January in search of untracked powder. They discovered a day of bliss.
Riders: John Z, Mike B, Chad D, and Tighe B.
End of Session is a hobby of Tighe Belden
North American Snowkite Tour goes to Dillon, CO
February 10-13, 2011
Racing, Freestyle, Demos, Free Trainer Kite Lessons, Giveaways, Micro Brew, Good Food, and great times to be had by all.
We had 4 days consisting of bluebird skies and wind everyday to compete, help eachother, and explore/freeride the massive reservoir. There were also tons of first timers working with instructors to give snowkiting a try as well. Be sure to schedule this event for 2012 because it has consistently been epic!
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Snowkite POV of deep powder conditions and stellar blue bird freeriding at Strawberry, Utah.
After a week of blizzard white-out conditions the clouds broke free and exposed 3ft of fresh pow and smooth 15-18kt range! Conditions were “all time” and we knew… This is it!
Riders: Chris Schey, Jamy Donaldson
Music: Night Nurse, Gregory Isaacs
White-Chris: 2011 Slingshot RPM 12m / 158W Lib Tech Banana Magic / 2009 Technine Chris Bradshaw bindings / SS Ballistic Harness.
Yellow-Jamy: 2011 Slingshot RPM 12m / 187 Brad Holmes Pogo Sticks twin tips / SS Ballistics Harness
Welcome to Surf Expo 2011!
For those unable to attend the largest action sports show in the world, we have dedicated this post to get you up to date on all the exciting news and mouthwatering 2012 products that Slingshot Sports unveiled at the show! Whether it’s Kite, Wake or SUP; Slingshot brought a full house of representation to the show and blew minds with its large array of progressive water sports products.
Super sick video of Slingshot Rider Luke Orton just slaying it event by event. From rails, pow, wall hits, wall rides to huge air, he’s the rider thats has in under control! Check it.
February 2011, Luke Orton snowkiting– a break from high school–touring Montana, Colorado, Utah, and Idaho. Participated in the North American Snowkite Tour and U.S. Open Snowkite Masters at Skyline. Filmed by parents and Luke, put together by Luke.
A few pictures from a snowkite contest in Sinaia – Romania – Eastern Europe on 26 of February. A Perfect weather for snowkite, 3-4 bft sunny and good snow! RPM rules! Perfect for snowkite freestyle and also for cross. It won second place at cross and 3rd place at big air. The Rev won second at big air and third at cross. So, very good relaunch, perfect control in the air. Just perfect!
Iulian Tache – SS Distributor Romania
“Out in the middle of no where in Wyoming, you never know where you just might find an epic snowkite spot…A frozen lake will work for today…Nothing like being fully powered on my B4…Haha…Way too much fun for this to even exist…It’s off to Strawberry Mtn. Utah for another day…Love this sport…It was a good warm up for national championships…Just got my new Rally 6m today can’t wait to fly it…I have a year until the next championships…I love the crispy sound of when you first open your kite and pump up! Let the training begin for next year snowkite tour…BOOM!! Xoxo Megan”
Right on Megan, thanks for sharing your stoke!
A epic video made by local ripper Joe Irons and his obsession with snowkiting around the Yellowstone region of the US!
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Two reports from Zdenek P. (Switch) on snowkiting giant mountains within the Czech Repulbic!
No.1:
After last year´s failure in Martinské Hole mounatins we didn’t want to risk no snow on New Year´s eve. So we bet on a sure. Luční bouda is on 100 % paradise for snowkiting and New Year´s eve is always SNK dream week with everything what we need. This year was the same and there was fresh powder and deluxe weather with super steady wind.
The midmorning journeys changed afternoon traversing which was usually until the evening. When there was tha dark in Luční bouda we decided to go on the west hang of the mountain with Rado and enjoyed the monstrous sunset in the clouds. The Luční bouda dominates and after all problems it is the best place for snowkiting in the Czech republic. Let´s see the photo gallery from harmonious freeride and look forward to next Powder galery“ in next days.
Links to photogalery: http://www.mushow.cz/snowkiting/lucni-freeride/
No.2:
Next session on Luční bouda was in big massive style with shoots of powder. After the extreme freezes was the snow airy and feathery how fresh tilt coke. Start, fluffiness, next hold breath and exit from the white rubble we can´t tire of it. We enjoyed the traversing until the luxury sunset. A few boomers finished when the sky was black, because the conditions were great and comprehensible. We will see, how the winter will shape up, but one thing is sure. We are going to visit The Luční bouda one more time. Good Wind!!
Links: http://www.mushow.cz/snowkiting/lucni-powder-session/
