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Snowkiting Article #1

Best Kiteboarding Snowkite Center

An important new development in the world of snowkiting has just launched, the Best Kiteboarding Snowkite Center at Powder Mountain, Utah. This lesson center at an established ski area offers a unique opportunity to learn to snowkite or brush up on skills at a location with high quality instructors. With ski and snowboard rentals from [...]

Dave | December 18th, 2008 | Continued

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Snowkiting Article #2

Snowkite Summit Recap

Legendary kiteboarder, hydrofoil racer, snowkiter and style-meister Chip Wasson had a great writeup of the 2008 Snowkite Summit. He ends his recap with… My thought throughout the entire weekend was that this was one of those events that we will look back on and say. “remember when….” Snowkiting is definitely one of the things that a [...]

Dave | December 16th, 2008 | Continued

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Snowkiting Article #3

Going with the Flow

It takes a unique location and set of conditions to get the chance to snowkite on a beach right next to the sea.

Dave | December 10th, 2008 | Continued

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Snowkiting Article #4

Million Dollar Kiting

A crew of kiters from Southwest Colorado have been exploring the early snow on Red Mountain Pass between Ouray and Silverton. The result is some kiting in some terrain that can easily be described as epic.

Dave | December 2nd, 2008 | Continued

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Snowkiting Article #5

Tug Hill Early Season Dump Continues

While much of the West is abnormally dry and with low snowpack, the Northeast has seen some great early season snow. Reports out of Tug Hill of both wind and snow are leaving us Westerner snowkiters feeling left out of the fun!

Dave | December 2nd, 2008 | Continued

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Snowkiting Article #6

The Season at Skyline has Started

Skyline’s season has started on November 5th! 20 inches of fresh snow has local snowkiters giggling with happiness. Conditions are still pretty ruff with rocks and sagebrush to avoid, but it is a great start with more snow on the way Saturday. Billy Bordy, Heather and Brian all tested out the new Twisted Snowkiteboard, while [...]

Heather | November 7th, 2008 | Continued

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Snowkiting Article #7

Snowkiters United!

The reality of snowkiting’s global nature is being revealed!

James Brown | November 5th, 2008 | Continued

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Snowkiting Article #8

Drift Snowkite Magazine is available NOW!

The wait is over! We are proud to announce that we have finished the premier issue of Drift Snowkite Magazine and you can download it now! This issue includes a stunning Photo Gallery, 2009 Gear Guide, Interview with Ozone snowkite designer Rob Whittall, Industry News, Video Reviews, an Alaskan Adventure story, Instruction, the Ultimate U.S. Location [...]

James Brown | October 31st, 2008 | Continued

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Snowkiting Article #9

Preseason Teaser: Chasta Snowkites Utah Backcountry

Although temperatures have been in the 80’s in much of Colorado, some of the area ski resorts are making snow at night and many of the high peaks have a nice frosting of the white stuff. Even though it is still early to snowkite, it is never too early to get excited about this season! [...]

Dave | September 28th, 2008 | Continued

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Snowkiting Article #10

French Snowkite Masters Dates Announced

Dates for the 2009 Snowkite Masters in Serre Chevalier have been announced and details about the event in January are emerging. The 2009 Snowkite Masters will be held Saturday, January 10th through Saturday January 17th. The event is held at Serre-Chevalier in France with spectacular terrain, scenery and usually great conditions. This event draws the [...]

Dave | September 10th, 2008 | Continued

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Avalanche warning:

THIS AVALANCHE WARNING IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL UTAH INCLUDING THE BEAR RIVER RANGE, WESTERN UINTAS, WASATCH, TUSHARS AND MANTI SKYLINE. A POTENT STORM WILL EFFECT THE MOUNTAINS AND OVERLOAD AN EXISTING WEAK SNOWPACK.

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