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Snowkiting in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune

Dave — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:34:46 +0000

Reporter Stephen Renegold of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune took a snowkiting clinic with snowkiting instructor Tighe Belden of Lakawa School of Kiteboarding and wrote about in an article titled “Ultrafit: Achieving kite speed“. Steering a kite while skiing is a feat akin to patting your head and rubbing your tummy. But the multitasking begins [...]

Kite Lab: iPhone 3G Defender Series Case

Dave — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:23:21 +0000

[Updated 1/5/2009] If you are in need of a robust and well built case to protect your iPhone 3G while you snowkite, you will find it in the Defender Series Case from Otter Box even if the case makes your iPhone look like a super model in a fat suit. [rating:3.5/5]

Skyline Avalanche Conditions Saturday, December 27th 2008

Grant — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:05:26 +0000

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.

Two Days with Chasta

Dave — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 05:05:51 +0000

If you made it to the Snowkite Summit, you were treated to one of the best freestyle kite flicks out. Previously unavailable, videographer Chris Nester has released it to the world in time to get you fired up for the season! [Watch this Snowkiting video online]

Best Kiteboarding Snowkite Center

Dave — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:38:32 +0000

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 [...]

Snowkite Directory

Dave — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:56:03 +0000

Drift Snowkite Magazine is compiling a directory of snowkiting businesses across North America and around the world. This growing list of manufacturers, retailers, schools, and instructors will quickly serve as a global resource for snowkiters and future snowkiters. To add your listing to Drift Snowkite Magazine’s Snowkite Directory, please submit your listing for consideration in [...]

Best Kiteboarding Waroo

Dave — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:53:16 +0000

The standard against which all other free-ride kites are judged, the ‘09 Waroo doesn’t just blur the lines between new school and old school, wakestyle and freestyle: it erases them. The Waroo’s huge depower, fast turning, easy relaunch and easy handling help riders of all skill levels to progress faster, further, and simply have more [...]

Snowkite Summit Images

Dave — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:45:23 +0000

A collection of images from the 2008 Snowkite Summit.

Snowkite Summit Recap

Dave — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:46:21 +0000

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 [...]

High Mountain Access with a Snowkite

Dave — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:18:36 +0000

In this video clip from Ozone, Chasta shows the benefits of using a kite to climb mountains!