Mar 10, 2009
Thompson Pass Snowkite Festival – Valdez, Alaska, USA
Go to www.tpskf.akevent.net or call 888-716-WIND for details. Synopsis of the Event: The goal of TPSKF is to promote the sport of Snowkiting. We will do this by: 1. Bringing the community together in a truly epic snowkite playground. 2. Providing professional education and training through kite Demos from the top industry designers. 3. Clinics and lessons by the Pros. Come Join Alaska Kite Adventures... read more
Dec 2, 2008
A crew of kiters from Southwest Colorado have been exploring the early snow on Red Mountain Pass between Ouray and Silverton. Although it is still early season snow, the Southwest corner of the state has been hit by a couple storms that have missed Eastern Utah. The result is some kiting in some terrain that can easily be described as epic.
Located off of the Million Dollar Highway (HWY 550), this terrain...
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Million Dollar Kiting
Nov 17, 2008
Like K2’s new neighborhood, the SODO (South Of the (King) DOme) is edgy, aggressive, and street savvy. Our heaviest and stiffest ski in the line, it has the brawn to straight-line that chute you’ve been eying just out-of-bounds, or blast through cut-up crud at the resort. Twin tips allow you to ride switch or throw a discouraging smokescreen when racing for first tracks, and a notched tail keeps skins...
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K2 Sodo
Nov 16, 2008
True Freestyle Versatility. Refined for the rider ripping in the park, hitting natural kickers and taking tree runs all in a days ride, the Darkstar’s twin-tip design and medium flex defines true freestyle versatility. Winning numerous board tests in 2007, the Darkstar is back and a freestyle power to be reckoned with. Hyper Progressive Sidecut and centered stance offer precise response and easy...
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K2 Darkstar Wide
Nov 6, 2008
Snowkite Soldier ’08 Video
I recently received a video from my friend and fellow snowkiter, Monty. Monty runs the Snowkite Soldier, a school in some of the sexiest snowkiting terrain in North America. When I saw this video of Monty’s skills and the terrain he is playing, I called him up excitedly asking if it was footage from this season. He laughed and told me it was shot last year. In case a road trip wasn’t already in... read more
