1/2/2014/ Milner Beach Snow Kite session
After 30 hours of continuous lite snow with total amounts of 6-8 inches. It was time to go Snowkiting. Walked out on the ice about 50 yards and thought it looked doable. So I rigged the 6 meter foil and buried it in a snowdrift to keep it from blowing away. Launched it and got underway and soon realized conditions were not too good. Too much wind, hard packed knee deep snow drifts and no grip boiler plate ice. Struggled for 2 hours before calling it quits with sore and tired knees.
I felt like I down hilled snowboarded for 30 hours straight. Ouch!
I felt like I down hilled snowboarded for 30 hours straight. Ouch!
I'm beginning to figure out that conditions for snow kiting have to be nearly perfect for me, 10-18 mph winds and snow covered ice for good gripping. Glare ice is to much work trying to keep an edge to stay upwind especially in overpowered conditions.
Time: 2:00 - 4:00
Conditions: Either knee deep pack snow drifts or boiler plate ice.
Gear: 6 meter foil and snow board
Weather: Cloudy, lite blowing snow 14 degrees
Winds: NNW gusty to 25, slightly side off shore
Video: Launching the foil kite
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