Monday, February 28, 2011

12--CC 11M 10M

My favorite private property on Wyo border,
really gave up the day, that we have been dreaming of up there.
We always said "if there was enough snow we could....."
Well, today we could.
Covered tons more ground than we ever have in the past.
Everything is covered in deep snow.
half pipes, cornices, hill climbs, long powder downhill turns, everything!!!

Wayne, Will, Chaz, Pascal and Fox
stayed in my driveway last night,
we cooked up fresh eggs, and made a plan for the day.
Good choice, for sure..
Surprised to see 4 kite up when we got there.
tons of room for all 10 of us.

11--Lake Creek 11M EDGE

We started with a crew of 10,
we ended with a crew of 2, me and Matt.
The powder was the best we have ever had up there,
not just stashes, but full on coverage.
Not a bluebird day, but not bad visibility either.
Got to use my favorite kite, at my favorite place!
Could throw any trick you could think of,
and if it went bad, just crash in the cotton like soft pow.
We had 3 sessions, and still didn't want to stop.
It was cold and getting dark when we sledded out.
Top snowkiting day, for sure....

Sunday, February 13, 2011

10--Buckskin Flats (Monte) 9M, 11M



Doug rode my Rev. There were pretty strong winds.
We picked a hillside that was kinda in a hole.
Conditions were very gusty. We started mid hill, but moved down to get out of the strongest wind.
I had foil issues because of last weekends frenzy fly away, that I didn't properly fix.
Foils are kicking my ass this year.
So I moved lower on the hill and rigged the 11M Edge.
The snow conditions were pretty fair, with only small patches of hard pack.

Friday, February 11, 2011

9--Lake Creek Zeph






I haven't had a LC day yet this year,
It was worth the wait, so much fun.
I love the little rolling features to jump off of,
and the slopes and the funneling winds.
The snow was just like sugar, really nice.
We also found some powder stashes to carve up on the sleds coming down.

Sunday, February 06, 2011

8--Skyline 11M Frenzy

The new Frenzy is the best turning foil I've ever flown,
Fast and responsive, with good pop.
The new snow was soft and nice to carve up.
Matt and Brian went exploring on the north side of the road.
I didn't trust my foil flying ability to explore, in the gusty shifty wind.
I won't leave my inflatables home ever again.
Great weekend of kiting with Matt and Brian, in central Utah.

Saturday, February 05, 2011

7--Mt Terrill 9M





MAtt, Brian and I loaded the sleds,and headed south.
We unloaded at Fish Lake and rode the groomed trail to Mt Terrill area.
Huge area, major potential, plus a warming hut!!!
The winds were almost overpowering strong, and shifty.
The snow was soft, not icy.
We cover lots of ground, but only scratched the surface,
After we derigged, we hit the hut, warmed up,
then went sledding in the tree, in the powder.

Friday, February 04, 2011

6--Skyline 12 MIII

Matt and I headed south for the weekend.
Sleds and kite in tow, First stop, Skyline.
The winds were out of the North, limiting the area to enjoy.
Mostly soft new snow, where we rode up and down,on the face of Bosco.
Not the normal across the hill.
Fun jumping down the hill, kitelooping and landing going up the hill.
Met up with Brian and Heather for Brian's birthday, at the Triangle,
then mexican dinner.
The plan is to take the sleds to Fish Lake, and ride to Mt Terell to kite tomorrow.