05-03 Skyline, bluebird 10 & 12m day

[windzup]

After the snow piled up for 2 days, the sky's cleared for an amazing powered up bluebird day at Skyline. Looked like mid winter with tall snowbanks and creamy top surface. Fresh tracks everywhere, until the dozen or so kiters tracked up Boscos main face. A couple riders hit the main ridge, and I went down wind up and over Boscos to discover the South wind had filled in the back side perfectly. Rode solo for an hour back there before heading back around (had to hike a 1/2 mile to get around a wind shadow and back in the wind game. By late afternoon the snow turned to spring conditions and started to pack down and thicken up (time to re-wax).

At around 3pm the wind picked up to solid 10m conditions and I had a lit time exploring a new spot "the Secret Stash". Summit-ed the small ridge, and kited as far in each direction as trees and wind would allow, and then packed up for a nice down hill run back to the truck.

Truly amazing to be in the mountains with so much fresh snow this late into spring. Here's a cheers to all the Snowkiters that have taken advantage of these conditions in May, it fills my stoke to see so many riders getting after it... here's to the good times.

Windzup,
Brian Schenck

[Travis Cook]

I second that, it was a great day. Not nearly long enough for me arriving at 1:30 and leaving at 3:30. I wasn't nearly done. Fresh, loose powder and very nice wind for practicing some boosts. There were 4-7 or so of us on Bosco. today I had two new firsts: 1- I got my inflatable kite completely inverted, and 2- a different time, I got my lines messed up that started my kite to kiteloop. both times I had to release. I'm focusing so much on pulling and landing my jumps I'm not paying enough attention to the kite. It is especially hard to do with a facefull of powder. On the second time when I pulled my first release I was then holding onto the leash to try to get the kite under control and I accidentally pulled the leash release-- oh uh! I was SO lucky in that my kite was oriented correctly to the wind and just sat down and stayed until I could get to it. Otherwise-- my kite would have been gone over the top of Bosco. Good experience.

Brian, I saw you setting up for your secret stash as I was leaving. Nice spot.