12/30 Strawberry 15M manta 3

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It looked like it was going to be the perfect day of kiting form my wife and I with what seemed to be a healthy dose of fresh powder and wind. Little did I know that my wife's friend was going to invite herself to learn (this would be her first time with a 4 line kite). We tried to discourage her with mention of the fact that it was our anniversary and that the conditions wouldn't be good at all for learning but it didn't seem to work. We parked at Coop creek and crossed the road to CC east. After getting there and wasting most of the afternoon trying to get her stuff set up and get her kiting I determined that with waist deep powder and up and down wind that it really wasn't even safe for her and packed her stuff up. I did manage to get a short session at the end of the day and it was just plain work. The powder was so deep that only when super powered did I not feel like I was working too hard for it and it was rare that I was that powered. hard to believe I'd complain that there was too much snow but there was. I'm wondering how park city or other locations are. Oh - as a sidenote, and I'll post this in the main forum, but my wife took her boots off and left them outside her door by the car in the parking lot at Coop creek and left them there. She didn't realize it until later last night so If anyone goes up there today if you wouldn't mind checking they'd have been right on the left side just past the junction to the bathroom. Hopefully the plows haven't buried them but if someone is up there and wouldn't mind checking for me i'd really appreciate it. They were Clilcker boots that were navy blue with a ratcheting strap that goes over the front to hold the heel down. If you find them then please give me a call at (801)953-5711.