Lindon Beach

[MikE mAy]

Anyone have any info on the Lindon Beach launch area? after making the hour drive from SLC to Lincoln to get skunked i was discouraged to say the least. i was then only to see huge flags flying on the way back up north, and i thought there must be a better north UL launch. then i remembered, Lindon!

so, what's up with that spot? UKB leads me to believe it's most likely been trashed by the hillbillies like most other spots. anybody been there lately? water level too high?

whats up?

[windzup]

Lindon is as good as any other Utah launch, but it does not get the wind as strong or consistently as other Utah Lake launches.

Its been over a month since I kitesurfed Lindon, but there was enough room to set up a few kites and launch easily, with a shallow water walk out for the first hundred feet or more. Yes, debris everywhere....yup everywhere, but I still rode barefoot, just walk softly (and carry a big kite:)

For some reason Lindon sits just enough to the side of the valley, so that it gets good rides on the stronger North days, but the wind will die at Lindon right when South Sandy and Lincoln beaches kick on for the 'magic' evening air. After two summers at Lindon, I searched and found South Sandy, which so far seems to recieve the best winds on Utah Lake. I now only hit Lindon if its strong wind and I need a short session close by.

Last night was an anamoly, a bummer of one. It was super strong north wind in the SLC valley and at the paragliding park (Killer Utal Lake potential!). But a storm cell developed over Happy Valley kicking up South Winds and skunking the potential Lincoln sessions. Gotta love Monsoons. In condolence, Lindon probably wasn't on last night either.

Windzup,
Brian Schenck

[Jon Manwaring]

YUP,
Just a nice time talking with the other wind waiters at Lincoln. Maybe tonight
JON M