June in Utah?
Is it going to happen this year?
Who has snowkited in
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Who has snowkited in
by PeterMiller » Tue Apr 26, 2011 1:21 am
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Re: Who has snowkited in
by bob allen » Tue Apr 26, 2011 7:37 am
It could be done this year. It may not be too happening at Skyline but Upper LCC will for sure be ridable. There are some big south facing areas off the back of AF twins, access via the Tram. Also upper Bells could work on a N or W wind. That would be an epic approach. Mineral basin at Sugarloaf pass also works on a S.W. flow. Let me know how it goes. I will be a long way away by then. Power dumping at Alta this morning. I am ready for some high pressure.
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Re: Who has snowkited in
by windzup » Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:44 am
Latest I've kited at Skyline was June 18th... but May 18th was the latest for good conditions. By June it was thin runs surrounded by fields of mud.
The standard for past 4 years has been a 1-2 foot dump around Cinco De Mayo, which ends up offering mid winter conditions for one last weekend before turning warm for the season. Seriously, you could set a clock by the annual early May dump and subsequent sessions. This year is lining up so far. I remember Rob W. showing up with the Manta II 10 meter proto a few years back. Heather, he and I were blown away on how good the lit conditions were for testing the new snowkite in May. He assumed the season was done and we'd be testing in mountain boards. Instead the 3 of us shared the mountain alone while bikinis dotted the beaches.
Beyond that, Mid-May is my official end of season at Skyline. After that it gets too warm at the higher elevations causing erratic thermal winds that are more gusty and fluky. Rule of thumb is when the animals start to show up (deers, badgers, birds) then its time to call it a season.
Alaska and the Big Horns in Wyoming are prime right now.
Windzup,
Brian Schenck
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The standard for past 4 years has been a 1-2 foot dump around Cinco De Mayo, which ends up offering mid winter conditions for one last weekend before turning warm for the season. Seriously, you could set a clock by the annual early May dump and subsequent sessions. This year is lining up so far. I remember Rob W. showing up with the Manta II 10 meter proto a few years back. Heather, he and I were blown away on how good the lit conditions were for testing the new snowkite in May. He assumed the season was done and we'd be testing in mountain boards. Instead the 3 of us shared the mountain alone while bikinis dotted the beaches.
Beyond that, Mid-May is my official end of season at Skyline. After that it gets too warm at the higher elevations causing erratic thermal winds that are more gusty and fluky. Rule of thumb is when the animals start to show up (deers, badgers, birds) then its time to call it a season.
Alaska and the Big Horns in Wyoming are prime right now.
Windzup,
Brian Schenck
www.Windzup.com
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