 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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kermit,
He was lucky not to have been trashed on the rocks!
It shows that even such a small "power kite" can develop a lot of lift.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Covered elsewhere on here, but it does look like a barmy place to be doing that activity.
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wow... some ride that lad had!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Frosty the Snowman,
Thinking about your comment you're right. The point of having the kite is so that you can travel on flat ground or open ground with a small gradient. I don't think it is suitable in mountains with steeper gradients and narrow gullies.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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i gave up Kite surfing due to getting lofted and came down with a serious thud on the sand 
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Well that's helped me decide what Christmas present to get, I'm sure the mother-in-law will love it. 
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he should have let go before he went up so high
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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| he should have let go before he went up so high |
He's hooked in via a harness so didnt have the option of letting go. You can pull a safety to release the kite but by the time he realised he wasnt coming back down in a hurry he no longer had that option... just had to hold on and enjoy the ride. Theres another video that does the rounds in kitesurfing circles whenever lofting is talked about...
http://uk.youtube.com/v/6RuE5t1-H9k
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My husband has alot of power kites and I remember once him asking me to just hang onto the kite while I pop back to the car for something and a few minutes later I had been lifted into the air about 20ft and then dumped into a pile of sand (which fortunately didn't hurt)
Saw some people snow kiting in serre chevalier about 5 years ago on a big fairly flat field and it looked great, but have never got around to trying it. Maybe someday
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Libertine,
Also gave up kite buggying after a serious thud in the sand. Ended up with concusion. Not long after that I saw the Irish Champion take a thud that ended in 2 broken wrists and a broken ankle.
Kiteing looks cool, but generally results in injury. The wind is a powerful force.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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johnboy, I thought it looked like an alternative ski lift to your tractor!! LOL
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You can hear the wind noise in the video so there must have been a good breeze, he was nuts given the weather to try kiteboarding in such a small and rocky area, I'm glad he came down without injury, but that doesn't make him any less stupid
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You know it makes sense.
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I hate the way in the description it describes him as refusing to let go. This guy is a pro rider for f-one and the footage is apparently quite old and he was one of the people that has pushed snow kiting to what it is today.
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