Check this out! You would not wanna be climbing these hills with a tube kite!

http://www.iksurfmag.com/kitesurfing-ne ... of-wind-2/

Rig BIG so you are well powered and have a well waxed rockered board. Lots of good advice on here.

Foils have there time and place. Climbing a mountain in minutes instead of hours with a kite is an incredible feeling. Getting to the top and flagging out a foil with instant depower then packing it up and skiing down. Ive done over 40'000 feet of skiing in 16 runs in a day using a kite. One of the ...

I really appreciate the replies! Guess I should of stated i am an ozone guy. This purchase is an expensive one and i can only afford one. Just asking for help making my decision. Nothing more. My current light wind kite is a 15 meter edge that i use on snow and water. After flying the v2 13 meter i ...

Ive flown the 13 meter and loved it tremendously! About to purchase one and am thinking I should get the 15 cause im a big guy "200lbs". this will be my lightwind kite. Any input on helping me decide would be much appreciated!

Used market is saturated with deals. A used kite from someone who lives at the beach will usually have more wear and tear than a kiter from utah, montana or Wyoming. We use are kites mostly on the snow.

Omg! that is frightening! Can't believe you have a video of a kite loop with a snake hanging from your chin. Did you need Antivenom?

One thing that helps me when really powered is to put the bottom of your foot against the inside of your knee. Kinda like a keel. Ive noticed a lot of kiters try to body drag on their belly. One shoulder needs to be pointed at the sky and other one down.

In the camrig instructions it says you do not have to use all the rubber pieces to attach it so safety systems still work. Camrig works great and worth every penny.

Even if gliding is the ultimate feeling in snowkiting (at least for me), it's not the flight that is dangerous, it's the landing! After a sudden lift from gust, I got some seconds of gliding on my Spleene X19. I have landed correct on an inclined face of the mountain, but my front edge of the snowb...