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Snow kite Idaho need advice riding partners

Postby toddsphresh » Wed Jan 19, 2022 6:51 am

In Idaho staying in McCall. Was curious if riding anywhere around here is possible
Was thinking lake Cascade would be okish to get my started. Been kiting for 20 years on water and have all my kites and a snowboard here. Don't mind driving all the way to Fairfield but figured their has to be somewhere closer

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Re: Snow kite Idaho need advice riding partners

Postby toddsphresh » Mon Jan 16, 2023 3:49 pm

2023 out for all next month February. same question

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Re: Snow kite Idaho need advice riding partners

Postby lewmt » Mon Jan 16, 2023 8:04 pm

Be willing to travel to get the best conditions. Luckily there are highway web cameras at many of the great kite spots in Idaho, Wyoming, & Montana. You can even get up-to-the-minute wind reports from most of them. I think the closest to McCall might be Pine Turnoff, but there's Tom Cat Summit, Antelope Flats, Gilmore Summit, Henry's Lake, in Idaho, Monida Pass, Reynolds Pass, Big Hole Pass in Montana and Bondurant in Wyoming all within striking distance of McCall. Use NOAA point forecasts for staying up to speed on which location might have the best option for any particular day and check into the state's highway web camera systems to get the current status. It can vary quite a bit from 1 spot to the next on any given day. I'm headed to Monida Pass tomorrow - conditions are great & the forecast is solid.
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Re: Snow kite Idaho need advice riding partners

Postby watercamper » Tue Jan 17, 2023 2:39 pm

Go join the google group kiteboardidaho and ask your question there. Lots of local knowledge.

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Re: Snow kite Idaho need advice riding partners

Postby fernmanus » Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:49 pm

I have kited on Lake McCall in the summer, it was a pain as it is mostly tree-lined, but should be fine in the winter. There are also a lot of fields on the way into McCall that look good. Of course, you have to be careful not to kite on private property without permission.

Once you get bored, of going back and forth on a frozen lake, try some of the other spots. The Camus Valley is incredible.

I wish that the Idaho/Wyoming/Montana kiters would give us a better 411 on the spots and conditions. It would be good to know the altitude at each location, what wind direction works best, terrain, snowpack, etc. Some places mentioned by lewmt are world class and others not so much, but they are rattled off in the same sentence as if they are all equal. To be sure, they are not.

I am curious if Craters of the Moon has much snow this year? That place is epic.

This is a good year to hit up the Fish Lake Complex in Utah.
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Re: Snow kite Idaho need advice riding partners

Postby lewmt » Thu Jan 19, 2023 3:34 am

Virtually all of the places mentioned can be world class if conditions are right. To go into details for each spot with wind directions and when its -on- or not would take pages of writing. Some of the MT & Idaho spots have very specific conditions needed and some offer different locations within the "named" area depending on wind direction & current conditions. Some I've never kited but heard good things about. Most I have, and have decent knowledge on when & how they work. The best idea is to pm me with questions & based on your timing and location I'll be happy to give more details. With snow a lot can change in the course of a season. If you're planning a trip in March - an epic spot today may turn to boiler plate sastrugi or be baring off between now & then. It's best to get beta very close to the timing of your trip.
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Re: Snow kite Idaho need advice riding partners

Postby IWantToFly » Sun Jan 22, 2023 5:45 pm

@toddsphresh - I may be heading over from PDX to McCall and/or the Fairfield area in mid-February 2/16-20. I’m leaning more toward a dedicated snow kiting trip but I also have a couple Brundage tickets to use. I’ve never snow kited but I’m itching to give it a go. I’ll check in with you if you are still around when I come.

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Re: Snow kite Idaho need advice riding partners

Postby toddsphresh » Wed Feb 01, 2023 6:21 am

sounds good just got out here and available now. Down to ride Brundage or Tamarack any day. looked like camas valley soldier field had 20 knots wind all day windiest ive seen it since i stared monitoring it. ready to go check it out now got a 17, 13 , and 9


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