1) No more Escape in the Winter months
Winter can be very long in Europe. If you are caught in Europe, due to your Studies or your Job, you don’t need to book a long-haul flight to Africa and take at least 3 weeks of holidays. You can Snowkite everywhere.
2) No special Gear needed
As long as you have Skies or Snowboard Gear, you can go to snowkite. Just choose the vehicle you are safer with! You can use your Tubekites, you are using for Kitesufing. Foilkites are easier to handle, and have a big advantage in the Backcountry. But if you don’t wanna store more than 3 kites, just use your Tubekites and have fun!
3) No more expensive Lift-Tickets
Your Snowkite can bring you to places, no Ski- lift is able to, without waiting in the line at the cable car. You can ride up a summit, or freeride in the backcountry, the possibilities are endless!
4) Snowkitespots are endless
As soon as the landscape is filled with snow and you find a spot with wind, you can snowkite in front of your house. Just maybe find and agreement with the farmers or the landowner, and bring them a bottle of wine or beer. There is also a lot of snowkiting in the Mountains of Austria, Switzerland and France. Just when you sowkite in Ski-resorts, you should watch out for the restricted areas, and don’t kite on the ski slope.
5) Healthy exercise in most beautiful winter landscape
Before you get caught in your health club for the whole winter, go outside and train outside in fresh air. Walking in deep snow, freeriding and of course snowkiting’s gonna burn the calories, and will keep you in shape! Although there is some extra-workout recommended (Warm up, Yoga, Stretching, etc.)
6) Snow is just frozen Water!
Don’t be scared about the surface, it’s just snow. The more powder you’ll find, the softer are the landings. Serious crashes on water can be as hard as on snow. Helmet and Back-protector are absolutely essential, to prevent injuries.
7) Wind is blowing all winter long
Depending on the snow-conditions, you will have more fun in light-winds and can train funny tricks. With Snowkiting it’s so easy to ride upwind or launch the kite. Just with a lot of powder, it’s recommended to go a bit overpowered.
8) Stick the Tricks
You can train all the trick you want to do in summer. Yes the Snowboard/Skies and your Cloth is a bit heavier, but all the tricks you’ve trained in winter, you will easily land on water in summer.
9) Various Disciplines
Snowkiting is as various as Kitesurfing. Park-rats can create their Freestyle-Parks with Kickers and Sliders, Freeriders will find their peace in the snowy backcountry, and Racers will find their speed on frozen lakes.
10) Company
This sport is full of men! You will easily find a gentleman, to help you with your gear, or show you some spots. Snowkiting with the mates helps to push your limits!
Written by Eliska Parma
