Ride, race, win sweet prizes. There is fun to be had for all.
Kitestorm happiness right there. This year you will be able to get a taste of the sport in the (limited) free clinics, freeride to your heart’s content and challenge yourself against yourself and others in our first Kitestorm Circuit and Drag races.
Kitestorm Events
Circuit Race – Long Course: This race will be a point to point race around buoys. Racers will complete multiple laps with an intended average finish time of 2 hours.
Circuit Race – Short Course: This race will be a point to point race around buoys. Racers will complete one lap with an intended average finish time of 40 minutes.
Kitestorm Drag Race: This is a head-to-head, straight line, beam reach drag race. Double elimination so each racer is guaranteed 2 races.
Taste of Snowkite Clinics: Never done or even seen snowkiting? These mini-clinics will give you instruction and a supervised taste of flying a power kite then a chance for a short ride. Bring your own skis/snowboards and helmet. Clinics are free but with limited spaces so you must pre-register. Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 (or at the conclusion of the racing).
On-going Free Demos: HQ Kites, Slingshot, Peter Lynn and Ozone will have stations set up where you can learn about and have a ride their new lie up of kites. This is a rare and excellent opportunity to try a kite before you buy and compare the feel of a variety of different types of kites. All kites are sold by Stormboarding and you will receive a great Kitestorm discount if you decide to buy one (and then you will not have to share). Demos are first come, first served. Experienced riders only. You must have your own harness, wear a helmet and have registered (early or at the registration table ) to demo.
Stormboarding Kitestorm Shop: Need an ice screw, a harness or a kite? We will have limited stock and great advice right next to the registration table of everything from trainer kites to the big kites at great event pricing. If you know you need some gear and want to pick it up at the event, call us ahead of time and we will make sure it is waiting for you.
Photo Contest: As always we save a pile of great prizes for winners of our photo contest. You do not need to be a participant. New Categories are: Race shots, Action Shots and Happy People Having Fun. Take some great photos and send us a disk. Details at registration table.
Kitestorm Features and Partners
This year we are very, very excited to bring you all the same fun, free riding, clinics and demos we have featured in the past. So far we have enthusiastic reps from HQ Kites, Slingshot, Ozone and Peter Lynn all lined up and ready to go with demos and goodies for lucky riders.
Win an HQ Montana 9.5 snowkite: Our real exciting news is this year, we are featuring our first Kitestorm Circuit Race brought to you by HQ (which means the winner cruises home with a Montana 9.5 snowkite with other great prizes going out as well). More details to follow but this event will be for the fastest of the fast to newer riders looking for a reasonable challenge and some personal satisfaction. We promise something for all and a well-run competition, as always, with lots of prizes.
Top Snowboarder in the Drag Race wins a Slingshot T3 7m package. Yes, you heard it get that board revved up to go fast over a short distance (or at least faster than the rider next to you) and you win a great kite for the big wind days. Top prize for fastest skier in the drag race to be determined. And we will have lots of other prizes in this event
Website: Kitestorm 2010