Nice Article in the Wall Street Journal online about the revenue growth for Snowkite and Kite Schools, get it going by combining both for a full year coverage in providing lessons.
“Thanks to those students, the 35-year-old says he expects to take in $200,000 in revenue this year from snow and water lessons, up from $150,000 in 2009 and $115,000 in 2008. For snow-kiting, students pay $750 to $1,300 for a three- to five-day trip that includes lessons, lodging and meals.
“If you only do a sport [like kite-surfing] half of the year, by the time you get the hang of it, there’s nowhere to do it,” says Mr. Kafka. That leads those students to snow-kiting, the winter version of kite-surfing, he says.”
Read the full article: Kite Surfer Seeks Higher Elevation