The location Adolfov is one of the most famous snowkiting places in the Czech Republik with tons of snow during the whole season.

The event will have the following disciplines, Race (Ski and Snowboard) and Freestyle (Ski and Snowboard).

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Website: Kiteforce.cz , (translated via Google)

Location: Adolfov (translated via Google)

Facebook: Czech Kite Force

Red Bull Ragnarok is an endurance based competition where the riders race on skis or snowboards, while being pulled by a kite.The riders go through a 12 kilometre long course five times. The first to cross the finish line wins. The men’s class is divided into ski and snowboard, while the women compete in a mixed class.

Once again the sound from the mighty horn of Heimdal is heard all over the world, and again the warriors of Ragnarok are summoned to battle the elements at the mighty plateau of Hardangervidda.

The name “Ragnarok” stems from an incident in Norse mythology, describing the last battle between the good and evil Gods, where only the heroes of the battlefield survive.

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Website: Red Bull Ragnarok

Facebook: Event Information

The best way to experience snow kiting on Tug Hill is to make the festival, get the tour of sites, and have a great time. This year the festival takes place from January 14th-16th, MLK weekend.

Main Base Camp has changed for 2012, it is at Killenbeck Road Location. This location is the most fun and can take the most wind directions.

Registration atarts at 9am every day at Main Base Camp. Registration gets each person one free raffle ticket, and more raffle tickets can be purchased at registration. Raffle money will go towards a local charity.

Trainer kites with hands-on demo Sat. & Sun. ALL DAY!

The party on Saturday night will take place at the Ridge View Inn, in Lowville, starting at 7pm. We will announce the winners of the raffle there. Starting at 9pm there will be a live band playing till closing called Myself and Bob.

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Website: TugHillSnowkiting.com

Facebook:  Tug Hill Snowkite Rally

Part of the event is to test the latest equipment from manufacturers like: Ozone, Flysurfer, HQ, Nobile and Peter Lynn.

Here are some impressions from the past events:

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Website: Foilfest.de

Website: Kitefabrik.de

Polar explorers Dixie Dansercoer and Sam Deltour wisely decided recently to stop with their current route of the Antarctic ICE Expedition and re-commence their expedition with a new route.

Widespread and enormously high sastrugi (rigid snow and ice formations) and a strong headwind have made it impossible for Sam and Dixie to use their kite system in order to achieve their planned 60 to 80 kilometers per day in the direction of the South Pole. The size and scope of the sastrugi are a result of immense “super storms” with wind speeds of more than 160 km/hour which pummeled the Queen Maud Land region of Antarctica in the recent barren winter months.

Mission

Honouring the 100th anniversary of the Race to the South Pole between Amundsen and Scott and their incredible perseverance.

Amundsen reached the South Pole on 14 Dec 1911 by dogsled and skis and made the return journey in a total of 99 days and over a distance of 2993 km. Scott, on the other hand, used pony’s to reach the Pole and arrived there a little over a month later, on 17 Jan 1912 , but perished with his team of 3 on the return trip.

Main targets

• Pioneering a new expedition route in Antarctica with an itinerary based on the direction of the wind (circular anti-clockwise motion)
• Raising the bar of sportive accomplishment of long haul Antarctic expeditions. Longest supported expedition so far is The International Trans Antarctic expedition from 1990, covering 3741 miles (5835 km) in 220 days. The longest unsupported expedition is 4808 km in 90 days by Rune Gjeldnes.
• Scientific study of the catabatic winds in cooperation with a number of universities and meteorological institutes
• Supporting Educational programs promoting environmental awareness 

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Website: White Kite News

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Helmet camera mount options include a headlamp style head strap that you can quickly share with your friends, a lace-through strap-mount for vented helmets, two curved and two flat adhesive mounts for attaching to gear, vehicles or whatever else moves you.

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• 1 Rechargeable 1100 mAh Lithium-Ion Battery
• 1 Waterproof Quick-Release Housing (180’/60 m)
• 1 Headlamp-Style Head Strap
• 1 Vented Helmet Strap
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• 2 Flat, 3M Adhesive Mounts
• 1 Three-Way Pivoting Side Arm Assembly
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• 1 USB Cable
• 1 Component Video (HDTV) Cable
• 1 Composite Video + Audio Out Cable
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• HD Video Resolution Modes: (subject to change, pending final firmware release)
  • 1080p = 1920×1080 pixels (16:9), 30 fps, 15 Mbit/s data rate
  • 960p = 1280×960 pixels (4:3), 30 fps, 12 Mbit/s data rate
  • 720p = 1280×720 pixels (16:9), 60 fps, 15 Mbit/s data rate
  • 720p = 1280×720 pixels (16:9), 30 fps, 8 Mbit/s data rate
  • WVGA = 848×480 pixels (16:9), 60 fps, 8 Mbit/s data rate
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  • 960p (30 fps): 5h 26m
  • 720p (60 fps): 4h 21
  • 720p (30 fps): 8h 09m
  • WVGA (60 fps): 8h 09m

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Waterproof Camera Housing

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• Full Line of Mounting Accessories

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Website: HD Helmet Pro

All riders are expected for registration on Saturday morning were you can enter the competition, or just come along as a spectator. Non-competition riders are welcome but are asked to stay clear of the comp area during heats. Drinks, BBQ and more are located in the Snowkitemasters main tent, were registration will take place too.

We look forward to giving a fantastic $7000 prize money which will be divided into 1st 2nd and 3rd place.

Pictures from SKM 2011:

*by Katia Romanova, Gallery here

SKM hoodie’s, T-shirts and more can be bought at the main tent, as well as rider information on the competition.We have a big venue this year and are looking for volunteers and photographers. The heats will be divided into 4 main category’s (Snowkite Heats):

1. Mens Snowboard
2. Mens Ski
3. Woman’s Snowboard
4. Womans’ Ski

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SnowKiteMasters official program:

• Saturday 7 January : French Championship Freestyle *
• 9h00-10H30 : Registration at the Lautaret Pass Hautes Alpes
• 10h30 : Skippers meeting
• 11h00 : First possible Start : Freestyle
• 18h : Welcome Drink at Les Grands Bains Monetier
• 22 h: Party at the Chazelay Villeneuve la Salle
• Sunday 8 January : French Championship Freestyle
• 10h00 : Riders meeting
• 10h30 : First possible Start : Freestyle ,Mountain race
• 18h30 : Price Giving at Le Frog Villeneuve la Salle
• 22 h: Party at the Chazelay Villeneuve la Salle
• Monday 09 January : World Snowkitemasters
• 9h00-10h30 : Registration at the Lautaret Pass
• 10h30: Skippers meeting
• 11h : First possible Start : Freestyle, Best Trick , big air Tricks,
• 17 h : After Ski at Le Frog Villeneuve la Salle with Sa.mix
• 22 h: Party at the Chazelay Villeneuve la Salle
• Tuesday 10 : World Snowkitemasters Freestyle
• 10h00 : Riders meeting
• 10h30 : First possible Start
• 17 h : After Ski at Le Frog Villeneuve la Salle with Sa.mix
• 22 h: Party at the Chazelay Villeneuve la Salle
• Wenesday 11 : World Snowkitemasters Freestyle
• 10h00 : Riders meeting
• 10h30 : First possible Start
• 17 h : After Ski at Le Frog Villeneuve la Salle with Sa.mix
• 22 h: Party at the Chazelay Villeneuve la Salle