Kiteboarding

[Sombeech]

Anybody tried this? It's being done on both water and snow.

I think it's just using the regular wakeboard, but with the "super" kites that can pull you around. Same thing as snow, but with a snowboard.

http://feldenkraishawaii.com/images/Re-exposure-of-kiteboarding.jpg

http://www.northsoundings.com/nso_04_1_photographs/Kiteboarding_at_BEYC.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/29/39951208_8b71232078.jpg

I'm surprised that this hasn't taken off much in Utah. All you need is some wind on the water, and this is common at Willard Bay.

[icthys]

I'd love to get a kite.

You can use your wakeboard but they do make a specific kiteboard for the water. I'm not sure if they make a specific one for the snow or not. Seems like alot cheaper than getting a boat or a season pass and you can use the kite both summer and winter.

[Glockguy]

They banned it from Lake Powell this week.

[Sombeech]

They banned it from Lake Powell this week.

NO... WAY! WTF for?

[BrainDamage]

Didn't Lake powell ban jet ski's/wave runners at one time also?

[Scott Card]

They banned it from Lake Powell this week.

Are you sure it wasn't the para tube thing? There was a news report about that. I never heard the ban on kite boarding.

[Sombeech]

I think people get mixed up with the restrictions on the main channel. Most types of activities, besides travel, are banned from the main channel where everybody is driving.

The canyons have almost no restrictions.

[rock_ski_cowboy]

They banned it from Lake Powell this week.

Are you sure it wasn't the para tube thing? There was a news report about that. I never heard the ban on kite boarding.

They banned kite tubing ( http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,640186042,00.html ), which is actually very different than kite boarding. The kite tube is a big tube that is towed behind a boat, and attached in such a way that it will catch the wind and fly. (google: wego kite tube) 2 recent deaths led to the ban. FYI, cliff jumping was officially banned at lake powell last year.

I've seen some people by park city trying to kite-snowboard and it looked like they were failing miserably at it. I assume, like with any kite activities (kite flying, kite racing, kite off-roading, kite vs. powerline tourneys, etc.) , the wind has to be just right. Too little, and your kite dive bombs it or just won't fly. Too much, and you're screwed.

[Glockguy]

The news report I heard mentioned it a tthe very end of the report. I was kind of shocked and thought that them banning kiteboarding would have beenbigger news then a ban on kitetubing.

[donny h]

Check out this site:

http://utahwindriders.org/phpBB2/index.php

I've been lurking there to learn about the wind and Utah Lake (I just bought a new kayak and sail rig), it's another good outdoorsy/Utah message board.

[Reedus]

Any elevated sport INCLUDING kite boarding and kit tubing is banned from the GCNRA.
http://www.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=4557