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PL Twister 5.6 ok for snowboarding?

pongnut - 28-10-2011 at 09:08 PM

Just curious if any of you have tried a Twister 5.6 or similar with snowboard or skates? If so, how well does that combo work?

ripsessionkites - 29-10-2011 at 02:47 AM

dunno your wind conditions but if you're on ice or hard packed the 5.6m is fine assuming you have wind

for me i don't use anything smaller than 11m FB or a 15m DP. i use a snowboard.

also you have to consider wind conditions + snow terrain (powder vs say a freeze lake vs rolling hills)

pongnut - 29-10-2011 at 07:51 AM

Understood. Will probably just have to take it out and give it a go when wind opportunities present themselves. Still, would be cool to hear some other folk describe their experience with Twisters in the winter...

indigo_wolf - 29-10-2011 at 08:06 AM

It's the 7.7 (Twister Gen I) rather than the 5.6 and skis rather than board. However, the wind is listed as low (2-9 knots). In either case..... pictures = 1K Words.







ATB,
Sam

bobalooie57 - 29-10-2011 at 08:18 AM

Worth giving it a try in 15 or so for sure. If it works you'll have a blast! On a board, you will probably want to hook in to a harness, though.

kiteboyza - 29-10-2011 at 08:28 AM

any kite will work on snow, long as you have wind. I did find that my fixed bridle kites would fill up with snow when you fly them during a flurry

lamrith - 29-10-2011 at 09:10 AM

Those ski's look like 50's! :-p

I so need to try my pepper2 8m this winter!