Hi everyone.
This year we are pleased to be presenting the first annual Snowkite Festival in NH on the foot hills of Mount Washington at the Mount Washington Grand
Hotel on March 2-3 2013! This event will be hosted by International Mountain Climbing School's Snowkite Program in partnership with Omni-Mount
Washington Hotel at Bretton Woods.
The Event will be taking place low down in the fields and golf courses and if the conditions allow, kiting on Mount Washington, as well as the
Presidential peaks (above treeline kiting) will also be a possibility for those who are prepared.
There will be vendors, demo's, educational displays and possibly lectures, as well as a possible race/ "kite Olympics"....
More details will be presented soon!
Please note: Riding on the Mount Washington Fields and golf courses is not permitted during the 2012-2013 winter season unless working with or taking
a lesson from IMCS Instructors based in North Conway, NH.
Please feel free to call for more details.....
603-356-7064cheezycheese - 25-11-2012 at 12:53 PM
Wow !! Great News !!
Festival!
skimtwashington - 25-11-2012 at 09:03 PM
For the festival, is it free to come and kite(on fields) or is there a fee to attend and/or to fly?
:wee::wee::roll::roll:Kober - 25-11-2012 at 09:32 PM
March ??? I am packed and ready to go now ..... ..... ohhhh..... welllll... I will wait few months .....crabnebula - 26-11-2012 at 09:50 AM
Hi
This Mount Washington Kite Festival is free! You will need to register though.....
There will be lessons for a very reasonable charge and ootentislly a guided kite trip in Mount Washington, more will be announced later as details
unfold.Mainekite - 26-11-2012 at 10:19 AM
Can't wait,.we will see you soon, snow up there yet?
CraigFeyd - 26-11-2012 at 05:11 PM
No snow yet. Sounds interesting where/how do we register?
The sight of a bunch of kites down in the valley from the lifts on B-Woods would look sick.;-)crabnebula - 27-11-2012 at 07:19 AM
Registration will be at the event.....
All details will be posted here soon, but until then....
feast your eyes on this:
Kober - 14-12-2012 at 07:43 PM
We going up ,,,,,, right ?????
You'll have to be very lucky
skimtwashington - 14-12-2012 at 09:30 PM
... for favorable conditions. (Do you know this mountain?)
So plan on the golf course...... But I DO hope you get lucky to go up, 'cause your mind will get blown!
(possible)
severe coldcrabnebula - 15-12-2012 at 05:41 AM
You never know but good to be observant and prepared....
Are you?
Dec 15, 2012
This am it was -34 F , w/ 45 mph winds and gusts up to 55mph. There are a few spots that believe it or not are kiteable... But very limited. Very
icy, very cold.
crabnebula - 15-12-2012 at 05:43 AM
These photos are from previous trips... Not this december 201
However ill be heading up there soon for guided kite recon tris as well as mountaineering ascents of technical gullies and summit attempts and ill
update conditions as they happen!
on the summit..
skimtwashington - 15-12-2012 at 11:56 AM
one inch of snow! Crap!
At base in Pinkham..trace of snow! Crap!
Way below average winter so far...Things will kick in soon ( starting this coming week?)-I hope.
March will give plenty of time to have a good late season base.
Anyway..How cool a place to have a festival!
Looking forward to attending:singing:
Also looking forward to some pics( and details) of kite recon and any trip throughout winter. Hope theres another person with you to take action
pics..but know you solo.... a lot! GoPro? POV?...Whatever. All nice to see.Kober - 16-12-2012 at 12:54 AM
skimtwashington .... not really ready for that ride up ..... Just very curious about experience ... must be unforgettable ///
.... where is that web site for event ??
Being 2 days....
skimtwashington - 17-12-2012 at 02:45 PM
Any discount lodging offered in conjuction with the festival?crabnebula - 18-12-2012 at 02:31 PM
Yes on discount lodging
More to come as the web site hub location will be up in a few days.
this deserves some attention... whats the story friends??Mainekite - 22-2-2013 at 10:43 AM
I'm going. Hope to see some others there as well. Staying st the comfort in and suites in north Conway Friday and Saturday. Bringing a snowspider as
well.
CraigKober - 22-2-2013 at 12:49 PM
After awesome time at Tug Hill I want to go so bad to this event too ..... And looks like I am in luck ..... Martin offered to drive ....
Arriving Friday night and going home Monday evening ....martinipro - 22-2-2013 at 01:26 PM
If my car is ready! Else we can take the Kitemobile!Feyd - 26-2-2013 at 04:35 PM
Have a great weekend.:wee:
Chris
Roll call: who's going?...
skimtwashington - 27-2-2013 at 06:17 AM
Only hear a few chiming in here. Anyone...anyone..Bueller?
Got snow and getting more...
Wind? ...will they have good wind?... not too much..not too little.
... and I don't know what best wind direction would be for area(golf course)?.... Whole compass will work more or less I assume...maybe some
direction better than another.
No chainsawing down trees if kite gets caught in one? Awww...!
:singing::singing::singing:Kober - 27-2-2013 at 11:24 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by skimtwashington
No chainsawing down trees if kite gets caught in one? Awww...!
:singing::singing::singing:
I hope that will be not necessary ..... I am expecting event crew to have proper traffic control methods prepared for this busy location .... lol
.... I have my kite in trees once ... and I was able to save it unharmed .... dont want to deal with that again ever again .... lol....
.... Ok .... My kitemobile is almost ready ... need to work in morning and planning to drive out about 5pm ...
..... Hoping to meet Feyd for session on Friday and ride with Mass crew at event on Sat and Sun .....
