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help?? Gear needed for kite skiing in the Arctic!

doomwheels - 16-2-2003 at 08:25 AM

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August 17 2002 by EJ 

I have windsurfed for many years and spent several summers in Hood River- Love the wind & water. However, now I am in Barrow Alaska, the northern most point in the U.S.- I want to begin kite skiing on the frozen lagoons and snow covered tundra.

I have my downhill ski equipment- but do not have any kite gear! Help set me up- what do I need for winds 20 - 30 mph. Any advice would be helpful.
Thank you! -EJ Up North

doomwheels - 16-2-2003 at 08:26 AM

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August 18 2002 by doomwheels

>what do I need for winds 20 - 30 mph.

Try a Quadrifoil Competition XM. It is a 3.48 sqm quad-line foil for land traction. X-foils offer great power, control and upwind penetration.

A good place to buy Quadrifoil kites is:
http://www.wickedwind.com