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.....

603-356-7064

Wow !! Great News !!

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:

March ??? I am packed and ready to go now ..... ..... ohhhh..... welllll... I will wait few months .....

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.

Can't wait,.we will see you soon, snow up there yet?

Craig

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.;-)

Registration will be at the event.....

All details will be posted here soon, but until then....

feast your eyes on this:

We going up ,,,,,, right ?????

... 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!

Mother nature and snow conditions will decide...

Obstacles:

Extreme winds
limited visibility
Bad snow:breakable crust, glare ice, avalanche conditions:o

(possible)
severe cold

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.

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!

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.

skimtwashington .... not really ready for that ride up ..... Just very curious about experience ... must be unforgettable ///

.... where is that web site for event ??

Any discount lodging offered in conjuction with the festival?

Yes on discount lodging
More to come as the web site hub location will be up in a few days.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUeAvGueZy0&sns=em

Any update on the event? Is there a website yet..(I don't find one)?

I think this is it :

http://www.kitefreeordie.net/index.html

this deserves some attention... whats the story friends??

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.

Craig

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 ....

If my car is ready! Else we can take the Kitemobile!

Have a great weekend.:wee:

Chris

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:

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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 .....

.... See you there ......