Wind came to the Wasatch mountains with a vengeance yesterday! For about four hours mid-day winds were consistently 20+ mph with gusts into the low 30s. There was a front moving in and the weather got beautifully blustery.

I had just gotten my "wasp on a string" (4.0m Peak-2) in the mail that morning and got it up in the air along with the smallest kite in my quiver, a 2.5m NS3. You'll see that the NS3 is getting flown from a custom bar I made up with adjustable width settings. I had it at the most narrow setting (50 cm) to damp the kite down a tad (normal Born-Kite bar is about 55 cm).

As a super cool side note, the Peak-2 in the video is the same one Chris used for his high-wind test reviewed here: http://www.hardwaterkiter.com/kite-and-gear-reviews/2015-ozo... "That was a killer, kick ass day!" - Chris Krug

Chris had made some slight modification to the bridle, shortening two segments. It flew superbly well. The Peak-2 launch you see in the beginning of the video was this kite's maiden voyage out West!

The 2.5m NS3 handled the wind like a champ, leaping around like a scalded cat. It was a blast to fly both of these kites under these conditions. I never felt overpowered or about to get OBE'd. In fact, if I had more time I would have landed the 2.5m and put up my 3.2m! I think that would have been a lot of kite to handle in those winds, but it would have been a blast!

YAY WIND! That looks so much fun!:D