well its my first time this year.check the ice with my ice screw4 inchs plus,saw somebody at the baseball end ,met brian.....?he had a para flex i had my 6meter yoyo got 3 runs in ,packed it in wind was letting up .4inchs of snow on the ice .hope everybody had a good time who went out today.

I got out this afternoon in Stratham, NH. It would have been a perfect day if I could have dialed the wind up 5mph or so. I'm guessing that it was blowing about 3-12 mph. I was underpowered on my 11m Frenzy but it was great to get out on the fresh snow (even if it had a nice icy layer of crust under it). And I got a couple decent runs in anyway.

I didn't get out at all :megan: All I got is an ATB. plus we only got like 2inches of snow and then a crusty ice layer over it too. wind was perfect too 17mph winds NE

Get some skis and get out there! I picked up skis and boots at a swap thing last year for $150 total. The boots were brand new base model Nordicas and the skis were brand new but fairly old looking purple K2's and I feel no pain when I beat them up in the fields on shallow snow. Or you could get a cheap craigslist snowboard and boots on the cheap too. You live in New England. Therefore you should snowkite.

What lake did you get out to? Quannapowitt?
We had about a dozen on Indian Lake and it was too light - maybe we'll get some more later this week...

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Originally posted by doublespeed360 well its my first time this year.check the ice with my ice screw4 inchs plus,saw somebody at the baseball end ,met brian.....?he had a para flex i had my 6meter yoyo got 3 runs in ,packed it in wind was letting up .4inchs of snow on the ice .hope everybody had a good time who went out today.

I like the ice a little thicker than that but with the cold temps sticking around this week, by the upcoming weekend, things should be good on most of the lakes and ponds in the area. I'd also like to know if it was Quannapowitt - that's a big lake so if that is a solid 4" all around, most of the lakes will be sound by Saturday.

I went out 2 weekends ago on a field and pulled my son on his sled while I skied - we were underpowered but it was fun.

ya it was quannapowitt,it was thicker than than that just didn't think i needed to go deeper i will next time.

KiteNH where do you go in stratham? I use to live in newmarket and exeter the two towns surrounding straham.

It was a field that is right off of Rt 108 only a mile or so from Rt 101. It seems like Stratham has more farmland than any of the surrounding towns (based on my google earth research).

I can't imagine how much time I'd spend wondering where the best spots were without being able to actually look for them on Google earth. It kind of freaks me out though.

Hi,

I am new to the sport but I kitesurf and have all of the equipments. I would very much like to join anyone who might go out for a snowkiting session on the weekend here in New England. If you can just give me a shout when you go, tianhuo@gmail.com, I would be much appreciated.

Thank you,

TN

got out yesterday,me and claudio,6 7 meter kites ,.wasent cold at all.top speed 27.5 about 10 runs.6.5 miles total. at the baseball field end. at quannapowitt in wakefield ma.

I got out today at Mascuppic. Jay showed up as I was taking wind readings. Surface was beat up by quads and snowmobiles but quite rideable. Winds were low (4.5 - 8 mph). I rode my 8.5 blade and he rode his 15m synergy.

I think we were out there for about 1.5 hours before the wind totally died.

Not breaking any speed records today but not bad given the real light wind conditions.

Where do you guys kite, at the opposite end from 128/95? Is there an area for parking there?

If you are talking about Quinnapowit, yes Paul says they have been setting up at the far end where the playground is and the big stone church. John works at the companies located on the 128 side of the lake so he was going to park there and ski that side. Or you can park along 129 if they've plowed those spots out, jump the guard rail, set up and go.

thanks, I'll check that out sometime