I went to a meeting this morning with the Lewis County Chamber of Commerce regarding this year's snowkite festival. As in the past it will be held Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, Jan. 15, 16,&17 2011. As in the past this will be a free, fun event, and though last year we intended to have a race, it never happened. This year we hope to have a who can jump the highest or farthest, wind/weather permitting. This will obviously be at your own risk, like all the festivals in the past. I will post a link to the registration website as soon as it is ready, all registered participants will get a hat again, and we hope to have T-shirts for sale to help cover the port-a-john costs!:o

Will there be a race as well or just a huckfest? Nothing wrong with a huckfest. I'm just curious.

As it stands right now, it looks like the big air contest is all that we are scheduling. We are still talking with the newly forming ASA/NAST, re their requirements, but our festival is held on several different sites along the NYS Rte. 177 corridor, and it's difficult to get everyone together for a race, but a huckfest could happen at any or all of the sites. This fest has always been a "fun", get out and ride type festival, and so we are not sure how many folks are interested in racing, or even competing, we just want to showcase our wind and snow, which should be starting up soon! It was snowing here last night around 10:00pm when I walked the dogs, and there's ice in the puddles this morning!

My calendar is marked!

I put some long , wide twin tips on one of the snowspiders and hope to stay up in the deep stuff , we'll see. I'll be there with thing one and thing two , they love hanging with the wind mills playing in the deep snow. Missed seeing you at wbb, thing 2 is flying now and loving it! See you on the ice and snow this winter Bob yee haa.

Can't wait ss, I'd love to try one of your spiders this winter, if possible. I'm willing to travel to Oneida/Onondaga for a good ride! I'm hoping to get one of the local 'chain' sporting goods stores to donate some sleds/tubes for the kids to use during our event in Jan. I figured thing2 would be in the water down there at ww,lol! With blue lips!

I so want to come... but.... I might be in South Padre island that weekend... You know I will be thinking of you!!

Aww flash, you need to show up!

well... if you happen to know a sweet fellow kiter willing to let me crash on their couch, i might be able to get tickets from South Padre to Tug hill then back to Denver. Damn... that would be one hell of a weekend!

Don't know about couch, but I always end up with a room with two beds (since those are the cheapest) and wouldn't care if you used the other one.

WHat is the lodging situation in those parts??

The Registration website, which is being set up by the chamber of commerce, will have links to all available lodging facilities, B&B's etc. As soon as this site is ready, I'll post here.

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Originally posted by Maven454 Don't know about couch, but I always end up with a room with two beds (since those are the cheapest) and wouldn't care if you used the other one.

WOOHOO! and I messed up my dates, I think South Padre is the weekend after, so I might be able to make it! And I would totally love to split lodging. I will let you know after Nov 2nd when all the snowkite dates are finalized.


oh and bobalooie.. thanks for mentioning that you are working with NAST/ASA. We are really trying to figure out the whole tour thing and love having all the positive feedback. For everyone else..... if you want to be a part of the 'tour' (rider, organizer, buddy, etc... ) and you don't think you are... well guess what: You are if you want to be!!!

Can't wait for that snow to start piling up Bob. Hope to make it up a couple of times this year!!!

The boys did good staying out of trouble. They did got my attention though. thing one was doing body drags thru the sand and like Roc said "you got a crack in the back side you really dont need to slice open the front side." Thing two left a full body impression the soft sand after being suppermaned . I could'nt quite figure where he took off from but you could sure see where he landed!

For anyone interested, I found a link to a web-cam on the Tug Hill, in Worth, NY. Not only can you see what the weather is doing, it also has a real time weather station, too. http://www.northernchateau.com/webcam.html

Light dusting showing on the web-cam in Worth, on the Tug Hill. More please?

Snowspider that was about the same thing The Kidd did last year. He left a large dent in the beach and was very proud of it!

Finally got a pic on the worth web cam this am, looks like maybe an inch!

Weather station at above cam reads wind E at 0 gusting to 5. I found that link at a local snowmobilers site. I'm glad they love the 'weather' too!

The Tug Hill Snowkite Festival will be held Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday weekend, Jan. 15, 16,&17, 2011. Registration and information will be available as soon as the Chamber of Commerce has it on their website.

Seriously looking forward to this event this year. Just need to go get my boards wax'd and ready for the season.

Once there is snow on the ground, you can expect to start seeing some of us from the DC area making the commute up to you... Just need to figure out logistics and what not...

See ya soon.

Man, I can't wait either! Not sure who CarterM is(spammer) but I'll be there(or here as it may be) I can hardly wait for snow, and it looks like our first big lake effect event may be happening thurs-sat! Big low coming across the lakes, bringing cold air from up north(thanks Canada) I hope we measure it in feet! Bringing wind with it too! :wee: Might have some new vids next week!

Clothing question- I have never spent any time outside when temps where below zero- what type of clothing/layers to you wear to stay comfy. I am thinking of heading up with my son but not sure we have enough clothes. Any input would be appreciated
Scott

Layers are best, some lightweight wicking material at the base is a must, duofold or some similar material, I sweat quite a bit just setting up, (sometimes the pow is waist deep! just walking in it is a workout!)and need to get that moisture away from the body. Then maybe a layer of fleece, then your waterproof but breathable layer, Good gloves or mittens with thin liners are very helpful while setting up, a scarf or balaclava, and your helmet should do you. When you stop, that's when you needa parka or something for a while, to keep the chill out while you cool down. We usually have some kind of shelter for rest breaks, a pop-up ice fishing shanty or tent usually does the trick to get out of the (hopefully)blastin' wind. I just got all excited thinking about it!

The plan for this years Tug Hill event is similar to previous year goals. We intend to run races, similar to the ones hosted at the US Open Snowkite Masters. We have always felt that Tug Hill is a sister event to the Skyline SKM, and we are working towards that symbiotic vibe.

A huck-fest will be a welcome addition and allow a fun opportunity for showing off what Snowkites can allow an individual to do.

Doesn't look like any of the east coast events are going to line up with the ASA/Nast tour of races, but the Tug will continue to be a prime part of the Ozone Freeride Tour that is part of the Ozone Race Series. More to follow on that soon. Possibly an East Coast Race Championship, in addition to the National Champion Title given at Skyline in March.

2 factors that allow as well as limit kite racing. 1st is the weather, and if it lines up. Second is the people, and for the past few years there is an overwhelming attitude towards fun freeriding, and less of a motivation for serious competitive racing. We have seen the same thing at NABX over the past decade. Serious racing evolved, and then disappeared when the fun lovers out numbered the serious Darth Vader types. I am truly into all aspects of the sport, and as event organisors, we are constantly juggling ideas that will promote the sport with the feelings of the participants that support the events.

Please feel free to email me with any of your thoughts or suggestions, as that is what will help decide the future of these types of events. I plan to be in NY ahead of the Tug event to help organize and host this years races myself.

I look forward to riding with the many friends and new faces that I expect to see this January. It has been a couple winters since I've kited on east coast snow.

Windzup,
Brian Schenck
brian@FlyOzoneUSA.com

www.FlyOzoneUSA.com

Great to hear that you will be at our fest this year, Brian, and you will be setting up a race course! Jan, who has been the driving force for snowkiting up here as you know, has the expertise in that area, but is so busy with all the coordinating, etc. has expressed the desire "to just get out and ride", feeling the logistics of a race would be a nightmare. I'm sure with your experience and expertise, we can pull it off. Feel free to contact me in advance of your visit, should you need any assistance. Bob - BTW forecast is for the first major Lake effect(SNOW!) event this weekend! Will let you all know how it adds up!

Been trying to contact the Chamber of Commerce, to see if their registration web page is up yet, but haven't received any news yet. I did find a web page for the Adirondack-Tug Hill region that includes a listing of available accomodations. Follow the link and click on the lodging section. http://www.adirondackstughill.com/index.php

Here's an official poster from the Chamber of Commerce.

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Thanks bobalooie!

So I have to ask - where does everyone at least from here (PKF) mostly stay?