hey friends :singing:

any news if this is back this year ??
i mist it last year because i went south !!!! to cuba but would love to make it this year if possible.

so far our winter is so bad we don't even have 2 cm of snow !!!!! wtf we normaly have 50+ by december 1 !!!!!
grass everywhere now !!!!

what about in VT anyone from there with info ??

steff

Here's the link for this year http://www.stormboarding.com/kitestorm2011.html
I don't know what its been doing in Vermont but we've already been out on the lakes here in NH.

See you at Kitestorm :wee:

Hey steph,

Kitestorm is definately on this year. Glad you're comming down.

Right now the ice on the south side of the Sandbar causeway is good but it has no snow on it. We're all in the same snow hole this year. At least we have ice.

Do you have any riding at all up there?

thanks for the info guys :singing:
will definatly try and make it out for this year ans atsy over to max out the fun !!

nah !!! we almost got a green christmas and the little snow we did get wasn't enough to give cover in the field.
all we got was 5 cm and way to scatered to hide all the dirt

some brave guys were on the ice in a few bay ereas but it's thin and im just not that brave
then we got that warm spell for the new year and that melted the little we did have.

today a wooping 5 cm and total of 8 cm by tomorow !!!!! maybe with some luck it will be just enough to get an edge..

what ever happened to winter from november to april

hope to see you guys in vt

steff

OK, Room booked at the Best Western for this... SheHatesMyHobbies and I will be making the trek northward.

Skates on buggy's???

WHOOP!!!:wee: Let the good times roll!

I have a similar setup as Dean, Bob. Will you be there?

Now I should def. try and make it. We've kicked the idea around, but mostly the consensus is if conditions are good here, stay here. I've also got issues with a very old house which needs some TLC, but I can hardly stay ahead of the oilman this winter, I shudder to think what's going on with the fixed income folks. So the easy answer is I'm going to try to make it this year, I've never been there, and it is closer than Wildwood. (But ice is hard, and you see how easy I fall back on my bum.) I could try to ride the barrows there though!:ticking:

The Sandbar is white and fluffy. The North side continues to set up further and further out with the cold temps! Not sure if any of this blew up to the north end of the lake for the Coupe de Quebec.

news on Kitestorm 2011

Peter Lynn will be there with team riders : Chris and Todd with Charger demos. there will also be goodies/give-a-ways and event prizes.

Recon is also throwing in a pair of goggles for a prize to one of the events

only wish i was going too.

Good times!

We are counting the change jar to make this one. I think it is going to happen as we both have the weekend off and there should be planty for Sandy to do as well. XC, Snowshoeing and such.

Great event! If the weather is right half of Burlington shows up on the lake and looks like more buggies than ever befor.

i just asked my dad and he said maybe so tomorrow i will beg my mom,

is there any way we could convert his land yacht to work on the lake if we do come?

We're thinking of going too... But there needs to be snow. No ice kiting for me thanks. Anyone know if it is snow covered? I'm determined to get up and ride before the winter is over dangit! Came sooo close at Tug.

Big storm coming this week. Maybe a foot of new snow. But it's still 25 days away. But I'll bet there is snow here and there!

It looks like the usual gathering spot Best Western is sold out. I booked a room at Hampton Inn Colchester ,exit 16 , for $50 a night fri. and sat. using Priceline bid. Maybe they would accept a direct offer at that price. Its half way between the sand bar and the party sat. night , should work out pretty well. Good luck

We've got excellent coverage on the lake and a forecast of up to 18" more over the next 48 hours!
We'll try and save some for you :evil:

Just booked our room!!! So looking forward to it!

Also, what is the wind like there? I know Tug was known for being a bit gusty but what about lake Champlain?

As long as there's not West in the wind direction we tend to get pretty clean wind at Sandbar. There's a long fetch from both N and S that lends to the "cleanliness" of the wind. That's not to say it doesn't get gusty. We've had ALL sorts of wind over the years at Kitestorm so just come prepared mentally and quiverly!

I just booked at Best Western a few minutes ago. They only have basic rooms with two twinns but its a room with a shower!! I've slept in far worse!

what do kite buggiers do on the frozen lake?

Add blades or skis

If you call Wind Jammer Best western they have rooms available for Kitestorm visitors , the on line reservation shows they are full on Sat.
Call them to reserve a room!
Sorry for any confusion.

i had a wicked pissar good time in kite gurus buggy last year,but i think that was anomaly ,will never have as much fun as i did.there was only2 to3 inches of snow ,perfect. then dean came and took his buggy back ,on the skis i went.

There's a heck of a lot more snow than that now. I was there a week ago and it was a bump field north of the causeway, smoothish on the south,

Should be pretty well consolidated after this snow I bet.

Hit the Stormboarding site. She updates the conditions regularly.

I emailed Rachael about starting a posting on her Stormboarding site of items that will be available at the equipment swap/sale. I'm looking to sell two 10meter a 3.6 trainer (very affordable) and a large orange wind sock. I'm looking to buy a newer 10 m and would love to find an 8m Viper.
Check your gear this could be a quick easy way to pick up gear .... INSTANT GRATIFICATION AND NO SHIPPING CHARGES!

We made our reservations for the room and banquit. Should be a good weekend.
Still working on finding a couple more snowmobile skiis for my buggy mod!