Two summers ago I bought a couple depower kites thinking I would love to start snow kiting. Last year I got out for about 2 hours in terrible conditions the weekend before what little snow we had melted. This year I'm thinking I'm going to be skunked as we had even less snow and this week it already melted away, which is impressive because it's January in Saskatchewan. Pretty sure this is the new kite=no wind, or in this case snow, curse but taken to a two year level. So my question is this:

What else can I do, in my area, with my kites?

Apparently some people in Saskatchewan kitesurf, but how big of a surface area do you actually need? Most of the sloughs in this area are quite small, and the lakes are all in valleys.

Thought about buggying, but that's a fairly pricey commitment and I don't know how well they would work on natural prairie full of gopher and badger holes. My main concern is being able to see what's coming from such a low vantage point.

Seriously thinking about land boarding, but concerned about how well the small tires would handle the terrain?

I would love some input from people who have experience in similar conditions as to what works for them. Really itching to do something other than static fly. Two hours overpowered on crappy snow definitely has me hooked, but I don't think averaging an hour a year is enough to feed the addiction. Any thoughts, ideas, or input would be appreciated.

What do you have for kites?

For mountain board your best bet is likely sports fields. Back roads??? Check out the streetkite thread for ideas.

Not too many farm fields are ideal for even a buggy.

Don't the small lakes and sloughs freeze in winter? There are a few fun ways of dealing with ice, Sharp straight skis, skates and studded wheels or blades on a buggy,

I do the whole water, buggy, landboard thing but what's really got me hooked now is the NPW kites on a skateboard! Get on a skateboard that carves really well and pretend your're doing a bottom turn, cut back, top turn, pumping down the line, hitting the lip...feels like you're surfing just without the water.

Best thing is you don't need hardly any wind and there's asphalt everywhere.

Just throwing out another option...