Im in the process of choosing a graduate program. Now, im not gonna base my decision solely on kite-ability but I figure if Im gonna be tied down somewhere for the next 3-5yrs there better be some decent buggying or kiteskiing available.

So here is the list of possible locations:

Corvallis OR
Berkeley CA
Burlington VT
Amherst MA
Cambridge MA
Storrs CT

Anyone have decent luck at beaches/ fields near these spots? Are any of these flat out terrible (ie. have to drive 2hrs before finding decent spots) ?

Any insight would be appreciated.

Thanks,
McKGyver

depending on what you are planning on studying, you might consider montana state in Bozeman- lots of big snowy fields in the winter

or try UND in Grand Forks, ND!
yea, its a long shot, but i thought i would plug for 'em anyway, haha.

but the guy that started and runs snowkiting.com and was a former ozone employee is a grad student here.

Theres nothing but open fields here!

if you went to cambridge you could buggy the north and south shore.kite board same thing, except when there to many people.

I went to University of Guam :wee: Lots of places to kite, surf, climb etc. Had the most fun of my life on Guam and my one and only regret in life is moving back to Florida.

Scott

Corvallis is only one hour from the beaches here in Newport. Great beaches for miles, and at times plenty of horses to run over at South Beach :evil:

Oh, and OSU has plenty of open practice fields.

Im flyin out to see corvallis next week, hopin to bring a kite with me (you know for 'scientific research'). Will check out the coast if I get a chance.

Good to see you have your priorities properly sorted out. Oh, by the way, what do you plan to study?;-)

Priorities...
Yeah, these days I have found that kiting is the key to unlocking my full productivity. (Funny how a couple good sessions can keep me focused).

Im finishing up my BA in mechanical engineering, and Im trying to set up my next move towards a PhD mechatronics (basically where I can use all of my skills in mechanical/electrical engineering and control theory). If your interested, ive got tons of cool stuff on my site http://mckgyver.pbwiki.com

If you make it to Newport, you're more then welcome to help me abuse my gear

Let me know the dates you will in the area and I'll check my work schedule, maybe we can hook up.

From Berkeley you have Ocean Beach in SF for kitesurfing and buggying, Alameda for kitesurfing, Tahoe for kiteskiing and of course the sod farm for buggying in Davis when there is wind.

hey, thanks to whoever moved this thread, I completely forgot we had a "locations and conditions" page. (makes much more sense here)