Heise Hot Springs and New Locations

So I know some of the coolest people in the world!! Or at least it feels that way sometimes!! With Noah Poritz being the absolute man, always! He manages to find some of the best snowkite spots in the west!! Also finding the right land owners and asking them if we can fly kites on there land.

So that said! Noah found us a new spot right near Rerie, Idaho near town. I guess the spot has never been ridden and we were the first? It was a good feeling to have permission because it turned out to be a mini kite fest!

We had about 8 riders at the new spot. I think I am going to name it the Dragons Wave. With there being massive irrigation sprinklers for crops and a gigantic cornice to hit, Dragons wave sound suitable. With a little help naming the place from my new friend Francis. A young lady, 12 years old and ripping it up with a kite!

I was amazed to see such a young girl the size of a feather riping it up on a 7m Frenzy! The spot was perfect for her, Francises first time to get into terrain. Francis was tearing it up!! Going up and down the 15ft cornice and motoring on the flats. She was at times going faster than me!! With her mom Melissa also trying to set speed records she was hauling ass on the 10m Manta!! Melissa said, "They clocked me on a GPS at skyline going 40mph!" I love to see the lady's just tearing it up!! Excspeacialy Francis the young gun with no fear and ambition to try a new sport! She is a ripping skier and got a hold of a kite and within a few days she was ripping faster and harder than the boys! Good Job Francis and keep it up!!

With all the Mantas out for demo, I actually took the time with Amanda to pump up some C4's on the snow! WoW!! Rare for me to pump on the snow but still fun to fly a inflatable on the snow. We rode the 13m C4 and also the 9m C4. With Amanda being liter it all worked out on sizes. We still traded off only to see Amanda get super powered! She still had fun laying over the skis! I had a great time doing step ups and jump transitions in the quarter pipe section of the cornice. Also jumping straight off the cornice was a blast. We got a lot of lookers, while riding at the Dragons Wave. We even had the cops, Fedex guy, the owners of the land and also alot of local folk stopping and watching for a good period of time. It was great to have a little peanut gallery!

After about 4 hours of kiting we took lunch and decided with Amanda to go to the Heise Hot Springs. How fortunate that we kite a new spot and 2 minutes down the road there is a sweet little hot spot to soak our sore bones!

It was so cool at the hot springs. With about 15 locals coming in and asking us if we are the kiters in the crazy R.V. outside. Alot of them ended up actually watching us in the afternoon at the Dragons Wave and heard that we were at the hot springs so they came for a dip and to speak with us about snow kiting.

I love our sport! Quite, none polluting, and beautiful to watch!! It really attracts a different crowd! And we except them all with open arms.

Thank You Melissa for taking pictures!
well until next time!

Peace

Patrick Nedele

TUGG, TUGG, TUGG Hill, NY

WHew, I made it across this great country again!! From Portland to New York! Am I crazy maybe?, or maybe I just like driving!! Hard to do sometimes but totally worth the out come!!

I get to go kite and meet the best people that are involved in the sport of SnowKiting!! Also go to the most premier spots that the sport has to Offer!!

Which brings me to Tugg Hill! I would call this the Skyline of the East. With tons of terrain and tons of snow. With huge hills to climb, wind drifts to slash, roads and fences to jump! And all under permission of all the local land owners!! People have thankfully enough put forward the effort and made all of this to happen!

Thank you Jan for the orginized Choas!!! If you want to go kite in the area he is the man to contact at : T.I. Adventures !!! He also teaches snowkiting!!!

Jan also thankyou for taking such nice shots!!! Most of the shots below come from
Jan!!!!


Also thanks to the MASSKITING.com crew for rallying there troops and coming out. Once again had a good time kiting and parting with you guys, thanks for the support!!!!

Peace

Patrick Nedele

Gawking at the C4!

So I have to admit that for the last 5 years I have been missing one thing! My 13m Fuel! But now my dreams totally came true with something more amazing than a old school fuel.

The C4 has totally put smiles on tons of faces!! Everyone that flys it, be it a beginner to advance pilot they all come back and say the same thing, "This C4 is SICK!!!"

With crazy grunt, pull and pop the kite is where you need it. Also it depowers when you don't need it! Not only that I was throwing down so much because the relaunch on the C4 is almost automatic!! With just a easy tug on the steering line the kite relaunchs with easy be it flat water or in the surf.

I also have to say what a boosting mega kite looping fun ride!!!

I guess you have to try it to believe it!!

End of the Triple S

As we come to the end of the Triple S event at Real Kite boarding, the party last night was amazing. With all the top pro kiters from around the world, chillin and hanging out with random joes as myself. I felt really proud when Aaron Sales from Kiteboarding Mag. introduced me to Ruben Lenten and Aaron Hadlow as one of the best US Snow kiters. Wow thanks Aaron, I didn't think I was that good! There are alot of sick snowkiters out there that kill it, I guess I am one of them! (I have to toot my own HORN!!)

As the evening went on, the riders of the event were signing autographs and chatting with people. It was neat to see all the top riders in the world hanging out and talking with people, as if they knew them. All the idols were there Robby Naish, Shannon Best, Aaron Hadlow, Ruben Lenten, Andre Phillip, Davie Blair, Ect.

The party really set off when Island Dub from Chuck Town, S.C. started to play. Everybody started to groove and dance. Not many pro riders know how to dance! It is funny when you see people all liqueured up and trying to have good times!

Anyway the party was great thanks to Trip Foreman and Real. They diffinantly know how to PARTY. Here are some of the Results from the event, Triple S Results.

Next Stop Washington, D.C.

Peace
Patrick