So, because we are all still twiddling our thumbs waiting for snow... Here's a
sweet video to help pass the time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP7yJHDo7Kw&sns=em


Rusty Hill

I'm thinking of going down and hanging with Mike Z around Feb 18-25.  Anyone
else down for it?  Tix on United are anywhere between 411 and 765 depending on
days traveled.

--- In snowkiteidaho@yahoogroups.com, daflyinhawaiian64@... wrote:
>
> El purchaso el ticketo and go'Oh
> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: steve linane <itile@...>
> Sender: snowkiteidaho@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:27:01
> To: snow<snowkiteidaho@yahoogroups.com>
> Reply-To: snowkiteidaho@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [snowkiteidaho] Mexico
>
>
> Jon , J
> What's the news from Mexco ?
> Same news here" Se contrae con el frío " and I don't know of a solution
> Steve-O
>

 

Jack...I'm in La Ventana which is about 40 minutes east of La Paz on Sea of Cortez.  It's a small dirt roaded sleepy village of Mexican fisherman except November-April when the wind junkies and snowbirds arrive.  Some camp, some have homes.  Fantastically beautiful setting , conditions for kiting, great eats where local Mexicans do home cooking...

We drove from San Diego but you can fly into either Cabo (and take 2 hr drive), or La Paz.  Rent cars either place.

Yesterday another 10-12m day with smooth winds, warm.  Last night was annual Burning Bush festival...like Burning Man but way smaller...but a few exhibits came from BurningMan.  Way cool.  Theme this ear was "World Ends in 2012"...evidently Mayan Calendar ends in 2012 more precisely predicting the end at 12/12/12.  This website will have pix when the photographer gets around to posting them: www.ventana411.com .  I'll get names of other websites that have pix and send the urls.

  

Today  12:30PM looks like a bluebird sky thermal day probably 12m maybe 14. Warm no clouds.  Time for the downwinder...later...

 Jan 15, 2012 at 5:31 AM, Jack Harrison <hyqual@...> wrote:

 

Jon – you have a minute, gives us some more details…I’d like to know where you’re at and how you got there.

 

Enjoy!

 

Jack

 

 

From: snowkiteidaho@yahoogroups.com [mailto:snowkiteidaho@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jon Bolt
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 12:12 PM
To: snowkiteidaho@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [snowkiteidaho] Mexico

 

Arrived Thursday night after dark.  2 days travel 11 hours each day, hard to do it any faster w/ single lanes & traffic & towns.  Setup camp & RV Friday AM, then short 10-12m session.  Folks who've been here say the previous Monday it just now turned cold here, but days feel nice to me and only feeling cold just before dawn.  More camp setup today (got wireless internet access going just minutes ago).  Whew...need a break from the strain...looks like another 10-12m day but could be more 'cause it's little early but first kiters are on the water.  Sunnier & warmer than yesterday...think we have mild El Norte going because blew most of the night...

 

Off to the Beach...

 

Vaya Grande

 

 

 

On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 8:27 PM, steve linane <itile@...> wrote:

 

Jon , J
What's the news from Mexco ?
Same news here" Se contrae con el frío " and I don't know of a solution
Steve-O

 

Yes John,

Would love to hear about the Rally...

Let us know if you do any shrimp fishing on your downwinder again this year.

-JBrick

-----Original Message-----
From: snowkiteidaho@yahoogroups.com [mailto:snowkiteidaho@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of steve linane
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 9:36 PM
To: snow
Subject: RE: [snowkiteidaho] Mexico


are you saying 20m lines are the long one ? as in you are flying something
shorter ? 25m to 27m are going to make that a completely different kit ,
give you a lot more power , I fly 27m  , 25m , 27m are the stander , 20m for
surf or learning . but you know all this , get some extinctions at B, Joes
. Did you bring your camera ?
Lets see some action .
also demo a slingshot rally for me , preferable a 12m




To: snowkiteidaho@yahoogroups.com
From: idakiteman@...
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:25:42 -0700
Subject: Re: [snowkiteidaho] Mexico






Big kites down by B. Joe's, but solid beef 12m up north here. Did downwinder
from hot springs and great time up north but halfway down it weenied.
Drove back up north and back out on 11.5 for sweet another sweet sesh.  I've
used 11.5 Kahoona all 3 days of kiting so far.  Figuring it out &
experimenting w/ line lengths & pigtail settings.  My take so far...it's a
little slow & lumbering for my taste but that'll be a benefit for 5.5 & 7.5.
When I go to 20m lines it's a lot better...but I can see it'll take some
adaptation.  l have my Eclipses too and will do head-to-head trials
tomorrow.


Thanks for headsup about J.  I'll email him.


All this next week is big Kite Expo so will demo & report.  Still on the
Stonker.  Tried a couple other boards first two days but still like the
Stonk...


Senor Jon


On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 2:49 PM, steve linane <itile@...> wrote:







Jon
thanks for the report . J Jordan is down there he said he would look you up
his # is 869-2307 . Looks like big kit today and tomorrow but picks up
Tuesday Wednesday .
what kites did you bring , did you get your knew Kahoons ? are you still
using the old old stonker ? maybe time to up grade . lets us know if you
demo anything  Steve-O




To: snowkiteidaho@yahoogroups.com
From: idakiteman@...
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:33:04 -0700
Subject: Re: [snowkiteidaho] Mexico





Jack...I'm in La Ventana which is about 40 minutes east of La Paz on Sea of
Cortez.  It's a small dirt roaded sleepy village of Mexican fisherman except
November-April when the wind junkies and snowbirds arrive.  Some camp, some
have homes.  Fantastically beautiful setting , conditions for kiting, great
eats where local Mexicans do home cooking...


We drove from San Diego but you can fly into either Cabo (and take 2 hr
drive), or La Paz.  Rent cars either place.


Yesterday another 10-12m day with smooth winds, warm.  Last night was annual
Burning Bush festival...like Burning Man but way smaller...but a few
exhibits came from BurningMan.  Way cool.  Theme this ear was "World Ends in
2012"...evidently Mayan Calendar ends in 2012 more precisely predicting the
end at 12/12/12.  This website will have pix when the photographer gets
around to posting them: www.ventana411.com .  I'll get names of other
websites that have pix and send the urls.

Today  12:30PM looks like a bluebird sky thermal day probably 12m maybe 14.
Warm no clouds.  Time for the downwinder...later...






  Jan 15, 2012 at 5:31 AM, Jack Harrison <hyqual@...> wrote:









Jon – you have a minute, gives us some more details…I’d like to know where
you’re at and how you got there.

Enjoy!


Jack




From: snowkiteidaho@yahoogroups.com [mailto:snowkiteidaho@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Jon Bolt
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 12:12 PM
To: snowkiteidaho@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [snowkiteidaho] Mexico




Arrived Thursday night after dark.  2 days travel 11 hours each day, hard to
do it any faster w/ single lanes & traffic & towns.  Setup camp & RV Friday
AM, then short 10-12m session.  Folks who've been here say the previous
Monday it just now turned cold here, but days feel nice to me and only
feeling cold just before dawn.  More camp setup today (got wireless internet
access going just minutes ago).  Whew...need a break from the strain...looks
like another 10-12m day but could be more 'cause it's little early but first
kiters are on the water.  Sunnier & warmer than yesterday...think we have
mild El Norte going because blew most of the night...



Off to the Beach...



Vaya Grande







On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 8:27 PM, steve linane <itile@...> wrote:






Jon , J
What's the news from Mexco ?
Same news here" Se contrae con el frío " and I don't know of a solution
Steve-O

49" huh Steve, quite the figure you got there. They say the snow level  is going
to rise to 6,000 on Thurs so cross your fingers we don't have a repeat of last
January's slog-fest!!

If this winter doesn't start soon, I'm going base-jumping off the perrine bridge
w/out a chute. Grrr!!!

JMac

--- In snowkiteidaho@yahoogroups.com, steve linane <itile@...> wrote:
>
>
> they say don't count your inches before they fall but 49 " possible by Friday
>
>
>
>
> From: itile@...
> To: snowkiteidaho@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: snow
> Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:31:57 -0700
>
>
>
>
>
> Camas forecast Saturday: Snow showers likely. Cloudy and breezy, with a high
near 33. Chance of precipitation is 60% . I'm planning on it if isn't a blizzard
>
>
>
>
>
> From: itile@...
> To: snowkiteidaho@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: snow
> Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:23:30 -0700
>
>
>
>
> this could be it , forecast for the Camas
> Wednesday: Snow. High near 27. South southeast wind between 6 and 8 mph.
Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 8 to 12 inches possible
>

 

Does anyone know a good place to get bridle lines by the foot?  I have an older flysurfer Pulse I that needs a little maintenance, and I was hoping to avoid paying >$12 per bridle segment + shipping from Germany.  Most of the bridle lines for the kite are Dyneema rated at 60, 100, or 120kg.  All I can find online are heavy bridle lines like what are used on an inflatable kite.

Thanks,

Josh

Working from home and plan on hitting CV Soccer fields sometime today.

I've got a good 4+" at home now and it is blowing and still snowing :-)

Eddy

Tell ya what, if you're right on the 41" claim I'll buy the beer for our
post-snorkel-POWDER Kite session.

Bring on the snow....and the beer!

--- In snowkiteidaho@yahoogroups.com, steve linane <itile@...> wrote:
>
>
> Now through Saturday 50 " possible,  on the low end 41"  all I am doing is
adding up the forecasted snow fall for each day on the NOAA site . so you and
Eddy want me to be realistic .ya we will be lucky to get more then a foot , but
jason hold off till Saturday if we get skunked 'like it rains" then you remember
Thelma and Lousie  , that's you and me buddy .
>
>
>
>
> To: snowkiteidaho@yahoogroups.com
> From: jmacmatic@...
> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:59:31 +0000
> Subject: [snowkiteidaho] Re: snow
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 49" huh Steve, quite the figure you got there. They say the snow level is
going to rise to 6,000 on Thurs so cross your fingers we don't have a repeat of
last January's slog-fest!!
>
> If this winter doesn't start soon, I'm going base-jumping off the perrine
bridge w/out a chute. Grrr!!!
>
> JMac
>
> --- In snowkiteidaho@yahoogroups.com, steve linane <itile@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > they say don't count your inches before they fall but 49 " possible by
Friday
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: itile@
> > To: snowkiteidaho@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: RE: snow
> > Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:31:57 -0700
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Camas forecast Saturday: Snow showers likely. Cloudy and breezy, with a high
near 33. Chance of precipitation is 60% . I'm planning on it if isn't a blizzard
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: itile@
> > To: snowkiteidaho@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: snow
> > Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:23:30 -0700
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > this could be it , forecast for the Camas
> > Wednesday: Snow. High near 27. South southeast wind between 6 and 8 mph.
Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 8 to 12 inches possible
> >
>

The webcam is looking good!

 

good chance of wind tomorrow in the Camas , NOAA , could gusts as high as 41 and winds aloft 29 at 6000' NW our most reliable direction but 90% chance of rain and snow .
So JMac did you go ?. what is the Snow report ?
 

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To: snowkiteidaho@yahoogroups.com
From: jmacmatic@...
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:45:26 -0700
Subject: [snowkiteidaho] Close enough [1 Attachment]

 

[Attachment(s) from Jason MacFarlane included below]

The Camas looks real nice, deep and Powdery out there.

'Bout time ole man winter delivered the goods, time to get some!

JMac