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Denis So sad :cry: I was in Gorge Performance this evening and found qty=2 122cm misfits for sale on the back shelf. I have 3 kiteboards now, single, double, and no concave and just bought a 9' longboard for real light wind but really for surfing Pete http://www.nwkite.com/forums/files/board_quiver_...

Check out all the goings on in the gorge this summer before your trip out.

lots of photos, launch info, and local events.

March 9th 10MPH winds by the time I got to the sandbar. Getting up and going with a 20M high aspect kite wasn't easy. But once you were up and planing to build up some apparent wind I had plenty of power. Aaron Sales was out on a 17.5 SS Machine and the SS Glide board. He was absolutely killing it i...

Back on the water here in the Gorge http://www.petegoodrich.com/rooster/ http://www.petegoodrich.com/rooster/images/pete_kite_rooster.jpg 42 degree water + 62 degree air = Warm Enough ! Easterlies at Rooster Rock 8M was about right Wild wind when I got there, heard it was smoother earlier in the day...

Denis The only guys in the gorge last summer with the Torch's were Adam Koch and Ben Meyer. Naish Intl team riders. I liked the Torches, they pull very consistently, will be good on the Oregon coast in the waves. I still prefer a 20M in a high aspect kite that turns fast ! The 16M and 12M are be bet...

pictures are here:
http://www.petegoodrich.com/losbarilles

Los Barilles Kite Trip Recap More pictures at : http://www.petegoodrich.com/losbarilles http://www.petegoodrich.com/losbarilles/images/petelaunch.jpg 12 adults +2 babies Everyone flew Alaskan Air into Cabo Rented 5 small rental cars, and piled lots of gear on the roofs. After a 1 hour drive North to...

BB Your twin tips will work fine on the snow. I run a pair of older Pow'airs. Foils have their advantages for winter, no pumping, easier to launch, but for the budget minded person IMHO tubes are the way to go for year round. Tube kites, also called Leading Edge Inflatables (LEIs) work year round. P...

Just checked the ice on a smaller lake here in New Brighton. Pike Lake. The puddles of water that are trapped between the layers of ice are not as deep as I expected. Not near the 1" of water reported by Steveb on Cedar Lake in WI. I am hoping these 1/4" trapped puddles of water solidify o...

Here are some pictures of Sunday 12/26 at Ramsey Beach White Bear Lake. http://www.petegoodrich.com/WBL/ John Zdechlik is in the photos with his 25M Wipika. Me on my 20M X3. The wind was light and you had to skate hard to get your kite flying. But once you built up some apparent wind the kite would ...

The ice has never been so smooth !!!!! Now I assume it is all gone. I assume Ramsey is the beach at WBL Had both Sat/Sun kiting at that beach (3.5M Sat, 25M Sun) Never went too far out like a couple other folks on kites On Sunday an ice skater went thru the ice aways out the island and got out prett...

Aaron Yup, same Dan Gavere. Nice guy Does Video and Photo Hood River is full of multisport athletes I think he still paddles, I have seen kayaks on his truck not sure about his competition status Has an RRD kite sponsorship and does a fair amount of travel too. He hangs with David Tyburski. David fi...

Steve I am glad you said something about the article. Rubbed me the wrong way too. Lets just say it was a dissappointment after such a wonderful trip article about New Zealand just one page earlier. That Airin Sails sure can tell a story. I am sure that someone from this forum could improve upon the...

Keith
Are these pictures from Gtown lake ?
I dont recognize any of the surroundings
Pete

Steve I resurrected your post, why start a new one with all this good info from last year. I was hoping an ice screw would fit in my christmas stocking this year. But I wanted to make sure I got the right one. $50 seems like alot for a screw I will probably lose. So I am glad to hear that the cheap ...

This is the cheapest Ice screw on the REI webpage ($12.50). Anyone using ice screws with success for a temporary anchor ? For instance, I am out cruising a mile from home, want to shed a layer of clothing and need to stop and put my kite down. Just curious how this would device would work for a quic...

Hey Keith, great to hear about he roundup. I dropped thru Gtown lake last year the weekend before the rodeo on my way from Hood River to Minnesota. Soon I hope to be relocating back to Portland from Minnesota and will be driving thru Gtown Lake again. You have a great little piece of snowkite paradi...

Every picture should have been a cover shot! Page 74 is my favorite with Alex above, valley floor below. Slingshot is throwing a party about the NZ trip in Hood River this week with more pictures. I am sure there is tons more footage to be seen from the NZ trip. I sure wish they would show it here. ...

My 2 Cents I am in the buy and hold mode too the resale value of my kites is gone New kites would also eliminate the cardiovascular benefits of my kiting. 1. A Onepump upgrade would eliminate my 5 minute warmup while pumping up the bladders. (especially helpful in winter) 2. A sliding 5th line setup...

I have a hard enough time riding just my skis in a half pipe.

Taking a kite into one never crossed my mind.

Then Alex goes and throws a couple kite loops in
just for added difficulty. Insane !

Those pictures of New Zealand are fantastic.

Pete