South Shore Lake Calhoun Tomorrow Afternoon- TV Filming

Randy · Post by **Randy** » Wed Jan 15, 2003 4:57 pm

Irv, from Environmental Journal on Channel 45 and ESPN-2 will be doing more filming for a show airing a week from this Sunday on the various types of wind toys we engage in Minnesota winters. If you kite, Snofer, Skimbat, Dutch sail/kite, Freeskate, Bavarian style it, whatever...come join us. He plans to be there around 3pm and it looks like good NW wind all afternoon. Hope to see some of you out there.

Coach · Post by **Coach** » Wed Jan 15, 2003 6:29 pm

sweeet.

I'll drag the toys out and come on by. I've been looking for an excuse to take an afternoon off.

-Coach

Tighe · Post by **Tighe** » Wed Jan 15, 2003 6:34 pm

ouch! another NWer. The south beach is the call for sure. Hopefully the winds will cooperate.

Should be fun.

Eric S · Post by **Eric S** » Wed Jan 15, 2003 6:38 pm

Hey, I'll come down! NW is about as good as it gets for snowkiting at Calhounes. Here are some pictures from last, err, 2 years ago! http://www.downhaul.com/kites/010124/

I'm starting to feel like a kite fossil.

Well, at least it wasn't so bad last year. Brian S, Mike W and I were on Calhoun Jan 2nd last year and there wasn't any snow and we still had a good time! http://www.downhaul.com/kites/020102/

I'll also bring down my video and still camera to capture the camera guys capturing the wind guys.

I should talk to Larry and see if the Monkey Board is availible for demo tomorrow!

Eric S · Post by **Eric S** » Wed Jan 15, 2003 6:54 pm

Funny! Coach Tighe and me posted within 9 mins of eachother.

I should at least be fun tomorrow. I talked to Jerry S and he's thinking of heading down.

sweet!

Tighe · Post by **Tighe** » Wed Jan 15, 2003 7:19 pm

Call SC in the morning. I'm sure you can pick up the Monkey board. If you don't I will.

I love this shot.

Eric S · Post by **Eric S** » Thu Jan 16, 2003 8:41 am

That's Brian S and Mike W's Felxifoil Blade 4.9 The ice was super smooth and clear for awhile last year on Calhoun. I'll try to stop by and pick up the board. I'll take some pictures and video and if I get a chance to ride it, write a little review or somthing.

Stone · Post by **Stone** » Thu Jan 16, 2003 2:08 pm

Hey Eric. The Monkey is sweet, but the strap bindings I had on it broke. I sewed it a little, but if you use the straps on it, don't get any airs on it if you can help it cause the strap will probably break again. I think it should hold down if it stays on the ice. . . . . . I hope . . . . be careful. You could always use snowboard bindings, but to use them you need some real soft boots with no high back.
Have fun and maybe I'll see you there!