Powder Mountain is the only ski area that allows kiting to the best of my knowledge and within certain restricted areas only. .Mammoth does not.

You do not want to be kiting amongst skiers. Honestly bI snow kite to get away for what passes as skiers and boarders on the slopes!

Nor would I recommend snow kiting on slopes or inclines as a beginner.

http://www.powdermountain.com/en/tickets-and-passes/lift-rat...

$20 for snow kitershttp.

://www.powdermountain.com/en/tickets-and-passes/lift-rates/

That's awesome Chris! Powder Mountain would be the place to do this. It is sort of a whacky, Old School sort of place quite a ways from other resorts, most certainly off the beaten path. Snow Basin is not too far from there, but it is decidedly separate from it's more mainline cousins such as Alta, Snowbird, Park City, Deer Valley, etc.

As noted, I'm no expert when it comes to all things Utah. Last season was my first for Snowkiting and I'm still just starting to spread my wings!

I'm excited to learn of this excellent option only about 90 minutes drive from my house!

Quote: Originally posted by Windstruck

You will need STRONG wind to get pulled uphill with 5m of DP sail I'm afraid. 5m DP is still considered a high wind kite.

Hey, I think Iceliz is referring to the 5m Ozone Flow in his siggy (which is FB), so that would be markedly different from a 5m DP... just sayin'

iceliz, I understand that snow kiting with a fixed bridle kite (like your 5m) is difficult, but I can't truly comment because here in Georgia, snow usually comes in the form of rain :D

Spencer makes an excellent point regarding the amount of force a FB would make at 5m versus a 5m DP. That being said, I for one wouldn't be caught dead Snowkiting in 3-D terrain with a setup like that. That could be the 55 year old in me talking but DP is pretty darn need-to-have when dealing with all the stuff you need to deal with when Snowkiting IMHO, particularly in terrain which is a whole lot more advanced (read dangerous) than cruising back and forth on a frozen soccer field for example.

Maybe you could find some simple flat surfaces like snow covered soccer fields to test everything out and get really comfortable with your total setup before venturing out into the Wild. Once in the true Outback, please appreciate that a whole new set of very real issues present themselves such as Avalanche dangers, etc.

Well might stay away from the snow then till the following year.
In the mean time ill get familiar with what I have.

i did a week at Powder Mt BK (before kites) interesting place...i could understand quasi in bounds kiting there

All of this from a for sale thread

Just chimed in after a hiatus
WHo knew a baby kite would stir things up. What!