So is it official? Can we say definitively that the term "Kite skiing" is dead? It seems that lately there's been a lot more reference to riding snow as "Snow Kiting".

Much more of an umbrella term to cover the snow aspect of kite sport it and a little clearer to the non-kiting population in my opinion.

I never hear it refered to "Kite Snowboarding" which rolls off the tongue like a cinder block. And I rarely hear it called "Kite Skiing" which is somewhat easier to say but not at all accurate since at least 50% of the snow riding population is riding single plank.

Just another evolutionary step in the development of the sport? Maybe we should call it "Snowboard Kite Skiing"?! :wee:

But that leaves the snowbladers and ice skaters out.

Just throwing that out there.

Jan, our local kite guru, and initial organizer of the Tug Hill fest, almost always refers to it as kite skiing, and has gotten the local Trails Coordinator (County Recreation Dept) calling it kite skiing, so he has hats printed "Tug Hill Kite Skiing", which always brings protests from us 'planS-P-A-M-L-I-N-K- riders.

What about those of us who bolt ski's & blades on our buggies, do we get a name.

i have stopped trying to sew the words to gether ...ended up with this



"what are you doing?" ......"kiting"



it covers it.

and so noted . hence "kite skiing " will be referenced under archaic terms rather than listed with windsurfing as being, over.

i always refer to SNOW KITING - that way its not specific to ski or snowboard

Kitebuggy - buggies

Flyboarding / Land Kiteboarding / Ground Kiteboarding / ATB Kiting - mountain boards, blades, coyotes, etc etc

Kitesurfing / Kiteboarding - twintip, wave

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Originally posted by kteguru What about those of us who bolt ski's & blades on our buggies, do we get a name.

ice buggying

Ha! So you all see my point.

Bobbalooie the Tugg hill situation you described is awesome. As its organized by someone who has been riding snow from back in the day I can totally see why they refer to it as "Kite Skiing" My uneducated guess is that Jan is a twin plank rider (Skier) and when he started riding snow there weren't any snowboarders in it yet there. Maybe next year the graphic on the Tugg Hill stuff will be changed to "Snowkiting" to be more inclusive of our snowboarding breatheren?

I definately relate to what you're saying Phree. Many a time it's been easier to just say "kiting". When we go out we often refer to it as "flying" which is probably not the best term unless you ride with us regularly. Funny, i'm not sure how that developed. Probably from being isloated here when we started kiting. We originally refered to it as "Flying kites" because we were static flying. Then we just shortened it. I didn't start calling it kiting until we started meeting other kiters.

Buggiers. I think you'd still be called buggiers regardless of what you run on the buggy. Though if you are into dune buggies that could be mildly cornfusin'. "Ice Buggier" has a sort of badass ring to it I think. :tumble:

Phree's right tho. "Kite Skiing" is definately a done term.

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Originally posted by PHREERIDER i have stopped trying to sew the words to gether ...ended up with this "what are you doing?" ......"kiting" it covers it. and so noted . hence "kite skiing " will be referenced under archaic terms rather than listed with windsurfing as being, over.

When asked what I'm doing I usually say "Having fun?! "

See you at Kitestorm Feyd

I, of course, always get funny looks when I mention kiting.
They're always checking their wallets when they leave, just in case.

"What are you doing?"

"Kiting"

"I don't see any checks."

"Sir, we're in the middle of a field, I've got a huge freaking kite in the air, and your first thought was related to 'floating a check aka kiting a check?' Forest for the trees, my good man."

"What are you doing?" "I'm baking a cake what does it bloody look like I'm doing?" actually that's my standard answer to anything, including kids (at work) asking me the dumb question when I'm reading a book, using the computer etc etc

Kiteboarding is my own cover-all term ... anything with 'surfing' in it get the check-in nazi's all excited to charge me extra for my board.

Kite skiing ... haven't heard that for YEARS. Anyone remember "up-skiing"?

Hell yeah I remember "up-skiing" ! Where's my chute I wanna go hit the slopes right now.

Really dated both of us there Kami, nice work.

S'ok anytime, goat-cheese :frog:

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Originally posted by Feyd Hell yeah I remember "up-skiing" ! Where's my chute I wanna go hit the slopes right now. Really dated both of us there Kami, nice work.

YES, " Up Skiing " . That was the 1st time I heard about this sport. I just couldn't remember what they called it. Backthen " Kite Ski " was Corey's water set up wasn't it?

"Kiteskiskatebuggyboardblading"

There, you all happy now? Okay maybe its too long. We can juts call it "KSSBB" how's that.

"Do you KSSBB?" "Why, yes I do KSSBB!"
"What are you doing?" "Can't you see? I'm KSSBBing!"

Maybe not. The full name would never fit on a shirt or a hat unless you put it into some unlegibly small font size. And just the initials lacks pazzaz, does'nt roll off the tongue (in enlglish anyway) and kinda looks retarded.

Guess I'll just stick to "Snow Kiting". Say "Kite Skiing" to some kid and they say "oh yeah, my grand daddy did that".

Screw it, I'm bringin back up-skiing. Headed to the army/navy store now to pick out a chute. Kami, you want to get in on this action?

I'm too old - I'll just watch and tell you what you're doing wrong :D

The Chinese are selling old chutes , go to " cheaperthandirt.com" of course the cords have been cut to protect the innocent. Got 2 different types in the garage just waiting for a good idea. "I'm go'n flying" has a nice satisfying ring to it.

When Jan first handed out those hats, we said something to him about it being snowkiting, rather than kiteskiing... i dont think he quite got it... Oh well..

At least he didn't punch you in the junk out of anger or somethin'.

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Originally posted by Bladerunner YES, " Up Skiing " . That was the 1st time I heard about this sport. I just couldn't remember what they called it. Backthen " Kite Ski " was Corey's water set up wasn't it?

Yep, KiteSki was Cory Roessler and his dad.

Kami, thanks for the UpSki reference. I had forgotten about that one. It's fun to look back and see the strange paths this sport went down to get where it is today.

What is it we are doing to day that will look goofy 10 years from now? Non-depower kites. Non-automatic safety systems? Non-sprung buggies?

Philip

Everything Kami does today will look goofy in 10 minutes.

10? You over-estimate me, Mr Bond!