Winter Wraps Up, Now We Wait Again...for the Ice to Go Away

Well I must admit that after our longest, coldest and snowiest winter in several years, I think I actually got out less this year than in previous years on the snow. I had some great luck at the start of the winter season. The ice formed up solid a month or so earlier than last year. And the snow fell in plentiful amounts. One problem I kept finding though, is that when the wind came up, it came with just enough force to blow much of the snow away. This left me to kite on ice for more sessions than I would have liked. It was still fun though.

I put together one little video from this winter season. It was from my first day out this winter on Bass Lake. Unfortunately, my Go Pro suffered some irreparable damage on my next trip out. A note of caution to anyone considering a backpack-boom mounted camera (I have the Wizmount pack), be extra careful when sending the kite back when transitioning - in my case I turned the kite aggressively to catch a little air and my steering line just happened to catch my camera boom and wrap around the Go Pro just as I left the surface...leading to a seriously scary situation!

Steve