The Bighorn Snowkite Summit for the 2014/15 season was held the week of December 1st-7th 2014. The less structured approach this year allowed amateurs and professionals from all companies and organizations to speak freely about their opinions and the direction of snowkiting. The conditions were great, with plenty of snow and wind every day. It was noted that more and more riders are choosing to fly or “glide” with their kites and that became a main topic of discussion. As our sport moves forward it seems like the “flying” aspect is here to stay despite safety concerns from some and even outright opposition from others. The move forward is to encourage our community to grow and share experience so that we can pass techniques and safety to our friends. Flying low and controlled with newly inspected equipment and redundant systems is the “safe” strategy for flying.
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A severe Borland is imminent, please be advised. Ted Borland’s big smooth style is expected to blanket the middle western states and much of the eastern seaboard with next level technical snowboarding and a natural flow like the Merrimack River. With an epicenter of Salt Lake City Utah, Borland’s global effects will be felt from the peaks of The Summit at Snoqualmie to the shores of Maine. Don’t venture outdoors without being fully aware of the Borland in your area. Then only when the fires of creative snowboarding are fully stoked and raging should you go shred.
The planets have aligned, the crops yielded their bounty, the charts were correct and our snowboarding predictions have come to pass! This is the Think Thank Almanac 2014; spins, slides, styles, monsoons, slashes, nourishment, motels, Delores, barley refreshment, galaxies, friendship, drought and the body’s humors all played out in the pantheon of snowboarding.