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30knotwind
Since 20 Apr 2012
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White Salmon, WA
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Tue Feb 05, 13 7:29 am Glacier kiting on Mt Hood, pics |
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I was up on Mt Hood, Palmer, on Sunday and snapped a few pics of some impressive kite uphilling! (If you want HQ copies, download the pic by right-clicking on the slide show pics and opening in a new tab; then Save As.)
http://www.30knotwind.com/2013/02/snow-kites.html
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Wind Slither
Since 04 Mar 2005
2587 Posts
The 503
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Tue Feb 05, 13 7:36 am |
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Nice share 30-knot!
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D-Krep It Kiter
Since 18 Jul 2011
417 Posts
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Tue Feb 05, 13 9:31 am |
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Nice pics... don't really get the comment section "only windsurfers could be found on the river"... we were out kiting the Columbia on both Saturday & Sunday, Feb 2nd & 3rd and didn't see any windsurfers at all.
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30knotwind
Since 20 Apr 2012
36 Posts
White Salmon, WA
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Tue Feb 05, 13 9:58 am |
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@ D, Sorry, "Migration" was a colorful concept for writing since I stopped by Rooster at ~11 on Saturday--I didn't get wet--and didn't see any kiters; air temp was over 50F so I thought I'd see lots of both kiters and windsurfers. The uphilling sure illustrates how much more versatile kite skills are. I edited the comment.
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mitchl3000
Since 19 Jul 2010
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Tue Feb 05, 13 10:19 am |
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My boy pauldridge killin it!!
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Gman
Since 11 Feb 2006
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Portland
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Tue Feb 05, 13 10:51 am |
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big weekend - surfed PC friday, some nelscott spectating & rooster skim sess sat and elusive mt hood sunday with these rockstars
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MikeZ
Since 17 Jul 2012
207 Posts
Beaverton / Seaside / Govy
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Tue Feb 05, 13 10:55 am |
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D-Krep It Kiter wrote: | we were out kiting the Columbia on both Saturday & Sunday, Feb 2nd & 3rd and didn't see any windsurfers at all. |
Just curious - where were you this past weekend? Not that I would have been able to make it out - just wondering where it was good...
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D-Krep It Kiter
Since 18 Jul 2011
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Tue Feb 05, 13 11:16 am |
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MikeZ wrote: |
Just curious - where were you this past weekend? Not that I would have been able to make it out - just wondering where it was good... |
I was at Blackberry Beach on Saturday, then there was about six of us that kited at Hood River on Sunday afternoon.
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Sella
Since 21 Apr 2007
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Doin' The Dalles
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Tue Feb 05, 13 1:23 pm |
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Wow some great pics 30knot. Thanks for sharing!
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Blazeheliski
Since 30 Mar 2011
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Mosier
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Tue Feb 05, 13 2:30 pm |
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So did you guys skin across Timberline and up a bit to get above the tree line so that you could set up just left of the ski area boundary? Nice shots!
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Gman
Since 11 Feb 2006
4907 Posts
Portland
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Tue Feb 05, 13 2:39 pm |
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Yes - skin up till you find wind - be respectful of the ski area boundary -watch for rocks and greyhound eating holes
Nice shots and site 30knotwind - like the nuktacular rooster windsurf shots
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Blazeheliski
Since 30 Mar 2011
659 Posts
Mosier
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Tue Feb 05, 13 7:43 pm |
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Nice! Looks like wind was WSW? Did the Timberline wind sensors give you an idea of what size kite to pack - or did you guys pack several kites? How was the wind? Gusty or pretty steady? I ski Meadows a lot - wind seems pretty gusty on that side the times I am up there. I would think slopes closer to the west side of the mountain the wind would be more direct and less gusty with an approaching front?
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TWIN-FIN
Since 24 May 2006
805 Posts
Portland, OR
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Tue Feb 05, 13 9:11 pm |
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SWEET Shots 30knotwind.
If it wasn't for a certain person carrying on like a crazed spastic, G-Man and I were not too stoked to risk life and limb on a surface of "Death Cookies". But once we got up higher the conditions got better and the wind go stronger. We flew 7M Drifters and 6m RPM.
This was the first time G got it in 12 attempts. SW and SE wind should work, we looked at the current wind speed reading and went for it.
Thanks again for sharing your photos.
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