Snowkiting Comes to California

Sierra Snowkite · Sun Nov 18, 12 5:01 pm **Snowkiting Comes to California**

Press Release

Winter 2012

Snowkiting Comes To California

With the fall leaves changing color and snow beginning to crest the mountaintops, the 2012-13
winter brings with it Tahoe’s newest winter experience, snowkiting. Snowkiting is a sport where
skiers and snowboarders use windpower to go uphill, across meadows, jump, and get endless
powder turns. For the past ten years, snowkiting has been gaining popularity throughout the US.
Snowkiting’s water counterpart, kiteboarding, will be making its olympic debut in 2018 . “The
presence of snowkiting in the Tahoe area has long been awaited. “With the new Sierra Snowkite
Center, everyone will have the opportunity to take part in this great sport,” says Jacob Buzianis,
snowkiting legend and owner of Utah Snowkite Center.
Sugar Bowl sales and marketing director, John Monson, and North American Snowkite Tour
Champion/ owner of Sierra Snowkite, Tyler Brown, have been looking forward to bringing
snowkiting to Donner Summit for several years. “People can now enjoy a day of skiing only to
retire to an afternoon of snowkiting,” explains Tyler, “With Sugar Bowl operating Royal Gorge and
now the addition of the Sierra Snowkite Center, one can partake in a trifecta of winter sports all
in one day. It’s truly a unique experience that is only offered here on Donner Summit.” Sierra
Snowkite will offer a variety lesson packages, gear demos, and an amazing 250 acre riding area.

Sierra Snowkite Center
at Sugar Bowl and Royal Gorge Ski Areas
Donner Summit, CA
www.sierrasnowkite.com
info@sierrasnowkite.com
530.816.0485

Location

The Sierra Snowkite riding area is a 250 acre meadow with undulating terrain. There are natural
hills and wind drifts to play on in addition to the endless deep powder. Sierra Snowkite also
provides two man-made features for your sliding and jumping pleasure.

Lessons

The Sierra Snowkite Center offers a diverse range of snowkite lessons. Whether it's a mellow day
of family kite ﬂying, adapting your kiteboarding skills to the snow, or learning to ride endless
powder, there is a lesson for you.

Demos

The Sierra Snowkite Center has a variety of different kite demo options. Demo arrangements can
be made hourly, daily, or weekly.

BeerKite · Since 29 Mar 2011 471 Posts Obsessed

That's pretty funny. The first time I tried to snowkite was in Royal Gorge. I was quickly run off by a couple of Hans and Franz look-a-likes that told me... (in a heavy Arnold accent) "You can't zet up your tent here! Get out out now!" Of course this was 2001 and we've come a long way I suppose. Although, you may want to correct your post about Kiting being in the Olympics.
Best of luck to you, I've always thought that Royal Gorge would be a sick spot to kite. Glad to here they have come around after 11 short years.

Sierra Snowkite · Tue Nov 20, 12 9:22 am

Yeah, I wrote this about two weeks ago when I hadn't got word of Kiting being removed. Will make the switch. Thanks! Hope to see you up here this winter.

broadbandito · Since 26 Apr 2005 342 Posts CSO headwaters WheatHead

Is there a fee to "free kite" in the area and not take lessons?

Wind Slither · Since 04 Mar 2005 2624 Posts The 503 METAL