As a strict kitesurfer (I only fly kites on the sea) I have always been amazed by the thought of Terrain, going up or down it, or as in the video below over the whole lot. Apart from Waves the sea is controlled by gravity, it will always be flat. Kitesurfing boasts many sports within it which is something I like to refer to a lot (Waveriding, Speed, Hangtime, Freestyle, Racing, Wakestyle etc etc) Snow kiting on the other hand takes in many of these divisions (apart from Waves obviously) but there is one side to this sport which is very unique. That is the ability to jump off the side of hills/mountains and fly.

People often talk about influences from other sports but never has their been such close comparisons to them. Speed Flying and Paragliding look very similar to this. The more you see of this type of thing as a ‘kitesurfer’ the more you think about spending a season in the snow. After all every kitesurfer loves jumping off the sand dunes.