Stormboarding Kitestorm: February 25-26, 2006 at the Sand Bar State Park, Milton, VermontExcerpts from the Boston Globe article Snowkiting Takes Off
Dreamlike and real, the sport is snowkiting, one of winter's newest and fastest-growing adrenaline highs. Enthusiasts are preparing to gather on Lake Champlain next weekend for Kitestorm, New England's third annual snowkiting festival.
Organized by Miller and her husband, James Lyne, the event drew more than 1,000 kiters and spectators last year. This year's program is slated to include free introductory lessons and demonstrations by snowkiters from around the country.
Snowkiting -- and kiteboarding, the older, waterborne sibling -- should not be confused with parasailing, where tourists basically dangle from parachutes while being towed behind speeding boats. Kiting, be it on snow or water, is an extreme sport. There are rules of nature and aerodynamics to be learned. Mistakes can injure. Bad mistakes can kill.
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