Kite Skiing / Snow Kiting

Ozone Snowkite North American Basecamp Tour 2010
TUG HILL, LEWIS COUNTY, NY
Kite Skiing Festival
January 16-18
Lessons with Reservations Available

Main Base camp is off of 177 at the Deer Ranch

3rd Annual Kiteskiing Weekend January 16th-18th 2010

The call has gone out to all the East Coast Snowkiters to rally together for an event like no other. The Ozone Snowkite Basecamp Tour 2010 will be stopping at Tug Hill January 16th-18th at various locations along Rt 177 from W. Line Road to Honeyville. Watch these professionals fly through the air during their Kiter-Cross and WInduro races. Registration will be at 8:30 am daily and the events will last until 3:00 pm. Hot food and refreshments will be available.

Those that are brave enough can sign up for lessons with 30-year-old Zebulon Jakub, a Snowkite, Ice Climbing, Ski Touring and Ski Mountaineering Guide, Americans Mountain Guide Association Certified Rock Climbing Instructor and Amiga instructor provider. He began snowkiting at the age of 8 and has been power, water and snow skiting since 1998. He currently works at the International Mountain Climbing School in North Conway, NH and has been an Ozone team rider since 2005. Jakub is IKO Level 2 Snowkite Certified and Powerkite certified. He has been a kite skier instructor for six years. He has been with Powerline Sports in Seabrook NH for 3 years and founded the Snowkite program at IMCS.

Lessons with Zebulon Jakub must be arranged directly through him or through IMCS. Please call 603-356-7064 or his cell 603-986-1874. There will NOT be sign ups for lessons at the event or through the Chamber as they must be made directly through IMCS or Jakub. Please make reservations by January 9th. Any Questions feel free to contact the Lewis County Chamber at 315-376-2213 or Jakub directly for information about lessons.

Event Forms:
Registration Form
Release of Liability

2010 Poster With Details

Combine the persistent wind of Tug Hill and the the plentiful lake effect snow fall, and one can see why Tug Hill has become the focus for the relatively young sport of Snow Kite Skiing (also referred to as Snowkiting). Kite Skiing on snow is much like cross-country skiing, on a snowboard or skis, with the pull from the kite and the power of the wind. Learn more at wikipedia.org.