Not Really A Bird...

Just a quick news flash! I guess King Andy and Barrett were getting some good hill wind at Crowfoot Crossing when a gust took Andy up and dumped him down the hill. He is currently recovering with a few bruised ribs (and ego no doubt). The good news is he can still drink beer and it gives some of us a chance to catch up to him.

See image for his description of the incredible event.

Not Too Bad

Well, we got our chance to check out the Airdrie sites. The ground was smooth but a few too many gofer holes and King Andy ended up breaking his board.

Apparently some sick people are going to check out the remaining soft ice on the local lakes. If your interested, Contact King Andy and see what he is up to.

I will be racing in this weekends' "Where's The Fire" adventure race at Mountain Aire Lodge. Check out the site at J2 adventures.ca and follow the link to the tracking page to follow us if your interested. Team Couch-Recon.

Have a good one!

Busy With Fire

Sorry it has been long between posts but I knew this month would be hectic. I am in some fire courses right now with our department but they will be done soon.

For those of you courageous enough, Head out to Bass Pro out at Balzac and look behind the building. Lots of terrain, just be smart about it. Our location in Airdrie is still on the back burner so we will let you know when it is a go.

It's Over...For Now

Well, the King and Mr. Spindrift thought they might have one more kick at the Ghost, but no dice. A little scouting around did find us a little inland on dryer terrain. Cow Paddies were only semi-dry but still fun to roll in.

Looks like the ski/snowboard season is a gonner so bust out that Mtn Board and look for some open fields. Speaking of which, Mr. Pine has given me the heads up on a potential riding area that will rival Linda's with snow. And get this, it is in Airdrie! Once I know the details and have checked out the ground, I will update those on the list.

Oh, and another thing, I can not be held responsible for anyone's husbands buying more gear like Mtn boards, armour and the like. All I can say is it's safer than fueling airplanes and a lot more fun :) .

Plan "B" And A Well Deserved "Cold One"

Not many kiters made it out to Linda's this morning so those of us who did decided to shoot out to Spray for the day... we never made it. Driving through the Ghost we found 3-4" of spring snow on the lake and after a weak hour of 15km winds we got hit with 20+.

If you get a chance this weekend, the Ghost is killer! Wide open and blowin straight out of the south. Snow is great, just watch for the 2500lb moving steel and glass targets that seem to not care for a kiters right-of-way.

Anyone thinking about going to Linda's should know that as I write this at 1 am Sunday morning, it is dumping hard and conditions should be good there also. I won't be around to report conditions so take your chances, and have a great session. Oh, and if you see the "King", ask him how he is feeling.

Spring Conditions & BBQ

As unbelievable as it sounds, a good 3/4 of the field at Linda's Farm (the "kite-field") still has 3-4" of snow on it and is covered 100%. I checked the snow tonight, it is feeling like it will hold up for the day. Just count on spring conditions. If the wind is right it will be killer. The Clearsky site is showing 9-18km so keep the fingers crossed.

Also, I will have the fire pit out there so bring something to cook for lunch and something to drink for after. This will be the last day for us in the fields so try to make it out and bring someone with you who might be interested, I will have all the kites and trainers as well.

Anyone who needs directions can e-mail me tonight. Have a good one and we hope to see you Saturday!

Hard To Stay On The Ground

The fields up here are awesome again so some of the boys came up from the city. And as you can see from the picture even launching in this kind of wind was more like flying. Winds were gusting to over 40km so the 6-7M kites were perfect. Not recommended for everyone but if you do get a chance to get more comfortable in these high winds it can be a real rush.

On another note, I have had a few e-mails from people in the area who are maybe looking to get into kiting or trying it out. if you are one of these people who is serious about trying kiting or learning more about it, please send us an e-mail and we can put you on the list. We have a full range of trainer kites as well as a full range of sheetables.

Conditions are good this week so anyone already on the list should call if they are coming up.

Cheers!