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anyone out on the snowkiting scene this weekend?
snow should be around and so should the wind. any ideas?
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Kitefish
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| posted on 7-1-2010 at 19:24 |
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sounds great but need a snowboard
Did think about buying one but I feel the snow will be gone and nevr return by the time I get it.
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I'll be up for a sesh on sunday on the long mynd if theres any wind, bbc forecast saying 14mph ENE, only 7 on Saturday, so Sunday may
well be a goer.
Kitefish, I've got a spare snowboard I can lend you but I haven't got any bindings with it, if you can blag some bindings of someone
you're sorted, Neil have you got any spare bindings? - Oh and I've got some spare snowboard boots if you need them, size 10s
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Dandine
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| posted on 7-1-2010 at 23:48 |
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Up for snow kiting. bought snowboard yesterday and been having fun. Where to go????
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mNeil
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| posted on 8-1-2010 at 10:21 |
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got some old bindings up the loft.
if we do go up the mynd its west facing and might not be much good in ene. is there not someplace closer to the main roads only need a
big field. awill poss try aldridge airport saturday; now just a huge field full of football pitches, where i had the best snowkiting
ever last year.
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col123
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| posted on 8-1-2010 at 11:08 |
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i might be up for aldridge on sunday...if there's wind i might play
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bucski
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| posted on 8-1-2010 at 12:12 |
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Long Mynd is pretty flat on the top, so would have thought it would be good in any direction, plus its high up so should be windier up
there. No?
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mNeil
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| posted on 8-1-2010 at 12:50 |
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wind showing NNE all weekend in the mid teens mph. going to look at aldridge tomorrow will post if there is enough snow etc. spoke to
Dan today and he says there is up to 3foot of snow on the malverns; NNE not a good direction for there.
there are some areas around bar beacon that will be bang on in the northerly.
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bucski
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| posted on 8-1-2010 at 12:58 |
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I'm going to hike up the Lawley (opposite long mynd) after school today and board down, so will post on snow conditions up there.
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mNeil
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| posted on 8-1-2010 at 14:10 |
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arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh all that wailking!!!!
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| posted on 8-1-2010 at 15:24 |
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Just got back from playing in the snow at Nant yr Arian. At least a foot deep everywhere, but waist deep in the drifts... Lovely!
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Kitefish
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| posted on 8-1-2010 at 17:42 |
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oh I have been missing things here someones got and board and boots my size just need the bindings.. sounds great just need to get you
all in the same place at the same time Let me know Neil if you do come this
way.
Tim do you want to sell your board and boots give us a call.
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Report on conditions on Lawley this eve. Hiked up (lots of horrible walking i'm afraid Neil) Lots of powder at the top, 3ft in places
got a nice powder run all the way down the ridge, there were also a couple of skiers up there. Definitely going to head up the Long
Mynd on Sunday for a spot of snowkiting if anyone fancies joining me.
Chris, will quite happily sell you my old board and boots. Can pop round to yours or you can come here.
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mNeil
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| posted on 9-1-2010 at 17:25 |
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just returned from a good session at the airport; wind a bit up and down at times but i think we all enjoyed the fun. Dandine, Rich
bailey, graham and myself.
more wind tomorrow so will be up there after lunch.
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| posted on 9-1-2010 at 21:53 |
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Ideal neil. Wii be up around lunch. Great day ))))
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mNeil
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| posted on 10-1-2010 at 16:45 |
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oh dear what happened to the wind!!!!!!!!!!
when we arrived about 1 ish it looked good but then came the mist and the wind went horrible and gusty and went!!!!
well met up with some of the Massif and got well and truly knackered.all that walking..DONT DO THAT!!!!!!!
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Well there was heaps of wind up the long mynd, 17 knots or so, but way too much bracken which spoilt it.
Pain of a walk up to the top, big drifts, some as deep as me.
Got the kite launched at the top and all went well for around 50 yds as I shot up hill on a path, then got lofted a couple of times,
then hit the bracken. Lots of snow but very light and the front of the board kept catching the bracken, which was a pain, gave up after
a while and then boarded down the burway which was like a long, narrow blue run.
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| posted on 10-1-2010 at 18:54 |
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Cheers Tim and Neil you got me sorted now have board, boots and bindings. Good to get on the Brum manor shame we did not have much wind
but got a couple of runs in so pretty chuffed
Although typical now I'm sorted the snow is going fast here in the Shire.
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Good to see u chris & col. Shame the wind did not want to play. Got in nearley 4 hours over the whole weekend so happy. Will the
snow hold til tuesday, fingers crossed
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| posted on 10-1-2010 at 21:40 |
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dan you reminded me of your days on the water..
you couldn't stay upwind then either!!!!
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