Finally winter broke through the Rockies and reached the Northeast. And to celebrate, Gary Kjelleren opened the season here in Vermont with a big ride on a small kite: 49.9mpg on skis with a 5m Waroo.

We were also psyched to hear from some riders from all over North America - Ohio, Winnipeg, Maine, Montana and Vermont. That is great news for conditions at least on this continent.

Gary won an Ultra Nectar beanie. Next week's winner will sport an Ozone beanie. See the whole list and some interesting advice and thoughts on White Bear Lake from double winner this year, Mark Kedrowski at

So far, the race for the Peter Lynn Scorpion is wide open. See for the details on this new kite.

Stormboarding is expecting to start lessons this weekend and Saturday morning race series soon after. Keep on for details.

Think snow,

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