Strapping On Downhill Skis at Katama for Snow Kiting
Kite skiing has been popular for years in Europe, and now being practiced here.
Kite skiing has been popular for years in Europe, and now being practiced here.
Many of the people who tried the sport are kite surfers.
Many of the people who tried the sport are kite surfers.
Katama plains offer wide open space for kiters.
Katama plains offer wide open space for kiters.
Snow boarder uses the wind.
Snow boarder uses the wind.
Downill skis or snowboards are the usual equipment.
Downill skis or snowboards are the usual equipment.
Gaining speed on the Katama Airfield runway.
Gaining speed on the Katama Airfield runway.
The kites used are very similar to ones for kitesurfing in the water.
The kites used are very similar to ones for kitesurfing in the water.
Who says you can't downhill ski on the Vineyard? You could call it a combination of sailing, skiing and kite flying, and it's known as snow kiting or kite skiing. Downill skis or snowboards are the usual equipment, with a kite, of course. And the plains of Katama provide the large expanses of land needed to get moving.