2009-2010 Snowkite Speed Ranking List Opens December 1st
This is a worldwide contest for snowkiters. Just put a GPS in your pocket and ride. At the end of the day check and see what your high speed was, snap a digital photo or download the file and send it to us you never know, a great prize may end up on your doorstep a few days later. Prizes go out WEEKLY. Read on for the contest rules and this year's speed ranking list itself. You can check out the last few years worth of speediness as well: 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
Last year's list follows. Scroll down for contest rules and partners.
Ride safe. Ride fast.
The Rules: The contest opens Dec. 1, 2009
1. You must have been on snow or ice - skis, snowboards, sleds... 2. Your power must have come from a kite. Be honest and have good kite karma. 3. Units must be in miles per hour 4. We need either your GPS file (preferred) and/or a digital photo of the GPS - with you in the photo as well and we need to be able to read the max speed.
5. Include your name, location, what was on your feet, max speed, date and kite size/type in an e-mail to[email protected]
6. Any speeds over 60mph must be accompanied by the GPS data from your whole session or results from an online GPS verification program. If you do not have this info, we will still post your speed but marked as unconfirmed.
2008-2009 Snowkite Speed Ranking List
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1
Chris Krug
73.5mph
Upton, ME
Skis
Synergy 12
4/17
2
Gary Kjelleren
67.7mph
Sand Bar, VT
Skis
Waroo 7
3/16
3
Maxim Shaydakov
66.6mph
Yachrobol Lake, Russia
Skis
Griffin 7
4/26
4
Randy Berbue
63.3mph
Umbagog, NH
Skis
Venom 10
4/13
5
Charles Meding
60.2mph
Lk Sunapee, NH
Skis
Concept Air 10.5
3/22
6
Tom Reynolds
57.8mph
Skyline, UT
Skis
Manta 12
4/29
7
Mike Elliot
57.8mph
Umbagog, NH
Skis
Venom 10
4/12
8
Joe Levins
57.2mph
White Bear Lk, MN
Skis
Fuel 9
3/22
9
Paul Morse
57.0mph
Umbagog, NH
Skis
Psycho 8
4/12
10
Mike Winter
55.3mp
White Bear Lk, MN
Skis
Thruster 10
3/22
11
Mike Bares
54.3mph
White Bear Lk, MN
skis
Frenzy 5
3/22
12
Josh Smith
54.3mph
Georgetown Lk, MT
Skis
Frenzy 12
4/19
13
Stumper Brown
54.1mph
Strawberry, UT
Skis
Manta 15
3/19
14
Daniel Koenig
54.0mph
Winnipeg, Canada
skis
Switchblade 4
1/31
15
Bob Christian
53.6mph
Lk Naukeag, MA
Skis
Atom 12
2/21
16
Molly Savard
52.03mph
Errol, NH
Skis
Frenzy 5
4/13
17
Marty Roy
51.5mph
Winnipeg, Canada
Skis
Turbo2 9
2/1
18
Dan Prideaux
51.4mph
Georgetown Lk, MT
Skis
Frenzy 10
4/19
19
Patrick Anderson
49.4mph
Rattlesnake Res., Alberta
Skis
Evo 3.1
3/29
20
Trond Myklebust
48.5mph
Roros, Norway
Skis
Crossbow 9
1/25
21
Seth Merriam
48.1mph
Long Lk, ME
Snowboard
Pulse 10
3/19
22
Chris Mason
47.4mph
Lk Winnipeg, Manitoba
Skis
Crossbow 7
3/22
23
Doug Remsen
46.9mph
Sand Bar, VT
Skis
Venom 10
1/17
24
Brian Beveridge
44.9mph
Lk Winnipeg, Canada
skis
Crossbow 12
3/22
25
Andy McKendry
44.7mph
Jackman, ME
Skis
Apex 2 7.5
3/26
26
Stan Woodman
43.8mph
Wolfe Isl, ON
Snowboard
Royal Era 8
3/22
27
Ylva Timner
42.3mph
Lulea, Sweden
Tele
Speed 15
4/18
28
Trevor Potapoff
38.5mph
Winnipeg, Canada
Snowboard
Switchblade 9
2/1
29
Garrett Sorensen
37.3mph
Winnipeg, MB
Skis
Rise 12
1/18
30
Cole Russell
35.7mph
Georgetown Lk, MT
Snowboard
Vegas 12
12/24
31
Paul Lawrence
35.4mph
Lk Quannapowitt, MA
Ice blades
Ecko 3.8
2/24
32
Brian Schenck
35.3mph
Skyline, UT
Snowboard
Frenzy 11
12/31
33
Brian Lee
35.2mph
Sandy Pond, NY
Snowboard
Speed 15
2/1
34
Paul Bialowoz
35.1mph
Kitestorm
Snowboard
Little Devil 9
2/21
35
Dan Delpapa
34.6mph
Kitestorm
Ice Buggy
Jojo 4
2/21
36
Jeff Newman
31.6mph
White Bear Lk, MN
Skis
Montana 7
1/4
37
Shaun McElhatton
29.6mph
White Bear Lk, MN
skis
Montana 9.5
3/14
38
Jessica Staples
29.3mph
Long Lk, ME
Snowboard
Pulse 10
3/17
39
John Browning
25.4mph
Kitestorm
Skis
Access 8
2/21
The 2008-2009 Speed Contest has finished...
We are very grateful for the help and generosity of�Dakine��Ozone,�HQ, Slingshot and�Dynafit. They helped us give out some incredible prizes and recognize speedy snowkiters from all over the world with some great, useful and stylie gear.
And of course we would like to thank all of YOU snowkiters who,
wherever you ride, put a GPS in your pocket, found your digital cameras,
wrestled with the software and submitted your speeds. It is great for us to see
you all improve as well as to see and share your photos and hear your stories.�
Weekly winners:
Early season: Chris Krug went 62.5mph on skis in NH to win an HQ Quick Dry Top
Week 1: Chris Krug went 57.3mph on skis in NH to top the list for the week
Week 1: Randy Berube went 46.4mph on skis in NH and won an Ozone Wallet
Week 2: Gary Kjelleren went 50.2mph on skis in VT to win Dakine quick wax
Week 3: Chris Krug went 51.1 mph on skis in NH to top the list for the week
Week 3: Trond Myklebust went 48.5mph on skis in Norway to win an Ozone hat
Week 4: Daniel Koenig went 54.0mph on skis in Winnipeg to win a Dynafit t-shirt
Week 5: Chris Krug went 51.4mph on skis in NH to top the list for the week
Week 5: Doug Remsen went 36.3mph on skis in VT to win a Dakine wallet
Week 6: Chris Krug went 57.7mph on skis in ME to win an HQ Sweatshirt
Week 7: Bob Christian went 53.6mph on skis in MA to win an Ozone t-shirt
Week 8: Gary Kjelleren went 56.5mph on skis in VT to win a Dynafit hat
Week 9: Gary Kjelleren went 43.0mph on skis in VT to top the list for the week
Week 9: Mike Elliot went 42.0mph on skis in NH to win some Dakine Quick Wax
Week 10: Gary Kjelleren went 65.7mph on skis in VT to top the list and the contest Week 10: Paul Morse went 53.5mph to win an Ozone t-shirt Week 11: Gary Kjelleren went 67.7mph to top the list and the contest
Week 11: Charles Meding went 60.2mph to win a Slingshot t-shirt
Week 12: Chris Krug went 58.2mph on skis in NH to win a Dakine hat
Week 13: Tom Reynolds�went 53.1mph on skis in Utah to win an Ozone wind sock
End of season, overall season and contest to date winner: Chris Krug�went 73.5mph on skis in Maine to win his choice from our generous sponsors
Late season: April 6 � May 3
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1
Chris Krug
73.5mph
Upton, ME
Skis
Synergy 12
4/17
2
Maxim Shaydakov
66.6mph
Yachrobol Lake, Russia
Skis
Griffin 7
4/26
3
Randy Berbue
63.3mph
Umbagog, NH
Skis
Venom 10
4/13
4
Tom Reynolds
57.8mph
Skyline, UT
Skis
Manta 12
4/29
5
Mike Elliot
57.8mph
Umbagog, NH
Skis
Venom 10
4/12
6
Paul Morse
57.0mph
Umbagog, NH
Skis
Psycho 8
4/12
7
Josh Smith
54.3mph
Georgetown Lk, MT
Skis
Frenzy 12
4/19
8
Molly Savard
52.03mph
Errol, NH
Skis
Frenzy 5
4/13
9
Dan Prideaux
51.4mph
Georgetown Lk, MT
Skis
Frenzy 10
4/19
10
Ylva Timner
42.3mph
Lulea, Sweden
Tele
Speed 15
4/18
11
Seth Merriam
34.9mph
Umbagog, NH
Snowboard
Frenzy 7
4/12
One of these runs hit a peak of 73.5mph and several were over 70. It is an understatement to say this was a great day out.
The following data is from Chris' GPs results after going through the website www.ka72.com
Device:
GPS TrackMaker
GPX 1.1
Session Date:
17/04/2009
Number of Points:
1034
Approx Timezone:
-4.5
2 Second Peak (kts):
63.86
5x10 Average (kts):
52.41
Top 5 5x10 speeds:
58.5542
52.843
52.2
49.2848
49.1682
1 Hr (kts):
0
Alpha 500 (trackpoints):
23.7
Nautical Mile (kts):
26.91
100m peak (kts):
61.38
Total Dist (tp km):
16.04
That is what April 29th looks like in Utah this year. Tom Reynolds won the last week and had a huge run late in the season on what looks like mid-season conditions. Our riders in Vermont were kitesurfing on the same date.
It is very rare that a run of 60.2mph would get you second for the week. At least Charles Meding was the prize winner for this great speed at Lake Sunapee.
Seth Merriam's photo from his personal best speed - nearing 50 on the snowboard every day.
The GPS data screeen from Gary's day of multiple runs over 60mph. He said he lost a ski on one when going around 58mph. He said it was not pretty but he is fine.
Gary's tracks - lots of speed runs and a long upwind beat followed by what must have been one fun downwinder.
This is where Trond Myklebust gets to snowkite in Norway. He went 48.5mph on skis to win a speed ranking prize.
Daniel Koenig, winner of week 4 with a speed of 54mph. He was on skis and a Switchblade 4m on a very breezy day. The crew riding with him in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada agree that the wind was gusting into the 40+ mph range. And he is 16, our youngest speed contest entrant and certainly youngest weekly winner.
So Paul Morse is clearly not going for a speed record here but we liked the photo. It was taken by Seth Merriam and just looks like Paul is off...
We loved this photo of Tom Reynolds getting in some end of 2008 speed runs on Desperation Flats near Park City, Utah (we like the name of the site too). He is sporting some Dakine gloves he won from a week-topping speed run last year.
Seth Merriam was our first East Coast speedster on his snowboard in Maine. Here he is at twilight after a good early season run.
This is from one of our regular speedy snowkitersm Brian Beveridge... I am not sure how or if your families have been affected by cancer but personally both my parents are living with cancer and I lost a good friend this past year to brain cancer who got me started and addicted to my favorite sport � Kiteboarding.Anyhow � there is a group called Kiteboarding for Cancer that started recently in the US and the first Canadian event is being run this Feb in Regina. It is also the first KB4C Snowkiting event which is exciting. I am participating as an athlete and am contacting my friends, relatives, and business contacts to see if they are interested in sponsoring.Our first winter Kiteboarding 4 Cancer (KB4C) event is taking place on the cool, windy plains of Saskatchewan this February 14-15. I will be going to Regina and participating as an athlete. My own participation is dedicated to my parents who are both currently living with cancer and to numerous other relatives and friends affected by cancer. Visit www.kb4c.ca for more event information.Cheers � Brian Beveridge
For more information, please call Stormboarding at 802.578.6120 or e-mail: [email protected]
Burlington, VT
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