Me too. I snowkite full time in a climbing harness and take a climbing harness for short water kite trips as it packs smaller. Maybe the new gen kite harnesses are better but most older kite harnesses are still rudimentary. Granted, I've been hanging in a climbing harness for decades so I'm used to ...

Looks good Nate! Maybe more snow coming Friday

It's still good on RMP above 11k, and the snow is starting to go away below that. Bare grass south slopes YIKES. Here's a shot "in the tube" coming down the Putney Pipeline.

Hey edt, You may be over this thread but anyhow, I have seen guys use the smaller access kites with reasonable success in some pretty lousy wind conditions. It seems the 6 and 8 are useful tools especially on rowdy survival days. I just can't tolerate foils in junk wind but they will say it's my fly...

Strong west on MacMillan too. FINALLY there's enough coverage that isn't total boilerplate. Not perfect, but the basins have enough soft bits to enjoy. Beautiful up there with all the white smoke ripping off the ridges.

Tommy, I'll be up there today for sunset

I too love my WMFG pump and use mostly pump up kites. I always switch to my lone foil kite when it's below zero F (and only then). Torn too many valves, etc when it's cold.

I got plenty o' pumps. The real issue at hand is that there is no effing snow in CO.

Tommy's photo is Big mac from Saturday. It was good to see you out again Tom! Good wind, great company, lousy snow "grasstrugi". Man we need a lot of snow .

Yikes Mickey, that looks wild. Be careful up there! Anyone for Big Mac Saturday afternoon? West winds and blue skies.