I am hoping to go to Ragnarok for my second time next year, and need to learn a thing or two about dealing with hills. I didn't want to jump off the hills like I saw some people doing, especially since I had broken a line a couple months before on a medium sized jump on ice.
Not me, but what I want to learn:
So I am going to get regular lines to replace the racing lines on my Ozone R1's, so I can trust them better in the air.
But what about technique? How much does my experience getting air from the water or on flat ice translate into controlling my descent from a big hill? On my first trip to Ragnarok, I found myself slowly inching my way down the hills to avoid getting air, which really cost me a lot of time. What would happen if I just let myself go, trying to stay on the ground as I descend the hill, keeping the kite down near the surface? I may be able to handle the speed, but what is that going to do to the kite?
I would like to travel out West (I live in Ohio) to find some of that kind of terrain this winter (Maybe this December). Any suggestions?