Great Sacandaga Snowkite Challenge

03/13/2022

Probably the last one for this year 💨🏂🪁🗺

02/04/2022

🚨 Powder Alert 🚨

Saturday´s conditions look optimum for a 1st loop attempt 😋, fresh snow ❄️❄️❄️ and great wind direction ↘️.
One of those sessions you don’t want to miss 😉. Who will close the 1st loop this year ? See you soon on the lake 🤘




👉📱Don’t forget to download Sportstracklive to record your track 🗺 🤙

01/29/2022

The will see very little or no snow while the coast will receive a good amount tonight. Fast conditions on the lake, this weekend. Saturday late pm could bring record conditions with NW wind 💨. Sunday, lighter W wind. For many riders coming from a distance it might be easier to enjoy the pow locally this weekend. Either way have a blast! 🤙

01/23/2022

Only a few days left before the opening of the event on the 28th of January. The lake is finally safe with enough ice and a crusty snow layer on top. No significant fresh snow fall in the forecast for the coming week. It means we will probably have fast conditions for the 1st loop 😋. Meteoblue shows wind in the proper direction for Saturday. Let’s keep an eye on the forecast, next weekend could be a good start. 💨🏂⛷🪁🤙

Don’t forget to register for the event via the google form on top of the FB page prior to submitting your tracks 🗺.

See you soon on the lake 🤘


🏆

Welcome to the 2023 Great Sacandaga Lake Snowkite Challenge 🏆

12/25/2021

Merry Snowkite Christmas everyone 🎄🎁🪁❄️🏂

12/10/2021

Event Participation Jan 28th - Mar 6th 2022

Please register for the event using the Google registration form below, prior to submitting your tracks and data by email to [email protected] including:

- Long / Short Track: 🏁
- Wind Direction: ↘️
- Wind Speed: 💨
- Ice / Snow Conditions: ❄️
- Kite Ski / Kite Snowboard / Wing: ⛷🏂🦇
- Kite / Wing Model / Size: 🪁

Print screen(s) with

- GPS Track Picture: 🗺
- Time: ⏱
- Lap miles: 🔄
- Max speed: 🚀

It’s much more fun to run the track with friends or other kiters, we do not recommend running the loop alone for safety reasons. Do not hesitate to leave a post to let others know when you intend to go. ✌ Just use common sense and social distancing when interacting with people on the lake.

The cold plus GPS tracking can significantly reduce the performance of your phone battery. We recommend placing a hand warmer near it and powering it with an auxiliary battery. 😉
Good luck to everyone. 🏆 We hope you will enjoy your ride around the lake at the 2022 . 🤙❄️⛷🏂🦇💨🪁🗺

03/14/2021

It's a wrap for the 2021 GSL Snowkite Challenge. Thank you to all the participants and to our sponsors Green Hat Kiteboarding and FLYSURFER Kiteboarding. It was nice to see everybody online yesterday evening for the awards ceremony, we had a great time ! Congratulations again to Leo, our 2021 GSL Snowkite Challenge Champion. 🏆

Ranking Skis:

🥇 Leonid Braginsky (38:18)
🥈 Jean Dunoyer (54:30)
🥉 Eric Rauscher (1:08:21)

Ranking Snowboard:

🥇 Bzh Pierre (39:46)
🥈 Yannick Bougard (partial loop)
🥈 Jeff Kryvicky (partial loop)

Max Distance:

🥇 Eli Chastek (61.7 miles)

Max Speed:

🥇 Eli Chastek (47.9 mph)

We are looking forward to 2022 for the 2nd edition of the GSL . Will the record established this year be defeated ?

See you next year for another race season 🤙

03/11/2021

The First Annual Great Sacandaga Lake Snowkite Challenge is drawing to a close and we invite you to the awards ceremony this Saturday night, March 13th at 7:30PM 🏆

https://mit.zoom.us/j/96657082389

Winners will be announced and prizes from our generous sponsors FLYSURFER Kiteboarding and Green Hat Kiteboarding will be distributed. 🥇🥈🥉

Bring your beverage of choice and cheer on the competitors after a terrific season of racing on the lake. 🤙

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03/06/2021

Yesterday was the perfect wind direction for a good attempt at the 2021 GSL 💨🤙🥳

- Wind direction: NW
- Wind speed: 15-25+ kts
- Ice / Snow conditions: Icy with snowmobile tracks 🥶
- Ski or Snowboard: ⛷ vs 🏂
- Kite model / size: 🪁 9 & 7 m

Leonid Braginsky⛷ and Bzh Pierre 🏂 did a 1st loop together, both beating the record, 🏂 41:26 vs ⛷ 42:09. They did another attempt alone, ⛷ 38:18 vs 🏂 39:46. Check the tracks in the comments. Thanks Leo for putting them together 🤙 It looks like we have our 2021 Champion 😜🥇⛷💨🪁❄️

03/04/2021

This week might be your last chance for a descent loop attempt in the 2021 GSL 🏆❄️🏂⛷🪁.

A few of us will be there tomorrow to chase the record with the NW wind. Saturday could also be a good option or even Sunday depending on how the forecast evolves 🤔

This week offers the best conditions in the remaining time to record your track 🗺 Don’t miss your chance to win awesome prizes thanks to FLYSURFER Kiteboarding and Green Hat Kiteboarding 🍾🥳

See you out there 🤙

03/01/2021

03.01.21: 12 days left into the 2021 to submit your tracks 🥇🥈🥉

This week looks very promising 😋 The recent warmer temperatures and rain, combined to the coming cold should provide fast conditions in the next days ⛷🏂🪁❄️. With descent Westerly winds all week long, Thursday looks particularly good for a record attempt with NW conditions 💨💨💨. Let’s see how the forecast evolves for the week-end 🤙