UpSki - Links of Interest

UpSki - Backcountry Skiing

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  • UpSki Japan (UpSki-jp.com) The Website of UpSki Japan, you can translate Japanese to English by cutting and pasting it intoAlta Vista Translations
  • The Norwegian site for Ski Seil, a ram-air traction kite and for UpSki Svatun. Morten Svatun and Conrad Thane created the largest UpSki events in Europe and Scandinavia.
  • Colorado Avalanche Information Center Excellent resource for Colorado BackCountry folks. Good weather information and links to automated wind measuring equipment such as hourly wind and temperature near Loveland Pass (above seven sisters).
  • "Couloir" is the science digest of backcountry travel. Slightly Conflicted on the issue of traction kites!
  • Traction Kiting is described by Dave Culp at this site. Dave is involved with Kite Ship which is a cool use of kites as spinnakers for Sailboats.
  • Kitez search for Kite and Traction Kiting.
  • www.flexifoil.com is a well designed commercial Kite site.
  • Photography Vest Products by UpSki Co-inventor John Stanford.
  • John's new site will be up soon.
  • UpSkis that might be for sale or rent, email Tom Nygaard or Steve Shapson
  • The UK's only quarterly extreme kite sports magazine on VHS, DVD and VideoCD returns
  • Scandinavia has many active UpSkiers. In Finnish old material.
  • PattyMacTwister.org The website of Pat Schmidt, an UpSki friend
  • www.freesports.co.uk Lots of Links to sports and equipment.
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