This year’s top 5 snowkiting destinations

Mark Pawlak    snowkitingholidays     Iceland, Skiing, snowkiting, Switzerland, winter sports

With winter on its way – in Europe at least – all eyes turn away from the beach sports to the snow sports. Kitesurfers looking for a wintery challenge and novices looking to get some snowkite experience under their belts will be looking forward to the challenges of the winter season.

So to help, we’ve compiled a top 5 snowkiting destinations. Take a look and get dreaming: empty pistes and blue skies await.

It's nearly snowkiting time! Image: Flickr/ottowaws

Skyline Drive, Utah

Great name. And the destination’s proved good enough to be the host for the 2012 US Open Snowkite Masters competition. Favoured for its reliable winds, varied terrain and road access high up into the plateau of the Wasatch Mountains.

Alaska

A real winter wilderness. Vast expanses of ice such as Portage Lake will inspire you no end. As always, take advice on ice conditions on the lake and watch out for powerful winds coming through the Portage Pass.

Simplon, Switzerland

You’ll find excellent snowkiting in Switzerland around this high mountain pass. Views here are breathtaking as the pass joins the Pennine and Lepotine Alps. As a beginner you are well advised to take a guide.

Reykjavik, Iceland

Snowkiting in Iceland is just two-and-a-half hours away – if you’re flying from the UK. Going up, you are climbing to a summit of 1350m before free riding back down – all within a drive of the capital Reykjavik.

Serre Chavalier, France

Spending hours on the Col de Lauertet, you’ll be glad you picked Serre Chevalier in the southern French Alps. With 13 villages in the valley you won’t be short of accommodation or places to visit on rest days.

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Mark Pawlak wrote 192 articles on this blog.

Editor at Adventure Sports Holidays, Mark's love affair with travel and the challenges of adventure sports continues... "You could save all year for a two-week, all-inclusive, doss by the pool, booze and buffet binge. Or, with a little planning and some good equipment, get off your arse and plan an adventure!"

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