Welcome! Here's just a sample of what goes on in Summit County.
06/02/12 09:19 Filed in: skiing, paragliding, kite skiing, showshoeing, hiking, flying
This page will bring you a video blog of the kinds of things people (generally me) do here in Summit County in a typical month.
There’ll be video of kite skiing, skiing, paragliding, mountain flights, snowshoeing and lots more. And this is only about half of what some others do here, but I’m old and can’t do EVERYTHING, ya know.
But I’ll do my best. Enjoy!
There’ll be video of kite skiing, skiing, paragliding, mountain flights, snowshoeing and lots more. And this is only about half of what some others do here, but I’m old and can’t do EVERYTHING, ya know.
But I’ll do my best. Enjoy!
First real powder day at Breckenridge 2012
06/02/12 09:19 Filed in: skiing, paragliding, kite skiing, showshoeing, hiking, flying
It's been a thin winter but late January brought the first real powder day. The steep stuff isn't open yet, but the skiing is pretty good on what's there. Besides, how bad can it be to be skiing powder in Colorado instead of working a desk in NYC?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zet_98-qhZU
December Kite Skiing on Lake Dillon
06/02/12 09:19 Filed in: skiing, kite skiing, winter, Summit County, sports
Kite Skiing season began early with hard, smooth ice and just enough snow to make it possible. Ice boaters are active this year after a year when the lake had a foot of snow before it really froze. If it’s going to be a cold, dry year, we might as well take advantage of it.
Late Season Paragliding at Golden, CO
06/02/12 09:19 Filed in: skiing, paragliding, kite skiing, hiking, flying
It was cold, but there were still a couple of thermals lurking at Lookout Mtn. to take me over Buffalo Bill’s Grave and the towers. Nice to get such a good flight in light conditions so late in the season.
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Open Distance Paragliding National championships - Sept. 2011
06/02/12 09:19 Filed in: Paragliding, Summit and Eagle County activities, Chuck Leathers
Provo Utah in September paragliding above the Wasatch Front Range overlooking the Salt Lake Valley
Clean, white Provo Utah was the site of the last major paragliding national competition for 2011. Launching from Inspiration Point above BYU, the task was to go as far as we could; no turn points, no goal, just distance. No one made it out of state, but there were some 80 mile flights.
Then there were mine.
Anyway, here's what it looked like.
Clean, white Provo Utah was the site of the last major paragliding national competition for 2011. Launching from Inspiration Point above BYU, the task was to go as far as we could; no turn points, no goal, just distance. No one made it out of state, but there were some 80 mile flights.
Then there were mine.
Anyway, here's what it looked like.
Paragliding at the Red Rocks National Championships
06/02/12 09:19 Filed in: Paragliding, Summit and Eagle County activities, Chuck Leathers
A warm evening in Monroe Utah the night before the Red Rocks National Paragliding Championships begins. This is how the best paragliders in the world fly the glass-off. Oh, I was there, too.
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Paragliding in late May and early June in Europe at Annecy, France
06/02/12 09:19 Filed in: Paragliding, Summit and Eagle County activities
Sunset flight over Lake Powell - March 2011
06/02/12 09:19 Filed in: flying, Cessna, 182, Summit County, Chuck Leathers
OK.... this is not Summit County, but we left from there on a trip to San Diego for some winter paragliding. And grass ‘n trees. On the way back we had lunch in Page, AZ and hooked up the wing camera to video one of our favorite routes over Lake Powell. Hope you enjoy it.
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Here's links to the videos on YouTube I've taken down:
06/02/12 09:19 Filed in: Paragliding, Summit and Eagle County activities
Horseshoe Bowl at Breck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHYMBzgUsa0
Early Season at Copper Mtn.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0yC6viSppU
Christmas Paragliding at Golden
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nC32ZlhAk8
Early Kite Skiing on Lake Dillon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC_thGtOzos
Kite Skiing on Lake Dillon in February
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q854s0Hf4Po
Christmas Eve 182 flight over the Gore Range
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTl1Ny8ylIk
Paragliding at Beaver Creek in January 2011
http://youtube/A4Yo8cKeIGQ
Paragliding in Annecy, France at about 8000 feet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z871eIUnjMg
Travelled to Torrey Pines, California for some winter paragliding. Here’s where we were going when we flew over Lake Powell.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcCB2EqDJdA
It was a good day for getting out and up at Golden Colorado on April 12, 2011.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTl1Ny8ylIk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHYMBzgUsa0
Early Season at Copper Mtn.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0yC6viSppU
Christmas Paragliding at Golden
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nC32ZlhAk8
Early Kite Skiing on Lake Dillon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC_thGtOzos
Kite Skiing on Lake Dillon in February
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q854s0Hf4Po
Christmas Eve 182 flight over the Gore Range
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTl1Ny8ylIk
Paragliding at Beaver Creek in January 2011
http://youtube/A4Yo8cKeIGQ
Paragliding in Annecy, France at about 8000 feet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z871eIUnjMg
Travelled to Torrey Pines, California for some winter paragliding. Here’s where we were going when we flew over Lake Powell.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcCB2EqDJdA
It was a good day for getting out and up at Golden Colorado on April 12, 2011.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTl1Ny8ylIk