Snowkite Access in Jeopardy

Letter of Support:

Please help the kitesurfing family maintain access to beautiful locations at sites around the globe. All popular snowkiting sites within "Wilderness" designated areas in the U.S. are in jeopardy of being shut down. For instance, The Three Sisters Wilderness next to Bend and the Mt. Hood Wilderness area, which are incredibly beautiful spot's to Snowkite with vast snow-covered terrain and mountains.

Small groups of people feel that snowkiting should not be done in a winter wilderness area and want to shut down access to kiters. Therefore, we have formed a committee and will be meeting with the U.S. Forest Service, who does a great job of overseeing these areas, to discuss this issue. Some of the points that we will bring out in the meetings will be that snowkiting is eco-friendly, helps local businesses, is a healthy winter recreation, has a no impact on wildlife during the winter months, and has a large following of passionate participants. The one worry that we have is that if for any reason these sites are shut down, then a precedent could be set that could cause similar sites in the U. S. and around the world to also be shut down. The worldwide kite family loves to Snowkite and to kite surf in beautiful locations. These locations are away from the crowded cities and are in remote areas. Kiting in these areas makes the most sense because of the eco-friendly nature of our sport. Please help our sport maintain access to these beautiful locations by signing in to show your support.