Welcome to the world of power kites. Kitesports, or more general, kiting is a rapidly growing family of sports. Kootenay Kitesports specializes in Kiteboarding, Snowkiting, and Kitesailing instruction. We also sell a wide variety of gear for all your kiting needs. Email us or call (250) 551-(kite) 5483 for more information.

Kiteboarding

Kiteboarding can be done in nearly any location in the world. All you really need is wind, and your gear can easily pack down to the size of a golfing bag. What else could you ask for? And once you're involved with kiteboarding travel to beautiful locations and enjoy the healthiest of lifestyles. Once you have safely learned you will have fallen head over heels in love with the sport and the lifestyle. Now is your chance. With the huge advancements in kite, board, and bar technology, the learning curve has been dramatically improved. What once took months now takes hours. Kootenay Kitesports offers everything you need to get involved in this exciting sport. Ride down wind from 6 mile to Lakeside or spend the day riding at one of the many launch spots. Sign up for lessons now.

Kitesailing

Kitesailing offers multiple objectives on any of the lakes in the Kootenay's. Either as a park and play option or used when to cover great distances. Water relaunchable kites can be used with virtually any water vessel from kayak's, to Catamarans and Zodiacs. red area edited

You normally don't need much wind to kitesail. As long as the kite can fly and water relaunch comfortably, you can go kitesailing. You will need kite skills, safety knowledge and the overall know how. All of which can be attained through our lessons. It's fun and easy!

Snowkiting

Snowkiting is a sport that combines the pull of a performance kite with skiing and snowboarding. This allows participants to move across snow on frozen lakes, rolling plains, and even up mountain sides. Cover large distances on a mountain traverse, perform lofty jumps or carve endless lines of virgin powder whatever your into the sensation will leave you wanting more...

Snowkiting in the Kootenays is undiscovered with numerous Alpine and Frozen lake locations just waiting to be explored.

Foils or Inflatable kite's can be used although foils are more user friendly and performance oriented on snow. They relaunch effortlessly and are compact enough to throw in your pack.

See the lessons page for information on learning this exciting sport.