The Agitator: A Kiteskiers Journey

Twin tips, surfboards, wakeskates, strapped or strapless, these are questions most kiters ask every day. But kiter Jon McCabe has a little different take on what to ride. He is a Snow Kite Instructor during the winter months who has taken the powder to the water. The launch off Action Beach can be tough, especially sliding down the small sandy slope just to get into the water. He usually selects a bigger kite size that is a size or two bigger than what everyone else is flying. Backspins, front rolls, big airs with kiteloops are in his bag of tricks. His big move is called the "Colorado Rattlesnake": hop to blind, double rewind backspin to kiteloop. So you want to be a kite skiier, he suggests, "Get out there"