Kite Skiing

Watch the kites blossom each spring on Great Slave Lake, when determined kite skiers take to Yellowknife Bay on skis and snowboards. Kite skiing combines a bit of skiing technique, some sailing skill, and some kite flying expertise with plenty of snow, some wind and wide open spaces. It's growing in popularity in Yellowknife in the warm days of spring, till the ice melts in late May. When the sun is high in the sky, the temperature is just right, and there's still plenty of ice and snow to play on, the colourful kites come out.