The 2000s have seen a giant leap forward in snowkite-specific technologies, skill levels and participants in every possible snow-covered country. The development of snowkite specific, de-powerable, foil kites have allow snowkiters to explore further and push the limits of windpowered expions. Recent crossings in record times of large snowfields and even Greenland have been accomplished through the use of snowkites.
On the forefront of extreme kiting, dedicated snowkiting communities from Utah to Norway are pushing the freestyle envelope and documenting their efforts through films like Something Stronger and Dimensions by SnowkiteFilm.com and Drift Snowkite Magazine which is available as a digital magazine. The extreme envelope of snowkiting is being pushed by Chasta, a French kiter sponsored by Ozone Kites now based in New Zealand.
Better equipment, safety practices, community know-how and qualified instructors are readily available in many areas, allowing people to learn properly and safely through different means than trial and error. The sport is currently being enjoyed by kiters of all ages and in a wide variety of activities ranging from mellow jaunts on a lake, to kitercross events, from multi-day expions, to flying off mountains, from freestyle jib tricks, to huge cliff jumps.
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