Sun rise service at the church of the monkeys
Wed, 02/29/2012 - 20:16
I am going to Melvin Village for sunrise Sun 5-4 have to leave early afternoon so starting early
Wed, 02/29/2012 - 20:53
#1
I could potentially do dawn patrol
lets see what happens in the next few days.
I'm also "busy" in the afternoon, but I have lots of plans just begging to be cancelled for kiting, so it might not even matter 
Wed, 02/29/2012 - 22:34
#2
if anyone wants to crash out
if anyone wants to crash at my house Saturday night i have room for prolly 4 people. Then you wouldn't have to make the drive so early in the AM since i'm only about 30 minutes down the road. Just give me a heads up.
Thu, 03/01/2012 - 00:49
#3
Very kind offer Alex, not yet
Very kind offer Alex, not yet sure what my plans will be.
Fri, 03/02/2012 - 08:31
#4
I might take you up on that
but who knows. It looks like Sunday AM might will be the only kite day this weekend. I'll decide mid day saturday if I am going to ride on the water or the snow, and contact you after if I'm doing early AM on Sunday.
Thu, 03/01/2012 - 00:49
#5
How did you come up with that
How did you come up with that name?
Fri, 03/02/2012 - 08:48
#7
Water skis?
50 and rain tomorrow down here. What's it looking like for NH?
Fri, 03/02/2012 - 08:49
#8
40's and icy mix/rain sunday
40's and icy mix/rain sunday is supposed to be nice and sunny though, just hope the rain/mix doesn't mess it up to bad
Fri, 03/02/2012 - 10:18
#9
At this moment, my plan is to
At this moment, my plan is to show up for daybreak at Melvin Village Sunday morning. My hunch is that the surface will be pretty bomber. Bob and I have to leave in the early afternoon, hence the early start. I will be rolling out the retro 200 cm Atomic ARC giant slalom skis circa 1985, recently tuned by Bob Doe, looking to set speed records. Alex, any recon you can do on the quality of the surface and report Saturday evening will be greatly appreciated.
Fri, 03/02/2012 - 10:32
#10
I'm probably going too
I'm "supposed" to stop by my friends party on Sunday from 1-4pm. So I might go up really early too. I'm not sure though, I bet I'll end up staying later because I'm addicted to kiting, and can only get out once a week until school is done.
Jean/Bob, the wind direction looks like high probability of coming due West. Does this work for Melvin Bay? I would think it would be more gusty coming over that island as it only has < 1mile to smooth out.
Fri, 03/02/2012 - 12:11
#11
i think west is the complete
i think west is the complete oposite way it was blowing last sunday. If that's the case we could cruise all the way up into Moultonborough Bay alot easier. Getting back on the other hand would be all upwind, but moultonborough bay, on google maps, looks like it really opens up even more then Melvin Bay.
Fri, 03/02/2012 - 16:37
#12
Last Sunday the wind was
Last Sunday the wind was blowing Northwest.
Fri, 03/02/2012 - 16:49
#13
really?? man i'm way off! HA!
really?? man i'm way off! HA! i was thinking it was blowing east. I was looking at the map and remembering the direction the wind was going and could've swarn it was east.
It's been a long week!
Fri, 03/02/2012 - 10:53
#14
Yea i can do some recon on
Yea i can do some recon on the conditions. I'll let everybody know then.
Hope there's a little more wind then what they're calling for now. My 5M might not be enough in the light wind!
Fri, 03/02/2012 - 11:07
#15
thats the thing with snowkiting
you won't be jumping in light wind, but if the surface conditions are fast, you'll still be flying.
Also, light wind skills are important to develop, so it might be an opportunity. especially once getting on the water. Its good to play with line tension, board pressure, etc. to see how you can build up that "apparent wind." The better your light wind skills, the less likely you'll be swimming long distances one day, snow is a great place to practice this first.
Either way, I'll bring a bunch of kites if I come. If it's light, but gusty, we're probably all be on small kites anyways b/c big gusts on big kites are a little scary (on my grunty foils at least).
Fri, 03/02/2012 - 11:32
#16
thanks for the advice!!
I
thanks for the advice!!
I CAN'T WAIT TO GET OUT THERE!! I've been going through withdraw all week... and i'm just a beginner!!
Fri, 03/02/2012 - 16:30
#17
current weather alert for
current weather alert for tonight/tomorrow up here.
HAZARD TYPES... SNOW LATER TONIGHT THEN CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AND THEN ALL RAIN LATER SATURDAY MORNING.
* ACCUMULATIONS... 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW.
* TIMING... 9 PM TONIGHT TO 10 AM SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS... ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.
* WINDS... SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
Sounds like sunday should be pretty decent after this
Fri, 03/02/2012 - 16:39
#18
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind between 8 and 13 mph.
Just hoping there's not a crust.
Fri, 03/02/2012 - 16:57
#19
we should indulge in complete nonsense
someday. After all, it is the church of the monkey tower ape gardens.
How about a tobagun? On the ice. Sharp rails. One guy steering, one guy flying the kite.
A typical tobagun could hold 3+ people. The 3rd/4th guys could be in charge of tipping it over when we hit top speed.
Fri, 03/02/2012 - 19:15
#20
HA! I'm game!
HA! I'm game!
Fri, 03/02/2012 - 21:45
#21
As long as it involves
As long as it involves shooting live rounds
Fri, 03/02/2012 - 22:40
#22
I got a tobogan and a couple
I got a tobogan and a couple thousand rounds ready to go, I'm thinking some type of jousting, two kiters pulling tobogans twords each other with guys standing on the tobogan with jousting poles and lots of fireworks:) I can see it now......
Sun looks like it is going to be freekin awsome, hard and fast in the early AM then sun and soft freshies the rest of the day!!
Sat, 03/03/2012 - 12:16
#25
we got about another 3" of
we got about another 3" of snow up here last night. It's freezing rain/raining now but supposed to stop by noon.
Sat, 03/03/2012 - 13:50
#26
I'm worried about a crust
I'm worried about a crust forming
Sat, 03/03/2012 - 14:52
#27
I'm seeing temps only down to
I'm seeing temps only down to 27 and above freezing by 9am the first two hrs may be tough but after that it will be OSUM!!
Sat, 03/03/2012 - 15:25
#28
Snow actually isnt that bad
Snow actually isnt that bad up here right now. Probably a little crust at first but should be good shortly after we get out there
It stopped raining about 2 hours ago
Sat, 03/03/2012 - 17:51
#29
Anyone super curious how a West Wind will be there?
I feel like it could be a little dirty at our monkey spot, might get some poo thrown on us. If its light, cant really be problem gusty I guess. Better bring the 19m 
Sat, 03/03/2012 - 18:35
#30
west wind
Chriz wrote:
I feel like it could be a little dirty at our monkey spot, might get some poo thrown on us. If its light, cant really be problem gusty I guess. Better bring the 19m :-)
It was more or less a west wind last week but if you are worried about a light west wind then Ellacoya may be a better option as it's not shielded by as much land and wind tends to really pick up momentum towards the middle of the lake.
Sat, 03/03/2012 - 18:10
#31
what time is most people
what time is most people heading up there? Would my 13m be to much? would be my first time on the snow.
Sat, 03/03/2012 - 18:23
#32
I'm a noob but looking at the
I'm a noob but looking at the light winds I would think a 13 would work good. Just as long as it's not super gusty.
Sat, 03/03/2012 - 20:34
#33
Now they are calling to 10
Now they are calling to 10 mph winds, so the trick will be keeping the kite in the air.
Sat, 03/03/2012 - 22:36
#34
10 knots hummmmm. Will that
10 knots hummmmm. Will that even work?
Sat, 03/03/2012 - 22:59
#35
With a giant foil, and
With a giant foil, and sometimes they misunderestimate the wind speed
Sun, 03/04/2012 - 13:40
#36
Sunrise service was
Sunrise service was EPIC!!
EPIC FAIL that is!
There was zero wind today! We waited it out for 5 hours, but got nothin!
Sun, 03/04/2012 - 14:37
#37
sorry to hear it
I was hoping to see more great shots and hear stories about how it topped last week. It's going to hit 65 this week...hope there is ice next weekend.
Sun, 03/04/2012 - 17:42
#38
The surface was nice, I did
The surface was nice, I did some nordic skiing.
Sun, 03/04/2012 - 20:45
#39
Great to hang out and shoot
Great to hang out and shoot the shit, thats about all that happened, I do agree the snow surface was fantastic if anyone can get there this week before it goes take advantage of it, icefisherman said still 8" of ice so maybe one more weekend:)
Sun, 03/04/2012 - 21:38
#40
Anyone around tomorrow want
Anyone around tomorrow want to try going?
Weather forecast is .........Becoming partly cloudy later with any flurries or snow showers ending by noontime. High 26F. Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 30%.
Tue, 03/06/2012 - 19:07
#41
this Saturday or sunday are
this Saturday or sunday are looking decent as long as the ice/snow can hold out till then.
It's a take off on the Planet of the apes:)