Idaho Pioneering a New Extreme Sport

If you are anything like me, you might have tried something in the past called "Riverboarding". Riverboarding traditionally consists of three main elements. A board, a rope, and of course a river. We used to go to a bridge in Hailey and tie up an old rope, then extend that rope to either an old wake board or just a piece of ply wood. We would then try to surf on it for hours. If you could stay up for more than a minute you were doing pretty good. Well, all that is about to change. A new company based in Idaho promises to change the face of Riverboarding forever. Their name is Banshee Riverboards, and they have set up a sweet system for surfing the rivers. The best thing about it is it doesn't require gas or a boat to work! The system is a board attached to a high quality bungee. Check out their site for more information and check out this great video to see the product in action. I'll see you on the rivers this summer!!

Company Site: http://www.bansheeriverboards.com/
Video Link: http://youtube.com/watch?v=8R0MW-qoTEc

Snowkite Soldier

Most of you know that I'm interesting in Power Kiting, but for the most part I'm all talk and no walk. Despite being really interested in it, and owning a few kites myself, I rarely ever get time to actually do it. Well, that may or may not change, but I did just learn of a local company that is trying to make the sport more of an every day thing here in Fairfield and the Camas County. Snowkite Soldier offers a few different types of lessons and packages for people either beginning in the sport, or for people already familiar with it. Their site also offers some great maps of the area and the best places to go Kiting. Check them out, and go get a lesson if you've been thinking about trying the sport!

Here is the link to the site: http://www.snowkitesoldier.com/index.htm