We’ve seen a ton of speedflying footage (skiing with a small, high-performance paraglider wing) but Jonas Lengwiler is passionate about utilizing the wind in the mountains using a traditional kiteboarding rig. Comes in handy when traveling uphill and if you want to pop off slope and get a bird’s eye view of you riding partner. Check out this video from Stöckli as he “redefines downhill”:

Here’s a traverse that was a piece of cake thanks to the kite: 

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