As children, the Joubert brothers stumbled upon the amazing power of kites. They began to push the limits of snowkiting in its infancy and bringing the sport to the mountains of France. Pascal later brings the European style to the USA and influences a still growing movement. As the sport grows kiters around the world develop styles reflective of their terrain and weather pushing the sport to extreme heights but not without controversy. You’ve read Will Taggart’s story, The Alaska Snowkite Project, in the fall 2016 issue and watched the trailer here, now enjoy his recently finished feature documentary.
Wyoming’s Will Taggart embarks on an ambitious film project to document the past and future of the backcountry snowkiting experience. Read the article from Tkb’s fall 2015 issue here.