Home on the Range: Skiers Chris Hilliard, Noah Howell, and Darrel Finlayson set to exploring Sam Ford Fjord, Baffin Island (Eric Johnson)
Once you have your skills dialed, the world is your frozen oyster. Lakes in Finland attract good numbers of kiters, as do snowfields from the Dakotas to Utah to Siberia. If you're really looking for an adventure, though, head north to Canada's Baffin Island for an Arctic course on snowkiting all the way to the North Pole. Sign up for a ten-day kite-training program with NorthWinds (www.northwinds-arctic.com). You'll learn how to use a kite as an engine to help you pull your weight and a gear-laden sled, as well as essential polar skills such as navigation and staying warm in the Arctic. The course ends with a bona fide five-day expedition across Frobisher Bay, where you'll use your new bag of tricks.
Of course, if any of these destinations seem too far-flung, there's no reason you can't stay close to home, eyeing once-boring places through a new set of eyes. Suddenly Iowa in winter might seem like a whole lotta fun. Check the website of the U.S. Snowkite Team for a list of places to ride around the country.
