Manitoba·Video

Kiteboarders fly high off icy surface of Lake Winnipeg

Andrew Blicq shot video of kiteboarders catching some major air in high winds on Lake Winnipeg near Gimli, Man., this winter.

'Looks like total fun, but you needed your wool underwear,' says man who filmed stunts on ice

Kiteboarders soar in high winds on Lake Winnipeg

9 years ago
Duration 0:51
Andrew Blicq shot video of kiteboarders catching some major air in high winds on Lake Winnipeg near Gimli, Man., this winter.

Andrew Blicq shot video of kiteboarders catching some major air on Lake Winnipeg near Gimli, Man., over the weekend.

Wind gusts of over 40 kilometres an hour and temperatures in the minuses in the Gimli area made for great kiteboarding weather on the lake Saturday.

"They must have been the only ones at the beach — very cold down there," Blicq said. "This looks like total fun, but you needed your wool underwear."

Watch the extended, four-minute video here:

Winter kiteboarding in Manitoba

9 years ago
Duration 4:14
One Winnipegger is embracing this weekend's chilly weather by kiteboarding to pass the time.