Even if you think the wind is not there, the tree tips not moving an inch with lake tahoe just flat glassy, it can actually blow 20 mph on the ridges. What you really need is somebody that knows the area, knows how to read the sensors at the top of the nearby ski resorts, and if you have the right guide with you, and we did in the person of F-One team rider Tyler Brown, the result is one magical day of snowkiting