SPEEDFLYING
A small, fast wing off the ridge. Carve the slope, run the gates, and chase the snow down to the valley.
Flying the wing
Launch
Pull it up and run, or turn and face it in a head wind. Kite it on the ground, and kite on again after you land.
Carve
Hold a turn into a spiral, lean into wingovers and barrel rolls.
Trim
Trimmers in steps, rear risers for flat turns, the brakes and the flare.
Low and close
Touch-and-gos, hook turns, swoops, and a slide-in landing on the snow.
Speed riding
Put skis on and fly the snow: ski it, lift off, touch down again.
Rough air
Switch collapses on and the wing can fold, mostly with the trimmers out.
Scored
The card
Launch, Low flying, Gaps, Barrel rolls, Touch and go, Hook turns, Swoops, Wingovers, the Line, Accuracy and Landing.
Judged freeride
Line, Control, Flow, Tricks and Safety, scored by the judges. Crash and it's a DNF.
Speed Cross
Slalom gates down the hill against the clock, with time added for every gate you miss.
Your way in
The school
The speedwing course at Point of the Mountain.
The road
Baldy's first speed flight, low on the line; the freeride chapter in front of the judges; the Plan de l'Aiguille and the Brévent.
Your wings
An 8, 11 and 14 to start, then the Carve, the Flip, the Drift (big ears and a B-stall) and the 6.5 m² Razor.
Where · 6 places
The ridges with a speedwing launch.
