Invented by an American surfer in the '80s and in vogue on the Hawaiian waves since the end of the '90s, the «surf kite»  crossed the oceans to touch down on the snow- covered tracks of the Alps. «Snowkiting» on skis or on snowboard is taught here, as evident from the opening of a school in Ried-Brigue, a region of the Simplon lacking in high tension lines. From calm cruising to acrobatic jumping, kite skating is open to all. Incidentally, specialists assure us that the technique is much easier to control on snow than on water. To try to be in the wind this winter.