Ice Carver Snowboard Blades

For those of you who are lucky to live in the northerly or cold portions of the world, we have a perfect solution for Kite Snowboarding on ice.
Marc Breitman is the inventor of the Ice Carver (3 blades) that can be added to the heel side and/or toe side edges.
At Kiteriders, we’re exclusively offering these blades from Marc.
We do not stock these, so any orders will ship from Marc.
We’re basically his intermediary for promoting these cool snowboard blades.
Please read the FAQ’s below for more info.

When the lakes freeze and you’re still looking for fun on the ice, here you go.

Ice Carver overview:

• Ice Carver kit for modifying snowboards to work on Ice
• Recommended Board size: 140-165cm
• Recommended Board Stiffness: Medium to very stiff
• Recommended Board type: Camber, flat, and Rocker are OK. Large radius sidecut preferred.
• Blade Edge: 3/4-1″ Hollow-grind. Can be sharpened by most Ice Arenas or Ice Hockey sporting goods stores, or by us!
• Comes as a (3) blade set for heelside riding or (6) blades for heelside & toeside riding

FAQ:

Q: Can I learn to snowboard/ski and kite snowboard/ski on ice or snow at the same time?

A: This is a hard NO.
If you are looking to learn to kite in the winter, you have to be at least a solid intermediate skier, or in this case snowboarder.
If you do NOT have proper snowboard or skiing skills, the kite will pull you until something stops you.  Trees, rocks, houses, etc.
To keep you safe, you should learn to ski and/or snowboard first before adding a kite.
It’s different than learning to kiteboarding on water.  Ice and snow can be very slippery, so the better your board skills, the better.

Q: What conditions does it work best in?

A: The Ice Carver Ice Kiting kit is NOT sensitive to ice types (glare ice, patchy, textured, crusty, snow-covered etc.) Great for inconsistent conditions that are otherwise unrideable (session saver).

Q: Is it hard to install?

A: If you are handy with a measuring tape, drill, and basic hardware assembly, installation should take about 1hr.

Q: I am a kiter but have never ridden on the ice, is there a learning curve?

A: There is virtually no learning curve, but new conditions can be challenging at first. Ice kiting requires lots of protective padding, ice screws, retractable ice picks etc.
Be observant as there are many obstacles that exist on the ice that do not exist on the water.

Q: Boosting?

A: The Ice Carver will ride, turn, carve, and edge just like you would on the water, but keep it under control, a fall from any height above the ice can be extremely dangerous.

Q: Upwinding?

A: Upwind angle is similar or better than on a hydrofoil. Make sure to gain some speed before you carve upwind, many first time riders stall out from habit of carving hard upwind too early.

Q: Can I take these on the slopes? Are they removable?

A: It is not recommended to keep these on at a ski slope with chairlifts, they may not allow you on with “non-standard equipment”. The hardware allows for quick removal/assembly of the entire bracket and blade. Most users have a dedicated board for IceKiting and another for downhill.