Bridge of the Gods Kite Fest

08.06.2010 - 08.08.2010

• Location : Stevenson, WA
• Sport : Kiteboarding
• Region : Mt. Hood / Gorge

Kiteboarders from across the nation will converge on the Columbia River Gorge on August 6, 7 and 8, 2010, to compete in the nation’s longest running amateur kiteboarding contest. “The Bridge of the Gods Kite Festival” has historically been a launching pad for amateur kiteboarders attempting to become professional’s. The Amateur bracket-style contest features four categories of riders – Men’s Open, Women’s Open, Master’s and Junior’s. And new this year, Team Riders/Semi Pro/Previous Winners will compete against each other for BOTG bragging rights. Contestants will attempt to impress the judges with their freestyle maneuvers that will be judged on difficulty, style, height and overall impression.

This year’s festival will include a Stand-Up-Paddleboard relay race, amateur photography and videography contest and other festival day activities. Local restaurants will host a food court and a beer garden will be hosted by the Stevenson Eagles Club.

Eclipse Films will also be at the event shooting a pilot for a television program called North American Kite Series. They have enlisted a 60′ crane as well as a boat platform for the cameras on their show.

The steep riverbanks make the Port of Skamania’s East Point Kite Beach a natural grandstand for viewing the event. Kiteboarding is an extreme sport that is equally exciting to watch as it is to perform. So bring the kids and lawn chairs and enjoy the fun at The 2010 Bridge of the Gods Kite Festival. Activities start around 1:00 p.m. (depending on wind) on Friday June 18th with the traditional Photo Shoot and the Team Riders/Semi Pro/Previous Winners competition. Saturday events will kick off around 11:00 a.m. (depending on wind) with all of the Amateur events. Sunday is an alternate day in case of no wind or really bad weather.