Holeriders

The weather gods blessed us with 0C temperatures, sun and a light wind today. I headed down to Britannia Beach to catch up with and hopefully photograph some of the wind addicted Ottawa crew. The initial winds were pretty light but they picked up for a bit and the kites were up in the air […]

A quick wander on a cold -24 evening in downtown Ottawa to check out the beautiful ice sculptures featured in this years Winterlude Festival. It was a very cold night but amazingly we had the place to ourselves, only a handful of people out braving the elements in Confederation Park.

Windy and cold in Ottawa but these freestyle snowmobile riders were bringing the heat as they flew 40′ over the frozen Byward Market. Awesome free show as part of the 2026 Winterlude Festivities in Ottawa.

Great evening out enjoying the snow on the slopes at Camp Fortune in Gatineau Park.

A very cold afternoon hike on Old Quarry trail just a s the new snow storm started to roll into the Ottawa region. We had the luck to meet up with a couple very beautiful deer who were quite curious as to why we would be out on such a cold day. I had grabbed […]

Late afternoon kite session at Britannia in some near whiteout conditions at times. The temperatures kept dropping but the gusty winds did not let up as the wind addicted souls braved the elements in search of their fix. Very cold weather in the Ottawa region over the next few days, not sure if the wind […]

Stanley and Will did a kiteboarding info session at the Nepean Sailing Club in Ottawa this evening. The talk included advice on how to get started, gear setups and information about learing how to kiteboard.Nice turnout and loads of great questions from the audience plus folks were able to enjoy a cold beer. Well done […]

A quick stop at Britannia yesterday to grab my first kite images of 2026.

The weather gods dumped a foot of fresh snow on our region today providing some pretty sweet ski conditions on the slopes at Camp Fortune. I headed over after work and put my legs through a good workout in the fresh snow.