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I keep hearing about depowerable kites and that they are good for snow kiting (Angie will be doing this!!) Also they are good for buggying. Not planning jumping quite yet but who knows.

What kites are good without being vicious? (I am a newbie after all!!)

peter lynn arcs are the business, particularly for newbies. they are awkward to launch, particularly when the snow is harder and ice fingers have formed on the snow (these catch on lines). they are also heavier to carry than an open cell foil of the same power.
the big strengths for these are their gust eating ability and their auto zenith feature, that means when you are putting your skiis / board on you can let go of the bar and not worry too much about the kite.

For what it's worth..

I've not done a lot of kiting and have recently got a 9 meter G2 which I've flown twice. The biggest kite I'd flown up until then was a Radsail Pro 5 meter so that's all I can compare it too.

The G2 seems a lot softer, more gentle in the hands,slower to turn and easier to control than the Radsail, it doesn't go from no pull to hauling you off the board like the Radsail does( which applies to the grand total of three other kites I've flown) and I think it'll feel safer once I get used to being hooked onto it all the time.

Setting up and launching is a bit more of a footer than with the foils but I suppose I'll get better and quicker at it with practice.

So far I like the feel of the G2 a and would like to try something like an Ozone Access as well as I suspect that this might be a better kite for my needs- an occasional snow kiter and beach landboarder who doesn't like the idea of jumping...

I bought an 8m Ozone Access earlier this year and use it for buggying. It is the first depower kite I have flown and I love it. What I really like is the wind range you can use it in. I have used it in up to 25 - 30 mph winds and although you had to be careful it was still very controlable. There is virtualy no lift from this kite at all, but loads of traction.