Description
Built for simplicity and ease of use for all rider levels. The Ozone Explore V3 is the master of accessibility. This single surface design opens up a world of snowkiting opportunities, allowing you to ride confidently in an instant, adventure in new terrain and discover nature's snowy wonders.
The Ozone Explore V3 is powerful for its size and delivers consistent pull throughout the wind window. It de-powers instantly without surging across the middle of the window, and generates minimal upward lift making it very user friendly to learn on. It is comfortable to fly due to the relatively slow flying speed, and the single surface design means it is exceptionally resistant to crash damage.
The Explore V3 features an increased aspect ratio and an optimised profile that greatly improve upwind performance as well as jumping capabilities. The reduced drag of the V3 also expands the top end wind range, and the Explore retains good controllability and bar feel even when fully trimmed (de-powered). These characteristics make the Explore an amazing kite for entry level and intermediate riders, providing the confidence to progress and improve your Snowkiting skills.
The new closed cells in the tips reduce tip flutter when looping the kite, resulting in less noise and a smoother feeling. Riding down slopes with the kite de-powered up high or to the side allows more concentration on riding and less worry about the kite.
For the advanced riders it offers a whole new feeling, opening up new ways of riding and pushing the boundaries. It has versatile handling depending on your ability - tight and dynamic or slow lazy loops, both essential for navigating difficult terrain. Riding down slopes with the kite de-powered up high or to the side allows more concentration on riding and less worry about the kite.
For experts on backcountry missions or touring expeditions, the ultra lightweight design means it can fly in very light wind, allowing you to work the low end efficiently without having to worry about keeping the kite in the sky.
When it’s time to take a break or pack away you will find the Explore easy to land as it incorporates our industry-leading Internal Re-Ride Release System. This effective, easy to use, self-landing system means you can land the kite quickly whenever needed and it will remain in an open position ready to be re-launched.
The Explore V3 is available in one version with materials optimised for the conditions in which the kite will be used. Ultra Light 20D material is used on the 8m, 10 and 12m sizes. A tougher, yet still lightweight, 30D is used on the 4m and 6m strong wind kites.
The bridles are made using an optimised mixture of sheathed and unsheathed lines. Ultralight unsheathed lines are used close to the kite to reduce drag and improve performance, while the sheathed lower lines are more resistant to tangling and to snagging on hard snow.
The single surface design combined with lightweight materials makes it very compact and easy to pack multiple kites into one technical backpack. To reduce weight and packing volume even further we use unsheathed spliced and stitched bridle line. This line is not just light and thin, it also reduces parasitic drag resulting in fast
Specs:
| Size | 4m | 6m | 8m | 10m | 12m |
| Number of Cells | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Projected Area (m2) | 2.91 | 4.37 | 5.82 | 7.28 | 8.73 |
| Flat Area (m2) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Projected Aspect Ratio | 2.85 | 2.85 | 2.85 | 2.85 | 2.85 |
| Flat Aspect Ratio | 4.45 | 4.45 | 4.45 | 4.45 | 4.45 |
| Root Chord (mm) | 1140 | 1396 | 1612 | 1802 | 1974 |
| Flat Span (mm) | 4262 | 5220 | 6027 | 6738 | 7382 |
| Bar Size (cm) | 45 | 45 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Line Length (m) | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Features:
- Single surface dedicated Snowkite
- Entry level to expert riders
- Light weight and ultra compact
- Industry Leading Internal Re-Ride Release System