Footage of kitewing skating on Alaska's first ice. The skater, propelled by the wind, skims across a frozen lake.

"The ice is starting to form on the lakes way up in the mountains here in Kodiak Island Alaska," said the filmer, Wendy. "Pretty soon we will be ice skating on Kalsen Pond again (way down low!).

Wendy's husband owns local company KiteWing (www.kitewing.com).

11-2-18 Yahoo!... The ice is starting to form on the lakes way up in the mountains here in Kodiak Island Alaska! Pretty soon we will be ice skating on Kalsen Pond again! (Way down low!... more easily acessable by car!) It's time to break out your clap skates, Nordic skates, & ice skates and get them all sharpened! Winter is definately comming!!!!! (AND... If you live somewhere where you don't have ice and snow... you CAN sail wings using roller blades, skateboards, dirt surfers, and even surf boards in addition to your winter gear... (ice skates, snow skies, cross country skies and snow boards) ... Sailing KiteWings is not just a winter sport! You can sail year round anywhere in the world!!!! :) Serious fun for all of you out there who have a need for speed... :) and love extream sports... Ha! Ha! As well as all you grandmas who just wanna get outside and enjoy having some fun in the sun with your grand kids! You CAN easily control how fast or how slow YOU want to go while using the wings! :) Check them out at Kitewing.com... Wendy A. Close Eskew