Flying in the winter is a lot of fun. The runway is so wide (the entire field) and the jets have added thrust due to the dense air. The only thing is you do not have brakes as seen near the end of the video when I was trying to get just a little closer.
I made the skiis out of lexan and they work great. They do not stick to the snow and climb out of the snow even when it is soft and fluffy. A simple elastic band is used to hold the tip up and a bolt is use as a stopper to control the height of the tip.




www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbtiS3jtXlQ