article_snippet: Champion snow kite boarder, Mila Poliakova, knows a thing or two about gathering high speeds with the help of the kite .
article_snippet: The daredevil athlete wound up meeting a surfer from Maui who introduced his to the weird and wonderful world of snow kite boarding .
article_snippet: Later in the afternoon, his asked if I wanted to try kiteboarding.'
article_snippet: Snow kites aren't designed for heights of more than about 300 feet, so competitors must remain be aware of how high competitors 'fly' into the air .
article_snippet: Poliakova, who hails from Moscow, shows off Muse massive, lightweight kite, which sticks out noticeably among the expanse of white snow .
article_snippet: At some points, I was over 300 feet off the ground and kites aren't really designed for that kind of height, so if one part of the system failed I could have died.'