The last few days of vacations were spent in a very cool camping site by the lake, in Serre-Ponçon. This was a place I'd heard about a lot from friends (mostly kiters), that told me about the nice thermal effect you get in the Summer, accelerated by the relief of the surrounding mountains.
The Serre-Ponçon lake is also supposed to be one of biggest artificial lakes in Europe. Although the local "kite beach" is small and tends to become overcrowded really fast when conditions are good, it's easy to get away to "calmer" waters, by going upwind or to the side of the launching site.
As most (if not all) lakes and other inland spots, the wind is a bit irregular, but the scenery in Serre Ponçon is so amazing and photogenic that you forget about it!
As an added bonus, we had a Zodiac available, so we could afford to kite downwind and then just hop on the boat and go up again to the point of departure, to start again... No need to take the kite off the air (just as long as the navigator keeps a steady route with the boat)!
