Jim Buttrick, of Seattle, is lifted above the waves on his hydrofoil kiteboard as he and friends ride 24-33 mph winds off Magnuson Park on Monday. He described it as, “just like a perfect powder day while skiing, dropping in, turn after turn.” Buttrick’s favorite places to kiteboard are Lake Washington off Magnuson Park, the western side of Whidbey Island and Maui, Hawaii. (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times)