With a group of friends, he fashioned a modest launch ramp from snow and spent a day, from dawn to dusk, practising.

It's about flying as high and as long as you can, using that big wake as a launch ramp.

After this, follow the paved road as it turns right past the launch ramp for a short climb up the hill.

The lighthouse included a launch ramp for a lifeboat, as well as an old naval carronade for firing blank charges as a crude foghorn.

A surfaced launch ramp and parking facilities are also present upon entrance of the lake.