Clip: Snowboarder Surfs 'Rowdy' Lake Tahoe on a Beautiful Day
Winter can be tough.
Long, cold days, get longer with the sun setting hours earlier than normal, inspiring many surfers to escape frigid weather with a surf trip somewhere warm. Tropical water, palm trees, and freedom from wetsuits is the dream.
But not for everyone. Some people brave frigid temps and 5 or 6mm wetsuits with hoods and gloves to catch a wave, like the guy in the post below.
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The cold water surfing clip above comes from the Instagram user SnowBrains, who captioned it:
"A Little Surfing On Lake Tahoe, CA Today! The forecast was calling for waves up to 5 feet tall today - that didn't quite come to fruition but it did get pretty rowdy out there.
"It's awesome to be here when the lake comes alive. We saw a few guys out there having fun. I've only ever surfed the lake once and it was one of the coolest experiences of my life."
Literally and figuratively.
In the clip, choppy Lake Tahoe is gorgeous and bright blue. Snow-covered mountains surround it. A longboarder gets a small wave alongside a dock and rides it in.
While it wasn't five feet as SnowBrains said the forecast predicted, the wave counts.
Surfing Lake Tahoe? Check.
This guy isn't the only one we've seen surfing lately.
Ben Gravy recapped his Great Lakes surf session earlier this week and surfed Norway during his mission to surf seven seas in seven days.
Chris Hemsworth, the Aussie actor of Thor fame, surfed the arctic with three-time world champ Mick Fanning.
Feeling inspired? Here's a list of the 10 best frigid surf spots in the world.
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