Ahhh, winter in the Great Lakes states – hot cocoa, sledding, cuddling up by the fire and…surfing?
Surfing isn’t your go-to activity in 20-degree weather? Well, me neither.
But on Friday, Daily Surf Videos chose their Wave of the Week video featuring dedicated surfers trekking out in the winter months to catch some of the Great Lakes best waves. When a large storm crosses, it can make for double overhead surf, compared to 2- or 3-foot waves typical in the calm summer months.
This video features two surfers from Two Harbors, Minn. braving the waters of Lake Superior — at one point (3:10) one of them is shown with icicles dripping from his wetsuit!
Tough Pug Pictures’ Jesse Schluntz, who got into the digital production business making “surf movies”, produced the 4-minute video. New video technology allowed him to attach a camera to surfboards and travel underwater. The video was posted on Vimeo on Tuesday and already has over 2,000 views.
Check out the video below — then take a trip to the beach now that it’s, well, above freezing outside. And as always, beware of rip currents!
Red Bull New Wave – Surf Segment from Tough Pug Pictures > Jesse on Vimeo.