"It was definitely rough out there and a little windy."
This year, our World Surf League based in Santa Monica, California made many major moves with regards to the Big Wave World Tour, most importantly transitioning it the the Pretty Big Wave World Tour with famous San Diego-based tuna company Chicken of the Sea signing on as title sponsor.
Initially, both Jaws and Mavericks did not meet the “almost impressive” criteria needed to run and while Jaws found a later, nearly big day, Mavericks died on the vine, staying too big all year long.
As it enters the offseason, new potential venues might be vetted and I would like to suggest Lake Tahoe, which straddles both California and Nevada and is not far from that scary Mavericks. And let us turn to San Francisco’s SFGate for more. Let’s dig right in.
The surf was up at Kings Beach on Lake Tahoe Tuesday.
The Placer County Sheriff’s Department captured video footage of a surfer hanging ten on the waves just after sunrise (see below). We can only hope he was wearing an extra-thick wetsuit while playing in the 40-degree water.
Whipping winds churned up Lake Tahoe, with three to four-foot waves rolling onto beaches.
“It was definitely rough out there and a little windy,” said Petty Officer Joshua Brown. “It’s nowhere near that today. It’s pretty calm today.”
3 – 4 feet, rough and a little windy one day and pretty calm the next? Plus inland like a Kelly Slater Surf Ranch?
Sounds absolutely ideal and you’re welcome WSL.
Yee-eeew, hold tight cuz
Dylan Graves will be there soon
To shoot a clip, bro
– apologies to EH
Ha!
So true
Might be too cold for the WSL
I rekon CS has been dudded.
First time for everything I guess
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Chas,
Is that a wave or a wake?
Articles like this are not going to get you invited to the Ball Dance!
Spending the holidays alone…the new normal.
Solid 8’ bro.
I just went to the growers direct, but I hear you…
If someone had told me that someday I could buy weed at a store, skate a park anywhere in the world better than any pool we could empty, surf a pool and compile our personal highlight reels (social media) on phones we could never let go of… I would never believe you.
But Chas, will the women’s division offer equal prize money? I’m all for equality, especially for the same jobs, but you have to excel at the job before you expect the pay and I have yet to see a women conquer the imposing surf of King’s Beach. Just sayin…
I’ve heard it argued that you must give the extra money first and then they’ll perform better because more training and incentives etc
You’re spot on! Except they’ll refer to this state as “Cali.”
Do we refer to Texas as “Texi?”
Or Washington as “Washy?”
Drives me nuts…but then again a lot of things are irking me lately.
Maybe it’s time to visit the weed shop.
might be the Nevada side amigo.
And it’s always time to visit a weed shop. Who knew shopping could be so fun?
Anyone claiming to be from California who calls it “Cali” needs to go back to Ohio or wherever they’re from
100% true and accurate
I like Cali.
But I’m from Sydneyi
friedo corleone body is somewhere in there.
He may be off his rocker ? Seems like an amazing amount of nose lift as if the front half of his board was trying to impersonate a bimetallic strip ?
My mother in law is working on the socks Scotty . Have a great weekend and catch a cold one for me . Reminds me of the guy with five dicks . It wasn’t pretty but it was well known that condoms fitted him like a glove ….
It has a North Shore too. Careful of Da Pow-ui, or the Black Bibs.
Are they related to the Washoe People ?
No. The Black Bibs are sort of from Tahoe. They patrol Kings Beach on the North Shore, ranting and raving, but mostly ranting about blow-ins taking their limited resources. The Washoe don’t care one way or another about the Black Bibs, as long as the blow-ins spend time, and money, in their casino.
can you give us some info on the litres being ridden there.
I bet they have a spot called Pine Trees.
Yeah but no photos or videos allowed…..
You should have been there yesterday man.
Please stop exposing
Secret spots you fucking kook
Be swarming with VALS!
Definitely bigger than the last QS that Kelly was paid to attend in Manly last weekend ? Not sure if the iceman on the green board is doing the Kangaroo paw thing a la Jack Robinson or if he has 2 new dicks growing out of his torso ?Is Lake Tahoe radioactive ?
I believe that specific pose is called ‘Tyrannosaurus Arms’.
Finally a real RETRO Surfer inspired by extinction ?
the tow in looks sick