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Chile Surf & Culture Report: Barreling Waves & Penguins

I spent the first two weeks of July surfing at Punta de Lobos, Chile. I surfed with two penguins on my second day. The water is crystal clear, cold (56ºF), and full of waves. This may be one of the most consistent waves in the world since a large point to the south of the wave blocks the prevailing south winds. The only thing that ruins the wave here is a north wind, which we unfortunately got a healthy dose of this July. When I was here last October, the wave was great 20 out of 21 days. This month for me it was 50/50. […]
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Pro Surfer Ricardo dos Santos Shot to Death by Off-Duty Cop

The surfing community unites in mourning the tragic loss of Brazilian surfer Ricardo dos Santos, who was shot outside of his home on Monday. Amongst conflicting reports, it appears that dos Santos, 24, was killed by an off-duty police officer at 8:40 am. One witness says dos Santos asked the officer and his brother to leave the beach outside his home, after spotting them using drugs and playing loud music. Another report says the altercation arose from a parked car on dos Santos’ property. Local police have taken two brothers , 25 and 17, into custody. The older of the two is reported to be the off-duty cop, and […]
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VIDEO: Surfing One Solid Wave in Lake Tahoe, CA Yesterday

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Yesterday, Lake Tahoe likely saw one of it’s best surfing days ever. Big rowdy surf and clean, calm surf dominated the North Shore. The waves picked up around 9am, got big around 10:30am, and stayed very surfable until around dusk. The peak was likely about 11am – 12pm with head high waves and glassy conditions in the right spots. The waves were certainly as good as ocean waves and 50-yard long rides were had. A few shredders were throwing cut-backs, roundhouses, and floaters. It was full on show in spots with […]
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Surfing Lake Tahoe Today | 6-Foot Stellar Waves | Photos & Video

Lake Tahoe had it’s best surfing day in recent history. Surfing on the lake hasn’t been popular for that long. In it’s short history, today was the best day that anyone could remember. The waves were big, they had good shape, and they were peeling. 50-yard rides were had which is pretty ridiculous considering this is a lake with only 22 miles of fetch. People were surfing all over the North Shore. Some spots were overhead with ripping winds and rowdy rides. Some spots were smooth with peeling waves and moderate crowds. Wherever you were surfing today, I know you had fun. Today was […]
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Sant Cruz, CA Surf Report: 5-7 Foot, Offshore, Pumping

Its always nice to surf glass right after eating all your Halloween Candy, it gets you amped and ready hit the lip. My name is Parker Russell, the new Junior Intern here at SnowBrains. You may have seen my edits posted on SnowBrains. Today was not supposed to be ideal Santa Cruz, it was supposed to be 15mph onshore from the clearing storm. However, Santa Cruz decided to be perfect so the pumping 5-7ft waves.[…]
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VIDEO: Next Level Surfing @ 1,000 Frames per Second

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You really just have to watch this video to appreciate it. Surfing happens so fast. The rides are so short. The airs are so quick. Slowing things down to this degree allows us to witness and appreciate what actually occurs during those rapid but intense moments that continue to define and push this incredible sport. Airs? Airs are the future. Guys are just starting to land some insane tricks. Kelly Slater just stomped a 540 last week. A guy named Leif has footage of a rodeo flip. Kelly Slater recently stated he’s working on a 720º invert. Things are about […]
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Chile Surf & Culture Report: Earthquakes & Huge Waves

Sean O'Connell way out back at Lobos. Behind Los Morros (the twin rocks) even...

Earthquakes… Four earthquakes over magnitude 5.0 Just last night… I have still have PTSD from California’s 7.1 magnitude Loma Prieta quake in 1989… There have been eight earthquakes here in Chile over magnitude 5.0 since I arrived here two weeks ago… I’m living in a building made of shipping containers… I’ve run out of the house at least 4 times… The surf at Punta de Lobos, Chile has been spot on. Many around here say that this is the most consistent wave in the world and I’m starting to believe it. I’ve been here for 16 days now and the surf has been pumping everyday. There is a big cliff to the south that blocks the ever- […]
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