Surfing in Lake Superior poluzamёrzshem

The lake, which in winter are relatively large waves, is a 3-hour drive from the state's largest city - Minneapolis.





Sometimes surfers have to wait weeks for the day with suitable weather conditions for skiing - especially the specific type of wind, the wave, which is often accompanied by a blizzard.



In addition, the weather often changes at the last moment, and the moment of arrival at the lake waves cease.



On average, for every winter month issued about 10 days, suitable for skiing. In its heyday in the water can be seen at the same time up to 30 people.



It is best to ride from January to March. However, it is easy to guess that it was during this period - the coldest. Beach is sometimes completely frozen, and surfers have to maneuver around the pieces of ice the size of a small car.



Wave height is usually about 3 meters, but sometimes they can reach a height of 9 meters!



Despite the very cold water surfers carried therein from 4 to 8 hours per day of skiing.
They say that with respect to air, water seems not so cold. The temperature generally ranges approximately -15 C and the water temperature in this case may be slightly above zero.



Most surfers wear wetsuits maximum possible thickness.



The hardest part - not frostbitten face. Often surfers out of the water with icicles hanging from their hair and beards.



While surfing on the lake - employment exclusively for amateurs. However, they are becoming more and more. In Minneapolis has even started to open surf shops that sell board specifically designed for driving in heavy thick wetsuits.











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