new zealand. though id say skiing is questionable, and the fucking hole in the ozone seems to be killing the season.
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new zealand. though id say skiing is questionable, and the fucking hole in the ozone seems to be killing the season.
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Originally Posted by cito
West central LI had some nice clean shoulder to head high waves Saturday morning. Longboard goodness!
Really, only shoulder to head high. I don't know LI for nothing, but way smaller than what I was in. Jersey coast was way overhead, as in bottom turn galore, on Sat. Is your location sheltered in anyway or something?
was going to post on the fucking ridiculous thread. Thing's were pretty flat last week. But the potential is unreal. Never surfed but was doing the boogey board thing with the kids. 3/2 wet suit was enough. Some locals were having a nice day on the Strawberry Bar. Last winter was incredible. Now that I see how acessible the surf is, learning is in the plan. I can't believe people in CA talking about a 5 hr drive as being acceptable. Skiing out the door, surf 30 min. by boat or 20 by plane. Will not give location for fear of retribution from locals 4 years here still a newcomer.
Yo Dawn, after I told someone on another thread to check out "where to surf and ski" thread, just checked back in. Although breaks/bars are indeed inconsistent, am I totally wrong with outside wave? After looking again is that a jetty or a barrier for an inlet? Curious, let me know.
Alaska. Check out Points North, you won't find any more perfect, empty skiing and surfing anywhere. Yeah the water is a little cold but I hear the wetsuits make the 35 degree water only feel like 40.
Wow, that's awesome Alpine. That's an area I have no clue on, surfwise, christ I'd figure drysuits were only option up there. So hows the mobility on those 10mm suits? Nearest "big" city?
anyone know of a cool town near the coast of central/southern chile? half way between th coast and mtns?????
One thing I have to add: Someone mentioned early in this thread that Mammoth is an 8-9 hour drive from Santa Barbara, which is grossly inaccurate. I went to school in SB, and the drive was a consistent six hours. Down the 101, to the 126, to the 14, then the 395. The drive was more consistent than socal, as we had less traffic to deal with. We always looked for routes which would cut the time, but never found any.
Well from my travels, So Cal is it. Pricey real estate for sure, but if you and the little lady make a good combined income, it is do able. I surf 3 times a week on average and do the Mammoth drive about 7-10 times a season with the odd trip here and there thrown in. Sometimes I wish I lived in the mountains for more days skiing, but the wife loves living on the coast, no cold mountains for her.
Newport Beach is the best of all worlds. I lived there for 3 years. You can easily surf everyday, and when you want more than a beach break, Trestles and Salt Creek are not far away. Bikini factor is off the charts, particularly in the summer. Skiing at Baldy is underrated, and only one hour away, BUT, as others have mentioned, it needs snow which does not happen every year. If you really need to ski and can't sacrifice a 5 hour drive to Mammoth, you can get some turns at Mt. High or Big Bear (both suck, but have tons of snowmaking). OC also has tons of commerce so jobs are easy to find whether corporate or restaurant/service oriented. As a bonus, you are 5 minutes from John Wayne Airport, 20 from Long Beach and 30-45 from LAX. What does this mean? Cheap flights to SLC, Denver, Vancouver, Tahoe or just about anywhere else you want to go on a longer trip. Newport is definitely the spot and the 5 hour drive (no traffic, I prefer to leave at 7pm after the traffic and get in late) to Mammoth is beautiful. Good luck in your quest
Well I was thinking the same thing as you but came from Sydney a few years ago- so was looking to get some more world class snow as well as surf.
I think SFO has a lot of positives with the obvious negatives of expense and crowds.
+ The local beach (Ocean Beach) does get incredible and the crowds never seem to be bad. Also the standard of surfing is much lower than SC so I can compete for a lot of waves up here. All the breaks around San Francisco get a lot less crowds than SC
+ when OB is blown out (quite often as it is very exposed) there are lots of good points around SC and closer that are worth a drive (60-90 minutes to SC brks)
+ World class city- if you have some kind of corporate kinda big city job its hard to beat. Great food and all the rest of a big city
+ Tahoe is day tripable- i have done the drive to Sugar Bowl at dawn with a gas stop in a little less than 3 hours. The rest of them are more like 3 1/2 without much traffic
If I compare SFO to Sydney I would say Sydney is probably surfable 330 days a year (some of those days will be knee to waist high though- but still very clean). OB san francisco is probably surfable 200 days a year due to the wind blow outs and SC is somewhere up near Sydney in terms of having surfable waves. However Norcal gets very large (10-15 foot face) long period ground swell that the NSW coast seldom gets.
This for me has been the best part- scoring 12 foot clean faces quite frequently in Winter time.
So if you want city I reckon living in Inner Sunset SFO is pretty hard to beat. 5 mins drive to the beach, great city, 3 hours to snow, but definately no bikinis around. The best part is you only use your car for the fun stuff- surf, snow and outdoors.
Otherwise I'd love to live near the Pyrenees and the waves....
Anyone surf Kosh? Just came back from there and pissed a bunch of people off, but not friggin' bad.
Not html fluent. Instead of me giving url to 3rd party link, could someone give me a heads up on posting pics directly? Nothing redic, but some alright times.
Yeah, post up pics Cito!!
The best I can do is put pic in as attachment. Don't know how to put directly on though.
Uploaded recent Portugal pics on biglines.com. Still don't know how to post pics directly on thread. But thought you would enjoy. Look for pffft on biglines.com and feel free to post pics if you know how. Piz.
The first pic of air to floater was NOT landed, but f it.
Thought you'd kook me out by now...lol...
So why is it that people who think they have balls of steel jump all over one who they no nothing about? TGR is the last place guilty before proven innocent would take place, just funny. Then when you post pics up, no response...revert to silent backpeddle/ignore. The immediate response to defamate with zero knowledge of nothing combined with zero props when due, sucks.
Disclaimer: those that have the stripes to say what you want, fine. But those that internet beer muscles, shame. I'm no super stud in surf, but damn pretty okay. Post some pics and put your mouth where your mouth is, you fuckin' god damn pussies. And give props when props are due. What a bunch of fuckin' bitchies, seriously, like girls, that hate all chicks that hate chicks that are hotter than them. Disgrace, but still entertaining.
Not directed to anyone in this thread nor defending myself. I'll show my shit to anyone on this forum any day, any time. I'll gladly post more pics. Just hate the hatin' for those that genuinely want to learn the best sport on earth. But after taking a huge hiatus from TGR and going back and reading threads and posts from those who suck is redic and reminded me why I left this place. Like I said, and very easy to recognize, those that rip and spread the goodness, all good.
WHOA, Cito, what are you getting all twisted up about? If you are referring to people not checking out your pics on biglines, well, to be honest, I doubt people are going to put in the effort to go to other sites searching for someone's pics. They may instead tell you to get f*^&ed and to learn how to post pics here. Anyway, just chill out, I don't think there is any hatin' going on here.
Funny timing on this thread to be reincarnated. My job is actually taking me to the Ericeira/Peniche region of Portugal for the next 8 months or so. F*%& I'm stoked to be living by the water again.
Nothing to do with you whatsoever. Just the mentality after I reread threads after not viewing them for a while. You're missing the point by about...say...a trillion miles. I could care less about my pics. But I just hate the gang up philosophy/bully mentaility when it comes from a bunch of fucks who don't know shit. But as long as the majority concurrs, all good. And I fucking hate when a newbie/inexperienced person that wants to gain knowledge gets treated like a fucking leapor. What the fuck is so hard to understand?
It's like most around here are anti-ambassadors. FNA. Can I make this any clearer, I don't give a shit who thinks what about me, I'll rip 99% on this board. What bothers me, and should bother most that know anything, is stupid shit like longboarders are unskillied/no one drops in twice and stuff like that. Especially coming from dolts.
You realize that there is an elite class that rips that encourages/influences people in the sport and those on the other side of the spectrum that reek of jealousy. Get it?
Unless you want to play the flip flop like the gang, was it you that said this, "Yeah, post up pics Cito!!
The best I can do is put pic in as attachment. Don't know how to put directly on though"
This is the shit I'm talking about
HO! Fuckin mahu barney back fo mo? You one angry kook! I t'ink yo boyfriend beat you again yah?
What up johnny cakes?! I miss your boogie boarding ass. Fuckin' rockstar!!!
I'm still wondering - marijuana baked or saltwater ceviched cito?
Redundancy my boy. MaryJ = baked. Saltwater/vinegar/any acidity = cevich.
Ahh, lol. Try..wake, bake, surf, drink, rail, bang, eat.
You really said cevich? Fagalocka
oceanside in north county san diego is the place. i've looked into this extensively in the USA. one of the most affordable towns in SoCal, excellent swell window for winter and summer waves. 2.5 hours to big bear, 2 hours to Mt. Baldy, 7 hours to Mammoth, 1.5 hours to the desert (change of scenery completely). probably as close as you can get to having it all, other than santa cruz, but it's wayyyy cheaper than santa cruz. nearby job market of carlsbad is 15 mins away (companies like DC Shoes, Spy, and Reef are near there) and downtown san diego only 45 mins away.
east coast is definitely a cheaper option but doesn't get the waves or high elevation mountains like the west coast. a compromise only you can decide if it's worth it. hope that helps.
Big Bear is just 2.5 hours away?!?
I'm on it!
that's definitely putting more of a premium on surf than ski. socal is great but the skiing sucks and flying into SLC is probably a better option than Mammoth.Quote:
Originally Posted by lantzgr
Bringing back an old thread with a new question. What is the best place for seasonal surf/ski.
What I mean is that SoCal is no good because the surfing is best in the winter, so every day you have to decide to surf or ski. Then during the summer you are left with mediocre surf.
I am looking for a place that has great snow in the winter within a few hours, and great surf during the summer. Any ideas?
It depends where you are in socal. Orange County has a lot of surf in the summer. It is pretty consistently surfable in newport and huntington. Usually mediocre, but still good enough to go out and have fun. You can surf everyday in those places if you want to. When there is something big from the southwest OC goes off, I usually head down to San Clemente, Cottons or barbedwires. One of the things I really like about OC is that it has as much summertime surf as it does. I went to college in Santa Barbara, and the difference is night and day. OC has waist to chest high or better surf far more often than not. If you are willing to be 5-6 hours from Mammoth, the OC is a great compromise.Quote:
Originally Posted by davieboot
I probably should not comment on San Diego, since I don't live there, but I have had lots of fun surfing in La Jolla during the summer. It does not pump quite as hard as during the winter, but it still has a consistent swell window allowing one to get wet very often. I don't know about cardiff/swamis, I think those are primarily winter spots, but San Diego is very surfable during the summer.
Put it this way: The only weekends this summer where I did not get some kind of surf were the ones I went somewhere, like Vegas or Palm Springs. It is pretty rare for Orange County to be unsurfable during the summer, and with the right tide/wind combo chest high Newport can be much more fun than one would think. The summer surf really is one of the great things about Orange County, it allows one to get excellent surf with long days and warm water.
A number of spots up in Malibu can be good during the summer. We used to drive down quite a bit from SB after summer school. I never went to the point, too crowded, but there are plenty of other spots which work well on a south/southwest.
Easy, simple, cheap, with not a lot of people. EPIC surfing, EPIC snow...CHILE!Quote:
Originally Posted by davieboot
I agree with the Chile sentiment, but how does the surf compare in summer vs. winter?
As far as OC goes, I agree that the summer offers some (mostly mediocre) surf. The problem is that the surf is great in the winter, so I will also be torn about weather to take the long drive to ski, or the short drive to surf. I am scared that I won't ski as much as I should. So I need somewhere with less "distraction" in the winter.
If you live in Seattle you're 1.5 hours from some great skiing and about 3 hours from the Olympic Peninsula where I hear there's some good surfing. I was just out at 2nd Beach near La Push and the waves were breaking perfectly. The water is colder than f**k though, so you've got to deal with that.
Where da fack are you from? You think the surf isn't that good here in the summer? Don't get me wrong, not all south county breaks are good in the summer, but there is a whole fuckin lot that handle S, SW, W, & NW swells at any given time.Quote:
Originally Posted by davieboot
As far as North America goes, for an equal balance between Surf/Ski/Lifestyle, you cannot beat Portland, Oregon... Yesterday after work, I drove 1.5 hours and was surfing an 8.5 ft swell. Summers here are gorgeous, absolutely paradise. This was my second day out this week after work. Water temp is about 60degrees F, which calls for a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit. I surf a 5/4, which keeps me HOT in the summer, and comfortable year round. We pretty much have no shoulder season between skiing and surfing. Ski season ended in May last year and I was surfing that same week. Our fall swells are the best, within the last 7 days, the breaking wave height has been between 7-17 ft. Summer averages between 4.5-10 ft. Mt Hood, also 1.5 hours away, offers 3 different large resorts, all with very different terrain. Our typical powder is a bit heavier than the Rockies, but we average over 270 inches of snowfall a year and have a very long season, typically from Mid-November till early May. Portland is a typical west coast, urbanite small city. With similar vibes as Seattle and San Francisco, it is an excellent place to live with a fraction of the living costs as any other city on the W coast. Like i said, we have great surf and great skiing within 1.5 hrs, which means an easy drive after work, or last minute decision waking up with a Saturday morning hungover... an hour and a half and you are in bliss... Aside from surf/skiing, we boast the windsurfing/kiteboarding capitol of the world in Hood River, less than 1 hr away. We have the 5,000 acre forest park in the city, putting miles of single track right out your back porch. Whitewater rivers surround us, providing an excess of rafting/kayaking/salmon/steelhead fishing... One of the best mountains in the US part of the cascade range, Mt. Bachelor, is only 2.5-3 hrs away outside the town of Bend (one of Outdoor mags best cities to live for the outdoor lifestyle) though i still don't think it beats Portland. And so there you have it...
I can't really agree here, where are you talking about? I would actually say the surf is BETTER in the summer in Newport. Southwest swells do great things there, the jetties all act like little semi-left points. Newport Point goes richter on a hurricane swell, and those don't happen in the winter. Some of the jetties are better in winter, blackies on a west is a lot of fun, but for Newport I would say that summer has more consistent, and better, surf than winter.Quote:
Originally Posted by davieboot
Salt Creek is insane during the summer. On a big Southwest swell it turns into a fun left point. It gets great winter surf too, so I don't know which season is better, but it is open for debate.
San Clemente is a S/SW swell town. Lowers is better in the summer than the winter, possibly the best wave in California on a day to day basis. It is one of the best shoulder high waves anywhere, and it takes a huge southwest swell to overload it. I don't tend to surf there, as it is just too crowded, but it really goes off all summer. In the winter it does not work nearly as well. Cottons/barbedwires/uppers are also great all summer, although uppers turns into a great right point in the winter.
Overall I would say the surf is is probably better in the summer than in the winter in Orange County. Where have you lived in Orange County that has led you t believe differently? Last winter we went about a few weeks where there was no surf at all. January to maybe early February, I can't remember the exact time. It really sucked because there was high pressure and good winds the whole time, just no surf to go with it.
If you are worried about not getting to Mammoth because of the great winter surf, I wouldn't. I would say summer has better waves in OC.
I have never lived in OC, just surfed there (living in San Diego with lots of OC friends.) I know there is some decent surf during the summer, and I know lowers is fantastic, but like you said, it is crazy crowded.
As far as last winter goes... sort of doesn't count. Worst winter for socal surf in a long time.
I have never spent a winter in southern California, so I am not speaking from personal experience. All I know is that my many surfer friends who grew up there (LA, OC, and SD) all are way more excited about winter surf than summer surf. But I agree that OC is one of the best places to surf year round.