During blizzards, surf’s up in Duluth—the greatest break you’ve never heard of. But instead of sunburns, winter surfers sport ice beards.
Duluth is perhaps the most unexpected big-wave surf spot in the U.S.—especially during Minnesota’s punishing winters. These surfers brave the cold to chase Lake Superior's waves.A growing tribe of thrill seekers scan the local weather and wax up their boards when they hear that most enticing of forecasts: a big arctic storm blowing down from Canada.
Overall growth in the sport and advances in wetsuit technology have helped surfing in the frigid waters take off in the past decade.Surfers can be found in Grand Haven, Mich., Marquette, Mich. and Sheboygan, Wis. A portrait of Dave Rostvold, owner of Castle Glass Surfboards, after surfing in Lake Superior in Two Harbors, Minn., on Feb. 23.A portrait of Ben Neeson after he surfed in Lake Superior in Duluth, Minn., on Feb. 22.
Duluth has yet to claim its own surf superlative. The city, which locals sometimes refer to as the San Francisco of the North, has no plans to promote itself as a surfing mecca.Duluth sits at the end of a 300-mile-long deep stretch of Lake Superior that receives mighty blasts of cold arctic air. These conditions are ideal for whipping up waves that rise as they hit the coastal shore.The day before the big blizzard, Jerome Fischer was giddy with anticipation of the next day’s swells.
It's not Hawaii, but it’s big wave surfing nonetheless. The largest recorded wave on the Great Lakes was a 28.8-foot monster picked up in 2017 by a measurement buoy on Lake Superior.Produced by
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