July 7, 2012 - Ice Surfing

CaliforniaMama · 07-07-2012, 09:13 AM

It seems odd to post an ice pic when we're in the middle of summer here in North America, but it is winter down yonder, so still seasonal . . .

Photograph by Mike Killion in National Geographic.

ZenGum · 07-07-2012, 09:19 AM

Your nuts are in your throat!

xoxoxoBruce · 07-07-2012, 11:39 AM

Then they would be in the right place since his head is up his butt.

Sperlock · 07-07-2012, 09:37 PM

It was difficult enough for me to try to stay on a surfboard in Hawaii. I can't imagine doing it in freezing temperatures.

Sundae · 07-08-2012, 03:08 PM

I'm not sure I fully get it.
It's a static shot and I can't imagine Ice Surfing.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-08-2012, 03:16 PM

They surf on water, it's just cold. Any water that becomes detached from the lake by wind and waves, freezes to whatever it hits.

Sundae · 07-08-2012, 03:31 PM

I'm not knocking Cali, who is doing a marvellous job keeping the IoTD going.
But to me this photo is a man standing still in a sort of open air corridor.

From what you say, they are still actually surfing. I did not get that from the pic - I visualised it as more as a skate park, where waves are frozen into shapes which could then be traversed. Only I was wondering how this could be done on a surfboard.

I don't think the photo tells a complete story, but I am interested enough to google ice surfing now.

BigV · 07-08-2012, 08:11 PM

dear mods please transpose posts six and seven thanks ever so

07-07-2012, 09:13 AM	#1
CaliforniaMama I wonder . . . Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Left Coast, a pretty good place to be. Posts: 1,278	July 7, 2012 - Ice Surfing It seems odd to post an ice pic when we're in the middle of summer here in North America, but it is winter down yonder, so still seasonal . . . Photograph by Mike Killion in National Geographic.

07-07-2012, 09:19 AM	#2
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Your nuts are in your throat! __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

07-07-2012, 11:39 AM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Then they would be in the right place since his head is up his butt. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-07-2012, 09:37 PM	#4
Sperlock Elite Elitist Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 322	It was difficult enough for me to try to stay on a surfboard in Hawaii. I can't imagine doing it in freezing temperatures. __________________ Every oak tree started out as a couple of nuts who stood their ground. - Anonymous http://informationthreshold.blogspot.com, http://spiritualthreshold.blogspot.com

07-08-2012, 03:08 PM	#5
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I'm not sure I fully get it. It's a static shot and I can't imagine Ice Surfing. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

07-08-2012, 03:16 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	They surf on water, it's just cold. Any water that becomes detached from the lake by wind and waves, freezes to whatever it hits. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-08-2012, 03:31 PM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I'm not knocking Cali, who is doing a marvellous job keeping the IoTD going. But to me this photo is a man standing still in a sort of open air corridor. From what you say, they are still actually surfing. I did not get that from the pic - I visualised it as more as a skate park, where waves are frozen into shapes which could then be traversed. Only I was wondering how this could be done on a surfboard. I don't think the photo tells a complete story, but I am interested enough to google ice surfing now. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

07-08-2012, 08:11 PM	#8
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	dear mods please transpose posts six and seven thanks ever so __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

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