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Fun fact about Habitat 67, you can surf on the river just there. A few people live there, put their wetsuits in their condos and go surf for an hour or two, whi

Fun fact about Habitat 67, you can surf on the river just there. A few people live there, put their wetsuits in their condos and go surf for an hour or two, which is kind of unexpected in Montréal. Definitly a place I wish I would live in :)

folkrav 6y ago
Yep. It's a standing wave pretty close from the bank right behind H67. People surf there pretty much all year round, summer[1] or winter[2], it's pretty mental seeing them come out of the river with ice picks dangling from their beards. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krVpLIN7Oxs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krVpLIN7Oxs [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36bq5W7tbxE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36bq5W7tbxE (WARNING - obnoxious music, turn down the volume)
- Xylakant 6y ago
  There's a standing wave in a creek in Munichs central park. It's not an uncommon sight to see people in wetsuit and with a board crossing the central square. Freaks out non-locals every time.
- hobo_mark 6y ago
  That music is actually... kind of good?
  - folkrav 6y ago
    It's Tame Impala! I just thought it'd be a good idea to give a warning as having some unexpected music blast in your ears when you're just there to see a guy surfing a winter wave looks like might annoy some.
snowwrestler 6y ago
It's a really nice wave, I've surfed it in a kayak. The water is quite clear (at least when I was there) so as I was surfing, I had a pretty clear view of the underwater ledge that forms the wave. There's an even better wave upstream near the Lachine neighborhood.
- Voloskaya 6y ago
  Are you talking about La vague a guy? I prefer Habitat much more (for surfing, no idea about kayaking). There is another one upstream from vague a guy (mavericks or something like that?), but it's a bit too sketchy for my liking.
  - wyck 6y ago
    He probably means Big Joe and Pyramid, not many surfers go there it's really dangerous and a .5km paddle just to get to. I was one of the OG habitat kakayers, there was no surfers back then, none. I saw maybe 1-2 kayakers a month, usually the guys from the old riot factory, no one knew about it. I found it only because my friend happened to live at habitat. To be honest once people found out about it and the surf school started it was ruined, I never go anymore, Big Joe is still empty though most of the time, you have to be nuts to bring a suft board way out there, I think in 5 years I saw maybe 3 surfers out there and 2 arrived by jet ski.
    - thorin 6y ago
      Awesome to hear, it's not too bad in a kayak although really big waves. I've been there quite a few times even though I live in the UK, it is well worth the trip to combine Ottawa and Lachine/Montreal partying. First time out I followed a Riot paddler who was keen to take me out as the rest of my crew didn't want to go. There was a massive thunderstorm and I noticed that everyone else had gone so I paddled back alone, riding the lightening. Great times.
    - Voloskaya 6y ago
      > To be honest once people found out about it and the surf school started it was ruined Yea it's not a practice that scales really well sadly. I usually go from like 7am - 11am so it's really chill and empty.
    - btbuildem 6y ago
      I'd kindly ask you to stop talking about fightclub pls, we don't need kooks drowning out there and authorities shitting on the fun for everyone else.

folkrav 6y ago

Yep. It's a standing wave pretty close from the bank right behind H67. People surf there pretty much all year round, summer[1] or winter[2], it's pretty mental seeing them come out of the river with ice picks dangling from their beards. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krVpLIN7Oxs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krVpLIN7Oxs [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36bq5W7tbxE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36bq5W7tbxE (WARNING - obnoxious music, turn down the volume)

Xylakant 6y ago
There's a standing wave in a creek in Munichs central park. It's not an uncommon sight to see people in wetsuit and with a board crossing the central square. Freaks out non-locals every time.
hobo_mark 6y ago
That music is actually... kind of good?
- folkrav 6y ago
  It's Tame Impala! I just thought it'd be a good idea to give a warning as having some unexpected music blast in your ears when you're just there to see a guy surfing a winter wave looks like might annoy some.

snowwrestler 6y ago

It's a really nice wave, I've surfed it in a kayak. The water is quite clear (at least when I was there) so as I was surfing, I had a pretty clear view of the underwater ledge that forms the wave. There's an even better wave upstream near the Lachine neighborhood.

Voloskaya 6y ago
Are you talking about La vague a guy? I prefer Habitat much more (for surfing, no idea about kayaking). There is another one upstream from vague a guy (mavericks or something like that?), but it's a bit too sketchy for my liking.
- wyck 6y ago
  He probably means Big Joe and Pyramid, not many surfers go there it's really dangerous and a .5km paddle just to get to. I was one of the OG habitat kakayers, there was no surfers back then, none. I saw maybe 1-2 kayakers a month, usually the guys from the old riot factory, no one knew about it. I found it only because my friend happened to live at habitat. To be honest once people found out about it and the surf school started it was ruined, I never go anymore, Big Joe is still empty though most of the time, you have to be nuts to bring a suft board way out there, I think in 5 years I saw maybe 3 surfers out there and 2 arrived by jet ski.
  - thorin 6y ago
    Awesome to hear, it's not too bad in a kayak although really big waves. I've been there quite a few times even though I live in the UK, it is well worth the trip to combine Ottawa and Lachine/Montreal partying. First time out I followed a Riot paddler who was keen to take me out as the rest of my crew didn't want to go. There was a massive thunderstorm and I noticed that everyone else had gone so I paddled back alone, riding the lightening. Great times.
  - Voloskaya 6y ago
    > To be honest once people found out about it and the surf school started it was ruined Yea it's not a practice that scales really well sadly. I usually go from like 7am - 11am so it's really chill and empty.
  - btbuildem 6y ago
    I'd kindly ask you to stop talking about fightclub pls, we don't need kooks drowning out there and authorities shitting on the fun for everyone else.