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Published on October 28th, 2015 | by Jacob Kelly Quinlan

Photo by R. Bishop rbishophoto.com |  7

The Mountain

Fast, steep, green wave with sharp right shoulder and meaty left shoulder. Knee to waist high wave and shallow challenging run out. This wave was built by the ARSA team and as part of the Surf Anywhere project. The wave was built as a testing grounds to learn more about river waves and share the information with the world.

Spot Details

Country: Canada
Nearest town/city: Calgary, Alberta
River: Kananaskis River
Address: Canoe Meadows, Kananaskis, Alberta Canada
Directions: 40 minutes West of Calgary. Number 1 out of town –> Exit to Highway 40 –> enter Canoe Meadows Parking lot. If you hit Barrier Lake, you’ve gone too far. Turn around and head back to the Barrier Lake info centre for directions. From Canoe Meadows parking lot. Head west towards the river and through the camp ground. When you hit river follow up stream until you see the surfers.
Latitude: 51.0517616
Longitude: -115.0189514

Wave Details

Characteristics

Steep face built for shredding.

Dangers

Shallow run out. Leashes are a hazard as the bedrock is exposed. Fall flat until you pass the shollow pit and then retrieve board and swim to shore. Only surf if you can land flat on the water. Any part that goes deep will hit rocks. If you go as far as the second berm motion to the surfers up stream for help.

Tips

River gauge: Use the Barrier gauge + 35 minutes.

River Gauge

Weather in Calgary, Alberta

Today 09/02 High 20° / Low 7°

Tomorrow 09/03 High 14° / Low 2°

Tuesday 09/04 High 14° / Low 3°

Spot Location

The Mountain Videos

Skinner Man Surfing The Mountain

The Mountain Wave near Calgary in Alberta

The Mountain, River Surfing Canada

More on The Mountain

Flows

http://www.transalta.com/sustainability/environment/river-flows
Use the Barrier gauge + 35 minutes.

Photos

Check out http://rbishophoto.com for more awesome shots of The Mountain.

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Brought to you by

Jacob Kelly Quinlan A founding member of the Surf Anywhere Project, Jacob loves exploring new waves, meeting stoked river surfers, and hopes to make it easier to surf anywhere in the world. Beyond that, Jacob's passion is community and is a pioneer of river surfing culture.

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