Surfing In Tignes Frances

French photographer Tristan Shu captured his friend Charles Navillod surfing Tignes, France in early season snow.

Surfing predates snowboarding by hundreds of years yet the two sports share a common bond. Snowboarders have been taking inspiration from their beach-bum brethren in an attempt to achieve the same stoke. The influence of surfing  is seen in today’s no boarding movement. Although Charles Navillod’s snowboarding-surfing combo was a creative attempt t]

Surfing predates snowboarding by hundreds of years yet the two sports share a common bond. Snowboarders have been taking inspiration from their beach-bum brethren in an attempt to achieve the same stoke. The influence of surfing  is seen in today’s no boarding movement. Although Charles Navillod’s snowboarding-surfing combo was a creative attempt to further combine the sports it was nothing compared to Signal Snowboards Every Third Thursday – Fish Out Of The Water  – Surfboard Hybrid.

The Signal Crew designed a functional snowboard you could actually surf. Click here to check out the video of Rob Machado catching some waves in SoCal and the Signal Crew shredding some pow at BaldFace in British Columbia.

Rob Machado Shreds A Surfboard/Snowboard Hybrid