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Mike Tavares and Zack Hugues on the Big Sur wave

27 Aug 2014

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Tags: USA, Badfish, Badfish 6.11 River Surfer, Colorado, Debeque Canyon, Grand Junction, Mike Tavares, Static Wave, Zack Hugues

Great video and river SUP surf moves by Badfish paddle boards team riders Mike Taveres and Zack Hugues on the the static wave known as “Big Sur” on the Colorado river. Big Sur only appears when the river flow level reaches a  20,000 cubic feet per second at Debeque Canyon near Grand Junction, Colorado. 

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