There was this event in college; I think it was organized by Red Bull.
The idea was simple: surf, skateboard, and snowboard in one day. We’d wake up early, pile onto a bus, surf in Huntington Beach, go to a skatepark, back on the bus (drinking the whole way, mind you), then snowboard at Big Bear Mountain. The holy trinity.
Many people, including myself, only made the first three events. By the time we got to Big Bear and the beers had been flowing, snowboarding was not enticing.
However, there’s a new facility in Singapore – aptly called the Trifecta – where participants can surf, skate, and snowboard all in the same day. (Binge drinking optional.)
As for the surfing attraction, they employ CityWave technology; it’s the same stuff at The Lineup at Wai Kai on Oahu.
For more on the surfing, here’s some info from Channel News Asia:
“The 9.34m pool has a hidden reservoir of water – as much as an Olympic-sized pool would hold – that is pushed out using 11 powerful pumps to create waves. The water pressure is so strong that it feels like an ocean wave, and Trifecta said this technology only became available less than 10 years ago.
“In the sheltered but open-air arena, surfers can use real surfboards with fins to ride waves that are 60cm deep and up to 1.5m high.
“For beginners, a bar can be added across the pool for extra support while finding the right balance on the surfboard.
“Ms Jessica Lee, a marketing and programming manager at Trifecta, told CNA that she previously only surfed in the ocean and had never tried a pool designed by German company Citywave before the one in Singapore was ready.
“’It was way better than expected, it’s very fun,’” she said. ‘In the open sea, external factors, including the wind, cause waves to break,’ she explained. ‘Surfers aim to stay on the open face of the wave below the crest, and Trifecta’s waves have a large open face,’ she said.
Trifecta opens October 28th; learn more here.
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