Land locked surfers are celebrating spring runoff in Fernie. Ghostrider rapid, named after the shadow legend on Mt Hosmer, is a surfer’s hangout every high water period. High water can occur any time of year however consistently in the spring.
Kayaker’s have been paddling this rapid for years and recently the growth in popularity of surfing has sent land locked surfers looking at all surf options.
Here are a few images from Ghostrider rapids, courtesy of Jean-Yves Ouellette: