Watch Jeffrey Herlings riding a sand track
Just a short drive away, above the city of Penticton British Colombia , Spring is showing up and Manu Duhamel spends his hours of the day sweeping small lines through the deep gravel that consumes most of this road every winter season.
With only so many runs down this gem before the sun hides its head, the pressure is on to get the lines he’s been looking for, before the road is swallowed whole by the gravel once again.
Skater: Manu Duhamel
All five nominees for the 2016 Billabong Ride of the Year Award are presented in a single clip for your review. Featuring (in alphabetical order) Shane Dorian on two different rides at Jaws, Nathan Florence at Teahupoo, Tyler Larronde at Maverick’s and Albee Layer at Jaws. Video by Ryan Moss, Dan Norkunas, Tim Bonython, Josh Pomer and Elliot Leboe. The Billabong Ride of the Year is the top category at the 2016 WSL Big Wave Awards and features $102,000 in prize money for surfers and videographers.