You didn’t use to see much out of France in the dead of winter. Surely there’s always been crew charging but just not much in the way of photos or vids.

Not any more as the boys at RIPITUP don’t miss a thing.

It would also seem the advent of two important innovations has changed things considerably.

Skis and rubber.

In this clip, you can see the all water moving around so there’s really no way to paddle that and you can also notice booties, gloves, and hoods, which should give you an idea of the water temp.

It’s a mans game for sure.

Joan Duru, Marc Lacomare, PV Laborde, Remi Arauzo, Miky Picon, Vincent Barrere, and Paul Bayle are among the crew on this one.

Enjoy.

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