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If you hate booties, why not give ’em another try? Photo: Dylan Heyden Love them, hate them, wear them with a leash, without a leash, for traction, warmth, or both, if you surf anywhere other than the tropics, chances are you’ve needed to resort to booties at some point. Every fall it seems there’s a chorus of moans as the water temp dips just low enough to warrant digging out the wetsuit booties from where they’ve been hiding all summer, and a collective rush on all the surf shops when...

Community Fun, but cold. Photo: Brian Yurasits via Unsplash Winter is a special time for surfers everywhere. The summer crowds thin out, and the surf starts to get bigger and more consistent. Along with all the stoke that winter surfing brings, winter also means cold. Ranging from chilly to freezing depending on where you’re surfing, the cold is going to hit you pre-surf, mid-session, and post surf. I remember being younger and hating surfing in the winter, because it meant tears an...