RIP: Big Surf, America's First Wavepool
Long before Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch, Wavegarden, American Wave Machines, Surf lakes, et al, there was Big Surf in Tempe, Arizona. It was America’s first wavepool, made for surfing, opening in 1969. But, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Big Surf closed. And now, it appears the fabled, ...