Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jun. 26—The death of a bore tide surfer in Turnagain Arm's powerful currents last weekend is highlighting unresolved concerns ...

Filmmaker Scott Dickerson describes what it’s like to go surfing in Alaska. The eyes of the surfing world are focused now on Hawaii, but not many people think about the area that generates the swell ...

Deep in the wilds of Alaska lies the Turnagain Arm – aka “one of the world’s biggest bore tides.” It’s a waterway, not too far from Anchorage, naturally constructed between two snow-coated slopes, ...

Today we’re going surfing. Surfing is one of the few sports that most Alaskans haven’t tried. Our water is freezing, our beaches are rocky and there aren’t many places to catch good waves. None of ...

So maybe "Splinters," a surfing documentary set on the shores of Papua New Guinea, isn't the best movie to be shown this time of year in Alaska. The closest Alaskans are getting to surfing right now ...