surfing and snowboarding in Greece: A GREAT GREEK ADVENTURE

From Greece you might expect perfect sunsets and nice beaches with clear water where you can hang out in your typical summer holiday. But Greece has a very different side during the off season winter months.

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A snowboard and surf trip to Greece has been on my mind for a couple of years. I can’t tell how this part of the world has caught my interest exactly, but suddenly I found myself going through satellite images and maps of the area. My family spent most of their summer holidays in Greece when I was a little kid, but back then I was neither into snowboarding, nor surfing.

With one of the worst winters to hit the Alps in decades and a record snowfall in Greece, the decision to leave Switzerland was easy and the gravityking crew set sails towards the port of Ancona with a van packed with equipment. Surfing Greece and Snowboarding Greece is a very special experience and the locals have been incredibly friendly.

The mountains are pretty and the freeriding can be excellent if you find the right conditions. One thing is sure: you need to be ready to work for it. Most of the lines we were riding were only accessible by splitboard. That's the thing about Greece, you gotta search for the good stuff.

Wintersports – snowboarding in general – are still in development and you feel like 20 years ago in the Alps. But as soon as you leave resorts like Kalavrita/Kalavryta, you find yourself in a very diverse backcountry with lots of powder.

Not your typical snowboarding holiday, but a very rewarding road trip along Greek resorts in the search for powder and waves. We found what we were searching for and even more.