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Who says you can't surf in the middle of winter?  Get out of sub-zero temperatures and into the warm water at the only indoor surf pool in the world that has the perfect wave every day of the year.

Surf’s up. Hawaii became the first state to officially recognize surfing as a high school sport, which will take effect by the spring of 2013. Funding for the program will come from the private sector and the community. “Surfing has been a really big part of my life and has taught me a lot of valuable lessons: what hard work and perseverance can do, time management and how to stay organized,”

Argentinian professional surfer Aritz Aranburu made the sport even flashier by affixing L.E.D. lights to his board. The effect is pretty incredible: When Aranburu surfs at night, it looks like there’s a giant glow stick darting in and out of the waves.

The Red Bull Surf Team recently shot footage of pro surfers Bruce Irons, Kolohe Andino and Jamie O’Brien catching some Indonesian waves — with emergency flares attached to the back of their boards.

Lots of dogs can skateboard, snowboard and surf, but one that can do all three? That’s a new trick. One way-coordinated pooch named Tillman started out as just a skateboarder (and one with almost 6,000 Facebook fans), but now the bulldog is an extreme sports triple threat.