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River surfing is totally different from ocean surfing. In the ocean, waves come toward the surfer and end on the beach. In a river, waves never die, and surfers can zigzag endlessly on their crest.

The “67,” so named because it rolls just behind Habitat 67—an architectural and residential monument designed by a young McGill student for Montréal’s Expo 67—is two metres high and 20 metres high, and its rate of flow varies between 7,000 and 10,000 cubic metres of water per second. “It’s incredible,” Hugo says. “You’re not moving, and still you feel your field of vision shrink with the speed.”

A half day of training and you’ll be up and standing on your board and ready to test out the waves.