Good at: 14 to 16.5
Mini-bus is the premiere big wave of the world. Huge, fast, steep and very, very good. To get an idea of how great this feature is, imagine this: the level of the Ottawa rises to 15 feet or so. As a result, pro-boaters from all over the world make a concentrated effort to get to the valley, no matter the season. People buy last minute plane tickets to Ottawa, or drive from Florida just to get a taste of its awesomeness.
Moe Kelleher of Wavesport says: "If Carlsburg did waves, it would be... BUSEATER"
Stephen Wright of Jackson Kayak says:
If you've never surfed the awesome Buseater wave, here are some fun facts:
- Buseater forms just downstream of sumer-levels-Garburator, across from the Waikiki waves.
- Mini-bus is actually steeper than Big Bus, though Big Bus is a little bit taller and wider.
- To ride Mini-bus, paddlers generally hold onto a wakeboard handle which is ties to a rope and anchored over 100 feet upstream. This enables them to swing/surf out from the eddy, rather than having to walk back up for each ride. The rope requires one paddler to always be on shore to retrieve it for paddlers in the eddy. This all happens from the river left eddy, beside a large island.
- The river right side corner of Mini-bus is often referred to as "the toilet bowl", due to the swirling, crashing, bubbling nature of the wave there. It's a great place to get slammed, suched under water, tumbled, scared, or turned inside-out.
~taken with permission from Stephen Wright of Jackson Kayak
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