By Tara Brady PUBLISHED: 11:26 EST, 24 December 2013 | UPDATED: 15:40 EST, 24 December 2013 A surfing enthusiast who couldn't bare to hang up his wetsuit for winter has taken to the snow with his surfboard in tow. Charles Navillod, 26, braved the cold spells when he ventured out on his surfboard in Tignes, France, in just his wetsuit. After a few attempts, he mastered the art of snowboarding on a surfboard. A surfing enthusiast who couldn't bare to hang up his wetsuit for winter has taken to the snow French photographer Tristan Shu, 37, shot these photos of his friend Charles, whose surfsnow adventure was made all the more tricky by the light powdery snow.
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Charles Navillod, 26, braved the cold spells when he ventured out on his surfboard in Tignes
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After a few attempts he mastered the art of snowboarding on a surfboard
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French photographer Tristan Shu, 37, shot these photos of his friend
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