Overview
- About 250 people, according to police, demonstrated on March 1 to demand reopening and the return of historically used ramps.
- Munich’s February 11 general order bans surfing because the wave has not re-formed reliably and current conditions are described as life-threatening.
- Since the annual October clearing, the Eisbachwelle has not become surfable without artificial aids, breaking with past patterns.
- Flow experts from Hochschule München have conducted preliminary tests to restore a stable wave, with some promising yet inconclusive results.
- The fight over access has turned political ahead of the mayoral election, with candidates issuing pledges and many surfers rejecting a private operator model.