Every year I start planning our trip to Whistler for the Final Stop of the Bowl Series earlier and earlier. I love this trip every year. As soon as I have confirmation of the dates, we’re figuring out where we’re gonna stay and for how long, or even if we’re gonna stay up there. This will be the first year I actually get to show up on the Saturday for the Squamish “Beef under the Chief” contest and I’m stoked.

Squamish – August 18^th

Whistler – August 19^th

Get your shit together and plan to come out. Even if it’s just for one of the days. You can’t pick too many spots better than these 2 to go hang out with a bunch of Old Schoolers, have a few cold drinks , and watch some stellar skateboarding.

And you get to find out who will be crowned “King of the Bowls” for 2012. I know who it is…

See ya there

2 demos, 1 video showing, lots of great skating.

Geoff Dermer and the Kitsch Skateboards Team are heading out into the valley twice in the next 10 days. They’re putting on a Demo and Best Trick Contest with Coastal Riders at the rarely used Walnut Grove Skate Park on Wednesday, August 15^th, and then coming over to Chuck Bailey on August 23^rd for another one, including another Best Trick Contest and a showing of their last video “Bric-a-Brac” on the outside wall of the building. This will be a historic event as it will be the first ever video played on the Urban Screen Projectors.

The Poster says it all

Check out the events.

It’s that time of year again, time for the skateboarders to take over the downtown streets of Vancouver and show which Local Skate Shop Team has been working the hardest this year.

4 shops

4 Teams

4 obstacles

$4000

Sounds pretty easy, and should be lots of fun to watch. I do believe that the Surrey/Langley Crew from Coastal Riders represented the hardest last year, and I’m sure they want to redeem their titles, being the only shop invited that isn’t located in Vancouver. We know the air is different on this side of the Fraser River and it shows in our skating…

It’s the 3^rd Annual Vans Roadblock:

Coastal Riders – Boulevard – Underworld – Anti-Social

August 5^th, 2012

Granville St – Between Smithe and Robson

Practice starts at 11am, contest starts at 1pm

Show up and support your favorite shop

Poster is below

Another contest where you crazy kids can try and win cash. $1000 in prizing presented by Cons, Coastal Riders and Color Magazine.

The event will be held at Fraser Heights Skate Park, a very street skater friendly location. You are guaranteed to see some amazing tricks go down at that place, especially if there’s money involved. So even if you don’t skate, or just don’t want to compete, head out and support the guys that do.

Check the poster below

Alright this Sunday is the annual Skateboard Contest at Tsawwassen as part of the Tsawwassen Sun Festival. Hosted by young Michael Ray it’s always a good show. Great music, great people and a super friendly atmosphere. And we’re pretty guaranteed it will be sunny.

Tsawwassen is one of my Top 5 favorite parks to shred at, definitely my number one for street styles. I’ve done my share of flip tricks and manuals at that place. I skated there so much when it was first built that even Craig Williams thought I lived in Tsawwassen.

Nope, Surrey all the way fellas, and we’ll be there on Sunday to represent. It’s great to see all these young locals keepin’ the standards high at that park – Cole and Luke Thodus, Dima, Ryan Lapore, Andrew Classon, Mick Bey, Shadd Trepp, Michael Ray and so many more.

Team Protest will be there for sure to rip it up with you guys.

Who knows, maybe Cisco can win some more money…

Check out the vid from last year

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For more info about the Sun Festival click here.

The South Surrey Skate Park is in Need of a facelift and we want your Help!!

 With the support of the COMMUNITY, we will be re-painting SECTIONS OF THE park, cleaning up the trash and filling in cracks.

 Come show your support to the cause and join us Tuesday.

2 pm-6pm  free REFRESHMENTS and a live dj.

Spread the word to your friends and together we can improve the park for everyone