Monte Vista, Colorado

Pillar Design Studios completed another amazing park in Monte Vista, Colorado.  The grand opening will be in the summer of 2013.  The Montez Skatepark has a snake run, a frame/bank ledge, a mini ramp and china banks. 

Putting it Forward

    I have the Public Skatepark Developement Guide, Handbook for Skatepark Advancement.  I am starting to read the bible of skatepark campaigning, and I also messaged Rob Dyrdek, a sick skater who has helped to get parks built.  In the future, we shall rip, in mad style, the fresh concrete of Davis's new skatepark!

All Skied Out.

Check out this snowboard video.  http://www.youtube.com/user/Zumiez?v=vsrKCF4dSiQ 

  After skiing up the mountain twice on Sunday, we did it again yesterday, making powder turns on Weiss Knob.  Today, if we are not too tired, we will get back up there to catch some lasting snow.

So Cold

It is 23 degrees Fahrenheit and snowing. 

These days of sun and warmth are just as memory in the mind.
    Perhaps we will stand upon substantial amounts of snow, and start sliding.  Check in for winter wonderland wickedness.

Some Sunny Skate Sessions

    Skating in Morgantown, West Virginia.  At Marilla Park, the boys get dirty.

    Here Mike gets some air on the quarter.  He has a sick car.

Pine Ridge Skatepark

    On October 15th, 2011 the Wounded Knee Four-Directions Toby Eagle Bull Memorial Skatepark opened on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.  Toby Eagle Bull picked up skateboarding in High School and skated through college.  He envisioned having a skatepark built in Pine Ridge, but died in a car accident in 2002.  The skatepark is dedicated to him.
    The park was constructed by Grindline, and it took 55,000 dollars.  There at the grand opening was Tony Hawk, Pearl Jam's bass player Jeff Ament who skated with the kids, and Vans "Off the Wall" Montana Pool service to capture the moments of the day.  
    The focus of the day was of instilling hope in kids and realize that an essential venue for youth to play had been provided.  The skatepark is the best on the rez, and in South Dakota and possibly surrounding states.  During the day was spoken word and music, and a sense of connection between main-stream skate culture and Lakota culture.

Snowed In

We got snowed in all week up here in Tucker County, West Virginia.  With 2-3 feet of snow, we got into some fun.  Athey had to shovel some snow off his roof so he went ahead and made some jibs.  After a candle-lit night around the open fire place, we woke up to make super strong coffee and start jumping off the roof.  A bunch of snow lingers, and hopefully more will bless us soon.