There is a completely different world of skateboarding out there. And it’s called slalom. The New York Times checks in with some “graying skateboarders” during the Seismic United States Nationals last weekend in Lafayette, Colorado.
In a sport that celebrates youth, slalom skateboarders are more likely to be middle-aged; there are about 500 active practitioners in the United States. With virtually no news media coverage for slalom’s roughly 75 races each year, it is one of the most obscure disciplines in skateboarding.
And even though Camp Woodward is running slalom camps, we’re guessing it’s going to stay that way.
[Link: New York Times]
