by The Editors on October 6, 2014
Raleigh, North Carolina’s Marsh Creek Skatepark will be host to Get Rad For Ray Presented by Endless Grind and 80s themed charity event to celebrate the life and legacy of one of skateboarding’s all-time greats, Ray Underhill on October 18, 2014 (Ray’s birthday) and to raise money for the Ray Underhill Foundation’s efforts to assist family affected by Chordoma.
The world lost Ray in 2008, after his long battle with Chordoma, a rare but relentless spinal cancer. To honor his life, Ray’s family and friends have joined the City Of Raleigh to host the inaugural Get Rad For Ray Presented By Endless Grind skateboarding contest and 80s-themed Legends jam session at the Marsh Creek Skatepark. This will be a free public event to celebrate Ray with an amazing display of local and legendary skate talent, and to raise funds for the Ray Underhill Foundation, which supports NC families affected by Chordoma.
Tony Hawk will be joined by some of the biggest names in skateboarding including: Christian Hosoi, Eddie Elguera, Mike McGill, Ben Raybourn, Kevin Staab, Grant Taylor, Ben Hatchell, and Curren Caples. For all the official details, please follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on October 6, 2014
Lib Tech Snowboards is taking their zany urban street rail set up to Beantown on Saturday, October 18, 2014 for the Downtown Throwdown Boston.
The DTTD has always set itself apart from other events by specifically choosing riders who focus on filming video parts and are out changing the face of urban snowboarding…and this year’s line-up continues to back that up. Forest Bailey, Dylan Thompson, Ted Borland, Dillon Ojo, Brandon Reis, Andrew Brewer, Mike Rav, Jaeger Bailey, Spencer Shubert and Dylan Alito are among the 25 riders chasing $20,000 in the famous DTTD giant cardboard I.O.U.’s. To date, the DTTD has paid out over $100,000.00!
For all the details, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on October 6, 2014
Hey kids, ready to make party in Anglet, France October 10 – 12, 2014? Then the SVRF PVNK MINI FEST is likely what you’re looking for. It’s got: one surf spot, six live rock garage bands, two DJs, a tattoo gang bang, two night spots, Satan, and it’s all free thanks to Rhythm. Follow the link for all the details. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on October 6, 2014
Desillusion Magazine’s Pierre David proves once again that he can take any crisp, bright, blue sky day and turn it into the darkest, moodiest, blurriest creepy edit ever with his profile of Vacaville, California’s own Stefan Janoski. If you’re not feeling up enough to wallow in its arty darkness, then please, at least listen to it because Stefan has loads of knowledge to share.
by The Editors on October 6, 2014
Stephanie Gilmore claims to have been surprised that she was able to reel in a win over Sally Fitzgibbons at the Cascais Women’s Pro at Bafureira, Portugal, but we’re guessing she was one of the only ones.
“I can’t believe I won this event,” said Gilmore. “I was struggling in these waves but I managed to find two pretty decent scoring rides. Sally (Fitzgibbons) was super tough to beat and that was a really hard one, it’s so crazy, I’m so happy I won! I’ve had such an incredible time here in Portugal, Cascais, it’s such a beautiful town and I think when you feel happy in the place that you are you always seem to get a good result.”
For complete final day results and the official word from the ASP, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on October 6, 2014
If you didn’t catch Brazil’s Kelvin Hoefler winning $100,000 in the KDC World Championship Street Finals from Kimberley, South Africa yesterday, October 5, 2014, then here is all two hours of if cued up and ready for Monday morning viewing. Follow the jump for the official word from KDC and complete street results. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on October 6, 2014
Over the weekend Kimberley, South Africa was host to the Kimberly Diamond Cup World Skateboarding Championships. And in the vert skateboarding division (yes, people still skate vert ramps) Jimmy Wilkins rolled away with the title and a $35,000 check.
by The Editors on October 5, 2014
John John Florence edged Jadson Andre in some heaving Le Gardian barrels on Sunday, October 5, 2014 to win the Quiksilver Pro France in front on a massive crowd of amped surf fans.
“I’m really pumped with my results lately,” Florence said. “I had a few weird things happen for me at the start of the year and I’ve made some adjustments recently. I’ve spoken to a lot of guys about the title and they all say that the title campaign actually starts the year before. I’m hoping for a few more good results this season to really make a run for it in 2015. I guess today’s win puts me in contention for this year, but Gabriel (Medina) is so far ahead that some weird stuff would have to happen.”
This is only John John Florence’s seconds WCT win. For the official word (including final days results) from the ASP, please follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on October 3, 2014
Utah snow resort consolidation continues with news that Deer Valley Resort has “entered into an agreement to purchase Solitude Mountain Resort” and will start running the place on May 1, 2015.
“The DeSeelhorst family has enjoyed being a part of Solitude’s history for almost 40 years. We are proud of what we have been able to accomplish at the resort and in our mountain community,” said Dave DeSeelhorst, owner and general manager of Solitude Mountain Resort. “We feel very fortunate for the opportunity to have worked with so many amazing people in our industry and most importantly being able to work with our incredible staff at Solitude over the years. It is exciting to pass on this unique and beautiful resort to one of the best resort operators in the country, Deer Valley.”
Will snowboarding be outlawed? Will Deer Valley bring in their butt wiping valets and nose powdering pamperers with them to Solitude? Will lift ticket prices sky rocket? Will the One Utah lift system finally bring Deer Valley and Big Cottonwood Canyon together? For answers to all these questions — and more– follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on September 30, 2014
If watching Jeremy Jones and Mikkel Bang don’t get you in the mood to ride, you’re a lost cause. . . and trust us, we know lost causes.
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Raleigh, North Carolina’s Marsh Creek Skatepark will be host to Get Rad For Ray Presented by Endless Grind and 80s themed charity event to celebrate the life and legacy of one of skateboarding’s all-time greats, Ray Underhill on October 18, 2014 (Ray’s birthday) and to raise money for the Ray Underhill Foundation’s efforts to assist family affected by Chordoma.
