The famous Carlsbad Gap is being destroyed soon so skaters are taking advantage and trying to throw the best tricks of all time off it
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The snowboarder Shaun White, 23, twice Olympic gold medallist, on having fun on the run
No matter where I am, I always wake up hungry, so my first thought is how am I gonna coax whoever I’m with into making me breakfast. Usually it’s some eggs and whatever else I can get my hands on. I don’t get time to eat during the day if I’m snowboarding, because if you have something heavy and then ride you just feel urgh, so on those days I’ll have a ton of food at breakfast then go without eating until dinner.
At the moment I’m based in Breckenridge, Colorado. I’ve got a little place that’s just tucked into the mountains … Details
To a skateboarder, a broken skateboard is a bad thing. But to the artist featured in the 1st Annual Broken Skateboard Art Show, a broken skateboard is a raw material just waiting to be cut, shaped, and sanded into something new. And that is just what Victor Perez, Jason Podlaski and Lynn Weiler have done for this show. They will be showcasing skateboards that have been transformed into lamps, jewelry and stools. It’s all about upcycling, making better things out of trash.Â
Victor Perez, a Philadelphia native who skated for Santa Cruz Skateboard Company, combines his passion for skateboarding with his love for art to create … Details