Medicine Hat Skateboard Association

NEW WEBSITE

2008-05-21T11:48:00.000-07:00

So we'll no longer be using this trusty old blogger to update what's going on.

Check out www.medhatskate.com to see what's going on!!!

Some Old Vids

2008-03-21T12:28:00.001-07:00

So a couple years ago, there was this company out of Edmonton called Focus skateboards. A lot of rad Albertan guys were involved in this company. This vid is from the first demo weekend they ever did. In the vid you have all the old OG Focus and Killit locs, including Jamie Tanscowny, Bennie Loates, Mikey W, J.G, Stirling Wood, and many others..
peep it.

Focus Street from Shrafta major on Vimeo.

Grip it N Rip it 2007

2008-03-21T08:34:00.000-07:00

Here's the vid from the 2007 comp, courtesy of the one and only Nick Zinger. It's taken from the Olive Skateboards promo that comes with their boards. Go shred the park...on an olive board!!!

2008 is gonna be bigger and better..keep checking back for some updates!!

Grip it N Rip it 2007 from Shrafta major on Vimeo.

Beverly Comp 2004

2008-03-13T06:42:00.000-07:00

I was at my buddy Nick Zinger's house on the weekend and we came across some old vids i hadn't seen in awhile. Here's a 2004 comp video from Beverly Skate Park in Edmonton. You got tricks from Josh Green, Mike Warkentin, Jamie Tancowny, Ben Loates, Nate Roline and much more. I think Roline ended up taking this one...I got some more old Focus vids that i'll throw up later for your viewing pleasure..peace!

Bev Comp 2004 from Shrafta major on Vimeo.

Skate Skool Vid!

2008-02-23T11:57:00.000-08:00

Here's a video of a day at Skate Skool. We filmed this about 2 months ago to show what a day at Skate Skool is like. This session is on Monday's, from 3:30-5:30...so if your interested, come check it out!

Untitled from Shrafta major on Vimeo.

New Videos

2008-02-11T10:03:00.000-08:00

Hello..
so there has been a lack of updates..but there is still tons of stuff going on. We just finished our Africa Night last night at Central, and we packed the new room with a couple hundred people. Thanks to everyone who helped make last night possible, it was so good.
So peep some new video's that we've been holding onto..i think you'll like them.
This first one is a news story that CTV did for us when we we're heading to Africa....

Untitled from Shrafta major on Vimeo.

Now check this out...some great skating went down in Africa and London. I'm sure you wont be disappointed by this vid..

Africa Skate Vid..low qual.. from Shrafta major on Vimeo.

JP Shreddin Transworld

2008-01-31T20:18:00.000-08:00

So right after they built the mezzanine, before they really started making it look pretty, Josh Peterson decided to give the rail a try. I guess Blaine sent the footy to Transworld, because i was peeping it today and low and behold i saw Josh and those glasses that are instantly recognizable.
Check out JOSH SKATING THE 16
next time you see him, give him a hug..

Super Mega best posts ever...times 2.

2008-01-23T21:11:00.000-08:00

So we're keeping pretty busy over here at the ol' skate association, what with being special, doing rad stuff, keeping it real..all that stuff.
So here's whats going on today.
In big news, some of our guys made it to the front page of the News.
check out www.medicinehatnews.com and go to the front page section to see the photo..GO QUICK..if you didnt go quick enough, go to search and type in skateboarders. The boys decided to do some investigation work and sent a couple people away in hand cuffs late Monday night.

In our skateboard news..our very best friend Ben Loates has started his own blog down in Spruce Grove. This is definetly a blog you wanna peep, Benny's got some time on his hands and has some video's you gotta see. He'll be doing updates all the time so keep checking that shnaz..
oh ya..the link is www.sglocs.blogspot.com

In other fascinating news..Our lovable pal Josh Swanson, with the help of Blaine B, made a nice little video for us to watch. Last year the skateboarders won $8000 in a competition and we've used it for a cafe for Central. In this video J Swa gives us a little tour of our building, something you gotta check out. He never ceases to make us laugh...." I wip ya head bie"

Central Update For YQ from Shrafta major on Vimeo.

More vids..

2008-01-14T14:08:00.000-08:00

Some African Skating..

2008-01-11T11:01:00.000-08:00

Last days in Africa...London!

2008-01-11T10:28:00.001-08:00

Marshall bought this rad slingshot, and he was showing a couple kids how to properly use it..

Going to a banquet with the mayor, and we were the guests of honor, it was such a surreal experience...there was tons of local media there. Here Stu and Brent are showing off their customary Nigerian clothes..looking fresh!

We went to this massive church in Abuja, built by the government. We tried to skate it but they wouldnt let us..instead they invited us for a private tour..this place was huge!

We went to the stadium to skate and we happened upon this 14 stair rail..defiently never been skated..Josh Peterson decided to man up and give it a try

Here's JP locking in for the long 50 50..takes some huge courage to jump on that thing in Africa..you definetly don't want to be busting an ankle around those parts..lol. Ya JP!

This was one of the skate spots in Abuja. This place had marble ledges that stretched for miles.

We set up this bench in front of the football stadium in Jos. You can't see it in this photo, but the radio announced our presence there, and there were hundreds of locals watching.

We made it to London. Big Ben

Heres a photo of Buckingham Palace

Here's Benny Loates trying to unlock the gates to the palace..going to see the queen mum!!

Air conditioning and Swimming Pools

2008-01-09T08:14:00.000-08:00

So we arrived in Abuja this morning after a 2 hour drive from Jos. We left at about 6:30 this morning, and we started skating as soon as we got in. We checked out three different skate spots, taking time to go to the biggest church in the city, the millennium park, and the sports stadium.
We got a great surprise when we left to go to our accommodations, Terence had informed us that we would be staying in less than comfortable digs. We were happily surprised when our vans pulled up to the Abuja Sheraton, a very nice hotel that is a nice change for all of us.
We are all putting our African clothes on tonight, the Mayor of Abuja has invited all of us out for supper. We are very honored to be able to meet some of the amazing people that we have met, and are looking forward to our get together tonight.
Everyone is excited to get on the plane tomorrow, but very sad as well. We had a team meeting last night where everyone had a chance to talk about how this visit has impacted them, some of the things that were said have been very profound. We can't wait to get back to share all the stories with you all.
London is looking like it is going to be a lot of fun. As soon as we get off the plane and into our hostel tomorrow, we will be heading to a play, which everyone is looking forward to. Friday is going to be spent searching the city for skate spots...so stoked!
Jenna is feeling great, she was splashing around in the pool today, and Tanner is looking like his usual self, although a little skinnier, if that was even possible!
Thanks for all your comments, and this could be the last post we have before heading home.
We're excited to see you all.
Bye for now.

Message to Tanners Mom

2008-01-08T01:27:00.000-08:00

If your reading this...i'm going to take this time to inform you that two of our members have picked up Malaria...fun....
I know there is some stigma out there of what Malaria entails..but actually, in Africa, we've learned that it's just like having the flu. Jenna Loates got it 4 days ago, and is doing amazing, at this moment she is smiling beside me as i write this..she should be 100 percent in a day or two.
Our favorite mascot, Tanner Armstrong, has also caught the bite. He was pretty out of it for a couple days..but is doing much better as we speak.
He wants to let his mom know that HE LOVES HER, and he is doing way better, he is eating solid foods as of this morning, and he really wants to go swimming.

So, as we have all learned on this trip...no stress...They have received wonderful treatment from two separate doctors, who both feel that they will be perfectly well very soon.
Keep praying for our safety, and the speedy recovery of our team members..

2008-01-07T10:45:00.000-08:00

Two new updates…

2008-01-07T10:14:00.000-08:00

Sorry for the lack of updates, the internet in Africa is kinda hit and miss..if you look below there is another update that I posted today from a couple days ago.
So the whole team is now together in the city of Jos. We’ve been traveling today so most of us have been taking some time to relax. Here’s what’s been going on the last couple of days…
Wes, Janice, Luke and Cindy arrived two nights ago to help us with the big pour at the children’s clinic. The whole team met together yesterday morning at the hospital site. This was definetly a great time, and everyone was very happy to see each other. All three teams pulled up to the site and we started working rite away. The hospital foundation was very large, and lots of concrete needed to be mixed and pour. Since we were in a smaller village, and in a more remote part of Africa, getting a pumper truck was something that definitely wasn’t going to happen. We all came together and formed two large lines from the mixer to the pour site and back, using about 50 people in the process. It was amazing to see the Africans and Canadians come together to get something this monumental finished. The locals informed us that this was the very site that almost 100 years ago Canadian missionaries had come to help developed, the school and church that they built are still in use today. It was such an incredible experience.
After that, our whole team packed into vehicles, and we headed to the Yankari National Game Reserve to check out some wild animals. After waiting about an hour to check into the rooms, something we are finding very commonplace around here, we decided to go for a late night swim in the warm springs. This spring was so amazing, with crystal clear water that was so clean you could drink it, and we had an unreal time climbing the trees and swimming. As we were playing in the water, we heard some leaves shaking, and when we looked up we found a family of baboons playing above us, which was amazing! We’ve also found out that the power likes to randomly go out when you least expect it, which happened last night as we were swimming, leaving a group of us stranded in a body of water in the middle of the wild in Africa, something that nobody was stoked on!! After waiting about ten minutes the lights came on, and everything was fine.

Brent, Chris, Paul, Joel, and myself were introduced to a new way of getting waken up in Africa, a hungry baboon scrambling across your bed! I guess Shane thought it would be funny to lure a full grown baboon into our room with a power bar, then throw it on our bed. All I can say is that seeing a 100 pound monkey jumping on your body at 6 in the morning is something that we will never forget.
After we woke up we went on the safari, which was pretty great. As soon as we left we saw a family of elephants, which stood about 10 feet from Terence. The mother elephant puffed out her ears to protect her baby, and I think I saw some tears in the guy’s eyes..lol
We ended up seeing lots of great animals, we saw some hippos swimming under the water, some monkeys, buck, buffalo, warthog, but unfortunately no lions.
So after that we drove about 3 hours to Jos, and we’re getting ready to do some more projects tomorrow. So far we have been involved in drilling boreholes, refurbishing wells, building a childrens center, hospital foundation, and renovating a school, so we’re defiantly looking forward to what’s coming next.
Hopefully we’ll get another update for you guys soon, things are going great here!!!!

2008-01-07T10:11:00.000-08:00

Okay, so things are still going great here in Bauchi. We have heard from the other teams that they are doing great, and tomorrow both the other teams will be traveling to meet us, along with Wes and Janice, and we will be pouring the concrete for the foundation of the children’s hospital. Yesterday, the group spent a few hours with the villagers collecting rocks along the country side to add to the cement, today, we have to smash those rocks to smaller pieces. It’s pretty crazy how much work goes into construction here, the work that took us 4 hours to do yesterday could easily be done in 15 minutes by a machine in Canada. It was great to get together with the villagers and start construction. We are finding that it is hard for our team to actually do hard labor here. The men in the villages want to work so much that they usually end up trying to take all the work from us, haha. We’re learning how to work together and when we aren’t doing labor, we’re spending countless hours with the children, which is a lot of work in itself!
Again, it’s amazing to see how receptive the children are to us here. We’ve been told by our guides that children in this culture are often pushed aside, so when an adult takes the time to engage them, it means the world. Yesterday we spent a few hours in another village singing songs under a tree, as well as playing soccer in a field we have names the “Widow maker”, due to the holes and bumps all along the playing surface.
A few days ago we we’re invited to a wonderful feast in a village, a family had prepared a spectacular meal for us. After the meal we had a chance to meet the elder of the village, a man who was responsible for the village as a whole. It was a very surreal experience, we all sat on mats outside his hut as our translater told us how happy the man was to have us there, definetly felt like something out of a movie.

After we work at the hospital site a bit more today we have decided to go on a hike. There are lots of large hills and mountains here so the group has decided to go on an adventure. Don’t worry though, the only animals we have encountered so far have been scorpions and snakes…so nothing to worry about..lol. But seriously, neither was poisonous, and our guides are good at keeping us out of trouble.

So that’s it for now, I’m trying to get some more photos and video’s up, but the internet is pretty slow here, hopefully we can get some stuff up for you to see.
Keep checking back, thanks for all your comments!!

News Story

2008-01-02T01:45:00.000-08:00

I'm sure you guys are ahead of us there back at home, but we found this on the internet..the local news is doing reports for us..and here is one of them

go to
http://www.medicinehatnews.com/stories/topstories/article_8187.php

more pictures

2008-01-02T01:13:00.001-08:00

African Pics

2008-01-02T00:51:00.000-08:00

Brent showing us how to make some great stir fry...

African Football Stars!!!

2008-01-02T00:41:00.000-08:00

Today was another amazing day. We are continuing to get blown away by how receptive the Nigerian people are to our team. Last night we welcomed in 2008 in an exciting way, with Matty Burke keeping us all laughing with his incredibly wonderful songs, I think Larissa even got in there and did some rapping!!

Today was a more relaxed day, at least for a while. We decided to take the morning to sleep in, and then had lunch at a local families house. The lunch was amazing, and the boys even took some turns helping prepare it. It is so amazing how people will do everything they can to make you feel so at home here. After lunch we headed to Das where the local pastor, a wonderful man named Ishaku, set up a football against the local village. It was actually an amazing occasion, with the local leader kicking the first ball, and hundreds and hundreds of local people came out to watch. We gave the Nigerian team brand new uniforms we had brought from home, and they were very happy. It was a very surreal moment, with the whole village screaming and shouting most of the time. Something none of us will ever forget.

Tomorrow we are heading back to Das to help refurbish the well. When we are not working on the well, we are busy singing songs and playing with what seems like hundreds of kids. We have had a few stampedes when someone shows a bag of candy! It is amazing to see the joy in the children’s faces when you take time to play with them. The whole team is meeting up again soon, on Saturday we will be getting together to pour the foundation for the children’s hospital, then spend the night at a wildlife safari.
The Jos team is doing amazing, we have been hearing rumors that they have bought a goat for 15000 Naira (150$ CDN) and are planning on making some fine food out of it…..hopefully they don’t get too attached! The Abuja team is also doing great, spending time working refurbishing a school, and skateboarding around the city, something the other teams haven’t gotten to experience.
Keep checking the news for updates, hopefully a story has gotten on there, our reporter James Neely has been wonderful to have around, joining in on everything we have been doing so far. If you want to leave comments for the boys to see you can definitely do so, I think you might have to create an account, but I know the guys would love to hear from you.
Check back for more photos soon….hopefully!!!

Bouchi

2007-12-30T08:05:00.000-08:00

Sorry about cutting the last post off, i had to save it before the power shut off...
so after dropping the team off at Jos, the final team headed to Bouchi. The driver told us that it would be a 45 minute drive, we were all very happy when we arrived 2 and a half hours later! It was super dark and late when we arrived, so we got into our new digs and settle in for the night. We are currently staying in a hotel owned by a military general. Out side of the compound there are ten armed gaurds who watch over for protection, the neighbourhood we are in is known to be sketchy, so there presence makes us feel very safe, nothing to worry about! We went to the village for the first time yesterday, and it was a life changing experience for all of us. We have never felt so welcome and taken care of. The people here are in awe when they first see you, for a lot of the villagers, they have never seen a westerner. The chief in one of villages we were at said that they had not had a westerner there since 1989. The children go absolutely crazy with us. They are so excited over the littlest things and we have been playing tonnes of games with them. We showed them their first frisbee yesterday, and Matt started a very comical game of What Time is it Mr. Wolf, which just ended in everyone chasing each other around. Our days have been filled with too much excitment to even put into words. After the villages yesterday we were invited to a nigerian wedding. After driving in the back of a truck for about 10 mins, the driver dropped us off right in the middle of the wedding, and a crowd of over 300 people surrounded us. It was one of the most awkward and exciting experiences of our lives. We jumped right into the ceremony and threw money at the bride and groom while dancing with them, a very popular nigerian tradition. We stayed there for a while, then had to leave to go to another city to meet the king. In this country, the king has the highest power, with the authority to do anything he wants, in some cases banish people or even put them to death. It was an honor and priviledge to meet the king, but it was also very intimidating. He was very welcoming to us and made us feel great, allowing us to sit in his royal chairs only reserved for the highest honor. Going to the palace was an incredible experience. After that we drove home in the back of the truck eating sugar cane, a very popular nigerian treat that can make you go a little crazy if you eat to much, which of course we all did. When we arrived home it was still light, so we pumped a soccer ball and played soccer in a field by the guards. We encouraged the neighbors to join in, and by the time it was dark we were playing a wild game of football with the nigerians while the neighborhood watched, again, it was such an amazing experience. Nights at the hotel are great, we have to stay in the compound but we are enjoying ourselves none the less. Matty and Terence played a joke on Jesse and Richard as they slept last night, waking them up at 1 in the morning, telling them to get ready for church, after almost taking his malaria pill, Richard wasnt to happy when he figured out the real time.
Church was amazing today, we were the special guests at a church of about 1000 people, it was incredible to see how the people came together on Sunday morning. After that we headed to the market, where a bunch of us picked out some fabric to make the traditional clothes. It is going to take us a couple days to get them tailored, but be on the look out for some sharp dressed men when we get back!!!

It has been so crazy here, i am going to try to get some photos up for you soon, words just dont do justice to the unbelievable things that are going on.
Things you must know about Nigeria..
1. The people are the nicest on Earth, they are so happy to meet and greet you.
2. The food is amazing! Seriously, best food we have tasted
3. Don't use the public bathrooms!
4. It is hot!!!! We're all getting pretty worn down in the evenings, the afternoon sun drains you pretty good.
We'll write again soon....
Make sure to check out the news website, at www.medicinehatnews.com to keep updated on what's going on, James Neely will be posting stories asap, and the photos will be great.
Now we're going to play soccer, so i'm out of here..

Nigeria!!

2007-12-30T07:55:00.000-08:00

It's been a crazy last couple of days, and i'm glad to say that we made it safe and sound to our destination of Nigeria. I have to write quick, as we're sitting in an internet cafe and the power keeps going out..so here's what has went down so far...
Day 1 was a travel day, we left Medicine Hat and flew out of Calgary to London. When we arrived in London we had an 8 hour layover. A few of us went on the tube into the city and found some skate spots and parks for when we return, London is definetly going to be amazing!
After that we boarded a plane to Abuja, and we flew about 6 hours to get there. We arrived at 5 in the morning in the city, and we were greeted by the customs officers. We made it through with no problems, the baggage was a bit of a hassle, but luckily one of our team members gave the head baggage clerk some toys for her children and she hurried us through. Everyone was so happy to be in Nigeria! As soon as we left the airport we all had a chance to experience the craziest driving in the world! All i can say is that there are definetly no road rules here, and i would be very surprised if 10% of the population held a driver's lisence. The whole team went together to the base that the Abuja team would be staying at before we split up. After a couple hours nap, two teams left, while the Abuja team got comfortable in their new home. We headed to Jos where we left one team at their base, the drive from Abuja to Jos was about 3 hours, and for some of us it fealt like eternity, as we prayed that we wouldn't crash...but don't worry, we're all getting used to it..

HIBERNATION

2007-11-27T12:36:00.000-08:00

Check this poster out. We're gonna be going down here next weekend to check out this skate sesh/comp, looks like it's gonna be rad..
We're secretly making a MHSA obstacle that we're gonna be bringing down for everyone to shred....so keep your eyes out..

I love fridays.

2007-11-23T11:54:00.001-08:00

-So i was looking through my folders today and came across this really old video i made like... January and decided it's about time to post it up. It features Tim PANKEWICH, Joel MEYERS, Marshall BEIRBACH, Tito FERRETTY aaand Dustin CROWDER!

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- Filmed and Edited by TITO FERRETTY tell me what you guys think, just decided to post it because it has been a while.

- Mike Mo has some intense steeze, and i also remember witnessing this!

Thursday Night Cleaning Team

2007-11-09T12:29:00.000-08:00

A few of the MHSA boys, including Josh Swanson, Dorian Reeves, Curtis Windover, Joel Metz and Wasey Mowat started a thursday night cleaning of the indoor park. Right after shredding the cleaning of the park, the boys just straight up shred the park, peeps the footy and holla back.
TNCT from Shrafta major on Vimeo.

More Fundraisers!

2007-11-08T14:12:00.000-08:00

We're going on the road to do some fundraisers next week. Here's all the info.

Fundraising Luncheon on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 from noon to 1pm at Jarold Switzers boardroom 21st Floor, Scotia Centre, 700-2nd St SW, Calgary, AB.

Fundraising Reception on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 from 5:00pm to 5:45pm at the Wingate Inn, 400 Midpark Way SE Calgary. h'orderves will be served

Fundraising Luncheon on Thursday , November 15 , 2007 from noon to 1pm at the downtown offices of Meyers Norris Penny Suite 400 , 10104 103 Ave, Edmonton, AB.

Africa Fundraiser.

2007-10-24T22:19:00.000-07:00

On Sunday, November 4th, we will be doing a info night and fundraiser for our "Change Africa Trip". The night runs from 7-8 at Central, which is 851 Industrial Ave.
Come check it out, bring your family and friends, and find out what the MHSA is doing next.

Untitled from Shrafta major on Vimeo.

!!!!!!

2007-10-10T21:45:00.001-07:00

Thats the opposite of fart off, which mean bad, so fart on means good.
Fart on the new Olive video.
Te Olive locs are super good friends of ours, so check out there Rad Factory Tour Vid on their site
OLIVE
THERES TONS OF MED HAT FOOTY IN THERE.
ALSO FOOTY OF THE GRIP IT AND RIP IT COMP.
Why did i just capitalize that? Do you think more people will look at it now? Does anyone even look at this site ever? Do i have any friends? Does anyone care?
ummm......keep checking back.
Thanks to NICK ZINGER for the dope edit.
New Nick Zinger MHSA hoodies coming ASAP.
Now go talk to all your friends on Facebook.

King of the City VIDEO

2007-10-04T23:02:00.000-07:00

So we had a premiere tonight, and heres the video we watched. Big thanks to J-Swa and Teets for getting this thing done asap. This is no means the final copy of what we will be handing out. For the next 5 weeks we will be showing each of the team vids..so check back.

KING OF THE CITY 07 from Shrafta major on Vimeo.

Bottle Drive Boi!!!

2007-09-21T10:18:00.000-07:00

Peep this. We're doing a bottle drive on Sat, to help raise money for our Africa Trip.
We're gonna be at Notre Dame school at 11 if you wanna give a hand..do it!

KING OF THE CITY!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-09-19T13:52:00.000-07:00

Check out this contest! This will be held on Saturday the 29th. This is an all day event, and everyone has to meet at Central right before 10 o'clock. Teams of eight will be created by the MHSA, and each team has 8 hours to film the best stuff, and get as many challenges done in the booklet as possible. Winning team gets some cash and some free gear!!!! It's gonna be dope!!
There are only 40 spots, and you have to pre-register by Wednesday the 26th. IF you want to register you have to either email stu@enr.ca or call Stu at 504-7807.
See you there!

Calg sesh 2007

2007-09-13T19:25:00.000-07:00

Hey hey guys, your most favorite spanish boy Teets (Tito) is in the house. I'm just posting a video of mine and Josh Swansons trip to calgary, if you didn't already know we do an annual trip for a week every year and just tear it up! but enough with my speech, check out the vid!

Click To Play

Shred the Tour Vid...

2007-09-04T22:46:00.000-07:00

Change Our Country Tour from Shrafta major and Vimeo.

Check out this vid...another quality edit on imovie..New pics coming soon...

Six and a Half Minutes....are you crappin me?

2007-08-20T01:13:00.000-07:00

This is the best video you have ever seen, no exceptions. Superb editing done on iMovie. Super high quality, only the best by MHSA..

Senior High Vid

Untitled from Shrafta major and Vimeo.

Junior High Camp Vid.

2007-08-18T09:49:00.000-07:00

Check this out, it's the junior high vid.
Senior high will be here soon.
peep it...

Junior High Vid from Shrafta major and Vimeo.

A shfinkter says what??

2007-08-17T20:48:00.000-07:00

The camp video's will be up super soon, sorry for the delay, camp has been hectic.
Timmy Oberg came down to shred camp this week, and we all had a great time. Check out this video part that he shares with Stu. It's from a video called Hot Whips from some Fort McMurray homies......shred off.

Untitled from Shrafta major and Vimeo.

New Camera

2007-08-11T20:59:00.000-07:00

So...all of us usually film with our trusty old VX2000, VX1000, and sometimes even the VX2100. But all that is about to change. For the serious filmers out there, you need to check out the new Panasonic HVX200, which seems to be changing the way skating is filmed. Check out this montage filmed only with this cam, and then save up 6 grand and buy one. For more info check out THIS

See More Skateboarding Videos at VitalSkate.com

WORST VIDEO EVER

2007-08-09T22:04:00.000-07:00

check out this clip that J Swa made. We'll be filming next week at senior high camp, so check back for some good stuff. As you can tell, we're still learning how to use a camera.
Ratcherous!!!!

The bestest from Shrafta major and Vimeo.

ENR PARK PHOTOS

2007-08-08T07:21:00.001-07:00

We've been doing some work out at Eagles Nest Ranch. The guys are working hard pouring concrete everyday, and teh snake run is coming together so good. It should be done in September, so we'll keep you updated on that.
Senior high camp is next week, the dates are August 12th-17th, give me a shout at stu@enr.ca if you need more info this.
Ben Loates is at camp today, so we're gonna go have a shred sesh. Check back soon to see the vid!

More Comp Photos.

2007-07-27T07:19:00.001-07:00

Grip it and Rip It

2007-07-27T07:05:00.000-07:00

John K. 1st place Advanced. $1500

Beau Larson, 2nd place Advanced, $750

Devin Morrison, 3rd Place Advanced. $500.

Skate Video Premiere

2007-07-20T12:27:00.000-07:00

Me and Adam have been working hard at the camp pouring concrete, we should have some of the snake run done soon, and we also made some legit ledges that people will be stoked on. I'll update some photos asap, and we're still waiting on the skate comp photos.
Zev from C1rca sent me a poster of a Red Bull event that is happening in Calgz nest weekend, make sure to check it out!!

NEW UPDATE!!!!

2007-07-14T13:58:00.000-07:00

It's been a long time since we have done any new updates. The comp went off pretty dang good, and as soon as we get some photos i'll so a full update. For now, check out this vid that my buddy James Barry made of Go Skateboard Day in Calgary. Looks like they had a pretty rad day!

OLIVE RAD FACTORY TOUR!!!!!!

2007-06-28T09:34:00.000-07:00

These guys will be coming to town for the comp on Sun. Olive is an amazing team, run by skateboarders, for skateboarders. It's gonna be a doozie!

Comp is coming up

2007-06-25T22:41:00.000-07:00

The comp is coming up this Sunday, and we're hyped. $1500 for first place!. Come check it out

We went down to Venice Beach one day, and we met this dude. Pretty much the coolest guy ever.

Nose Shafta

2007-06-18T13:04:00.000-07:00

SKATE CONTEST!!!!!!!!!

2007-06-14T10:59:00.000-07:00

As many of you know, July 1st means the annual " Grip it and Rip it" Skate Comp at the Kin Koulee park. Here's the poster for you. This year is going to be HYPE!!! With $1500 bucks being given away for first, i can't wait to see what gets thrown down. Be there, it's gonna be a good one.

Kickflip in the crowd

2007-06-08T18:14:00.001-07:00

Check out Timmy stomping the kickflip down the 12. Tim didn't skate at all that day, but when he saw the rest of us seshing the set, he decided to throw down. Count the lurkers in the photo!

SEQUENCE SHOTS!

2007-06-07T15:55:00.002-07:00

I told you a little while ago that we were going to start throwing some sequence shots up here and here is our first one. We have KASEY throwing the crooked grind down the 12 stair at the Castledowns park in Edmonton a couple weekends ago. Check back tomorrow for a new one.

Viva La Mexico!!

2007-06-06T16:08:00.000-07:00

Over the Christmas holidays, we shredded a 30 hour bus ride to go build some homes for homeless families. Between building homes, and shafting Disneyland, we managed to throw some skating in there. Peep it!

Mexico Shred Vid from Shrafta major on Vimeo

Incline Wall rides

2007-06-04T10:35:00.001-07:00

When we went to Sylvan Lake the other week, Shaun from Incline Skate Park graciously opened up his doors and let us have a sesh. If your ever in the Sylvan/Red Deer area, go check this place out. Check of the guys SHREDDING OVER THE WINDOW.

SYKE!

2007-06-04T09:41:00.001-07:00

Joel shows us the proper way to do a nollie flip.....almost! If only he would have waited half a second longer to catch it, it could have went down in the history books as one of the nicest ones ever. Keep your head up Joel, next time.

joel almost nollie flip from Shrafta major on Vimeo

Wednesday Cen Sesh!

2007-05-31T21:13:00.000-07:00

Blaine brought his camera out on Wednesday on filmed some shnaz. We have Josh P, Stu and Marsh throwing some tricks down. Check the stomp on Marsh's heelflip, bam! Josh P also catches a kickflip like nobodies business. If you have any footy or photos you want to put on the site give me a shout at stu@enr.ca

A Day At Central from skateruptown on Vimeo

Kids at Skateparks

2007-05-29T14:48:00.000-07:00

No matter what park you go to, your gonna run into some little groms. As much as we all hate it, sometimes we have to rememeber that we were once that age. Heres two examples of little kids at the park. Here we have Curt helping this little guy after he smashed his face on an unexpected drop, and J.P, scaring some kids out of his way.

Weekend Footy

2007-05-28T23:47:00.000-07:00

Sylvan/YC shred from Shrafta major on Vimeo

Curt kick-hard line

2007-05-28T19:35:00.000-07:00

Curt Windover from skateruptown on Vimeo

YC Weekend

2007-05-28T14:37:00.000-07:00

We just got home last night at about one o'clock from an amazing weekend at YC in Edmonton. We went and checked the scene, rocked out to some amazing bands, and had a couple days of great skating. J Frey took some sick sequence shots, so once we figure out how to get those up here we'll show you some stuff that got thrown down. Look for a little montage of the weekend up soon. For now enjoy the photo of Tito smashing his head after breaking his board on a 12 stair airwalk.

Curt floating a hardflip last try

2007-05-24T23:50:00.000-07:00

Check out Curt's hardflip!

Curt Hardflip from Shrafta major on Vimeo

2007-05-24T16:14:00.000-07:00

Peep Timmy stomping the nollie flip while it's raining cats and dogs

Tim nollie flip on a rainy day from Shrafta major on Vimeo

harsh rain sesh

2007-05-24T14:23:00.000-07:00

Somedays when it's raining Tim gets out his fingerboard and gets the job done.

ste bee dee

2007-05-22T13:44:00.001-07:00

Stephane is 16 years old today. This kid is one of the funniest kids alive, almost as funny as he is annoying. SHAPAP!

more weekend photos

2007-05-22T13:23:00.001-07:00

Tito shredding an air walk first try sucka!

Marsh floating a kicky flip over the Red Deer set

Sylvan Shred

2007-05-22T12:59:00.002-07:00

Word Peeps. Im certain if you are reading this you are curious as to what "sylvan shred" really means. This past weekend 15 of the skate boys travelled up to sylvan lake for a gnarly time. On sunday we arrived at about noon and started off our trip by volunteering at a free BBQ, people gave donations and we were able to raise over $600 towards sending kids from sylvan lake to Eagles Nest Ranch this summer. Aside from helping with the BBQ we ripped around on the lake in Glens super mega speed boat(thanks Glen), and shredded 3 skateparks, including the incline indoor park in sylvan lake, the vertical edge indoor in red deer and red deers outdoor skatepark. while in red deer we stopped for a bit of street skating, here is stuart young taking home 28 bucks with a huge cave steezed back board no prob.

2007-05-18T15:07:00.001-07:00

Swanny shredding the spidey costume. Josh is die hard spidey fan and made this costume with his mommy. Nubes

Skateboard Ass.

2007-05-18T10:49:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the site of the MHSA. We're going to be posting tons of random crap, as well as upcoming events and whatnot. Keep checking back for new updates! Here's a photo of all of us shredding Hollywood High when we went on our Mexico Trip.