Photos/story: Brooks Fritz

I got a call yesterday morning from my friend Justin who works for Burton Snowboards saying I should come up and lurk at Mountain not so High and ride and eat free for the day. Free snowboarding? I had a hard time turning that down! I mean free cheeseburgers, beers and a day on the hill? I was there. So here’s some photos from my short day at Mt High. Yeah it was a short day cause I got broke off. Snowboarding may be easier to learn but damn those things in a flash can have you on the ground wondering what the hell just happened.

The drive from Oceanside to Mt. High is pretty quick. A lot faster then going to Big Bear that’s for sure. Like 2 hrs max. Plus you can go by Bass Pro Shops on the way or on the way back. But who would want to do that. Fishing is for old bitter men. Wait is that me?

Burton was set up at the East Resort. It’s smaller, less hectic and a lot mellower then the West resort. Pretty much what I am about. Besides the smaller part. Because I always go big!

The Beast

It’s better then it looks. Sorry I have no riding photos. When I was about to bust out the camera I decided for some reason to bust half a back flip to my busted shoulder. Maybe it was the super fun happy time mountain sodas I was drinking on the lifts in between runs.

The East side has a park now.

Burton had it set up proper. BBQ, next years boards, boots, bindings and beer. The little trailer has a flat screen in it too. Pretty much a lurk fest.

Brad Fisher showing me next years line.

Seriously if you are thinking of buying a snowboard. Especially a brand new one, it’s a good idea to try before you buy. Those things aren’t cheap. I’d be so pissed if I spent 500 big ones on a shred stick that I didn’t even like. But then again I would never pay that much for a shred stick. That’s why I’m a photo goon. Where’s the prizzy?

This one is for you Luke! Crates of records on the top sheet.

Keeping it real. New board, Classic Burton logo

Bindings. They keep your feet on the board.

Boots. Yeah, your half cabs wont work too well in the snow.

This guy.

Bob Ross board?

Forum had their stuff set up too.

Back on the road and off to another destination. Must be rough.

R.I.P Bob

Tags: 2011 product preview, bob ross, Brad fisher, Burton Snowboards, cheeseburgers, demo days, forum snowboards, free lift ticket, happy little trees, Justan panian, mountain high, Mt High, photo goon, prizzy, tom broke off

Photography by Brooks Fritz

Yeah. It’s still cool. What am I talking about? Pool skating. Yes, backyard pools are still in. The only reason I skate these things is because it’s popular. If it wasn’t cool I don’t think I would ever step foot in one of them. With that being said here’s some photos of some super cool guys that are really concerned with the skate scene. Texas Dan and Slob skating a backyard pit in Carlsbad, California.

I mean how much funner would this pool be if it had water in it?

Texas

Slob

Dan

WeedMan

GT showing how much hop your gonna need in this hip

I’m guessing Darrel Delgado would be saying this is Terror

Remember Matt Hensley Skating this ditch back in the H-Street Videos? Yeah it’s still there.

Platipus

Texas Dan is no Matt Hensley and Matt Hensley is no Texas Dan.

outa beer, outa here…

-Have a good week!

Tags: bank forclosure, box grind, hensley ditch, Pool Skating, robert weedman, slob, slob weedman, TA invented skateboarding, TERROR, texas dan

Photos: Brooks Fritz

With the weekend upon us and Jamie having the time off we decided to head for the coast to skate some different parks and get out of the heat. All week it had been in the upper 90’s to 105 and was making mid day activities pretty brutal. First stop out of Portland we stopped at the park in Harrisburg. Here’s the details and a few photos of Alqueda Chris skating the tightest wall of the park. I thought this park was one of the funner ones. Lots of different lines and flowed really well. Smooth finish and just a all around good time. As long as there isn’t really anyone else skating besides you and your friends. Get a couple kids on bikes in there and some heelz and it’s a disaster waiting to happened.

• Dreamland Construction
  
• 10,000 square feet
• The $370,000 facility was funded by $312,000 in cash donations and $23,000 in donated materials. The city paid for the balance.
• Location: 530 Smith St Harrisburg Oregon
  
• Opened: December 2008
• Features: Lights, It’s free. No pads. No Nannies. Has good flow…bro

bowl can be skated by its’ self or incorporated with the rest of the park

that’s a pole jam

brick bank to ledge and stairs that actually function

boomerang

jersey barrier ledge euro gap

has some fire cracker coping

crail

backside disaster

angle 2

I always love the local skate park kids. For the most part they never skate and really have nothing else going on in their town so they lurk at the skate park. I asked them if they were pounding apple cider. They laughed and said they had wine in there…  Way to do it.

Tags: Alqueda Chris, Dreamland skateparks, Harrisburg Oregon, Harrisburg Skatepark

Photos and words by: Brooks Fritz

I was going to keep the story going from where I left off last week with the beginning of my trip in the NW but decided to mix it up and fast forward a few days into the trip and go straight to the Toad and Salmon chowder bowl contest before it becomes too old. Well, here’s the story. I was offered  a seat in the van of the Shrunken Head/Jivaro wheels athlete vehicle  and headed to Seattle for the weekend. The other antics from this trip will be shown later. This is just the stuff from the day of the bowl contest and sorry to say kind of pathetic chowder contest. I was thinking it was going to be a all day soup eating fat fest. When in actuality you probably could of placed  in the top 3 if you went and bought a can of Progresso or Cambel soup sand enterd it. Which now that I think about it wonder why we didn’t do that. Reguardless the day was fun. People got hyped and there were definitly some characters to keep everyone entertained. With that being said herre are some highlights from the Ballard Chowder Bowl.

The plan was to  meet up at 9am and get on the road… And it actually worked.  

Toad and Salmon last year had a chili bowl contest where it was a chili cook off / skateboard riding contest. Well, for this year Toad and Salmon were back at it again with a contest. This time it was a Chowder bowl contest at the Ballard Bowl in you guessed it, the town of Ballard, Washington. I’m not going to go into some crazy detail about the place but the above photo shows the layout of the old bowl. That bowl is no longer there.  They demolished it and built the new park a little over from the old park. I guess people are bitter about that. Some people say the old park was way better. Other people say they love the new lay out. And honestly I think they both suck. But that’s just me. Everyone has a right to their opinion right?  Maybe it’s just me but I just want to ride a race track super slip in slide water slide marble madness race track that never ends. But I guess that’s just me. Dont take me too seriously though. The place is fun. But so is a parking curb.

Chris Senn was one of the judges and Toad was announcing.

The female species even came out.

With their dogs of course.

Motorcycles are the new skateboards

Photographer, Dan Barnett

DJ Cuddle Bandit

Jack Given

Nollan Johnson

Ben Krahn

Hip Hip Smellz

Max Holbein

Bryce kanights gets in on the Shrunken Heads BBQ

Backside smith by Bellingham WA  loc Charlie Criag

Andrew Adams

with a 540

Danny Tumia with a lien to tail

Tailblock on the extension gone wrong by  Donavan Rice

Game over. Not really though.

Thumbs up!

Final Results

1. Michael O’Friel
2. Steve Reeves
3. Jerry Gurney
4. Donovan Rice
5. Danny Tumia
6. Max Holbien
7. Andrew Adams
8. Charlie Craig
9. Caleb Cole
10. Jack Given

Chowder
1. Jessei Ireland - “Jam Out With Your Clam Out”
2. Jane Goodwin - “Salmonilla Thrilla”
3. Jessie Rey Wilborn - “Soup or Sonic”
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Tags: 1. Michael O’Friel 2. Steve Reeves 3. Jerry Gurney 4. Donovan Rice 5. Danny Tumia 6. Max Holbien 7. Andrew Adams 8. Charlie Craig 9. Caleb Cole 10. Jack Given, andrew adams, ballard bowl, bryce kanights, Charlie Craig, danny tumia, dogs, donavan, hip hop smells, jack given, Jivaro Wheels, marble madness, max holbein, salmon, Shrunken head skate shop, skateboard contest, toad, Washington

Photography by: BROOKS FRITZ

Got some time away from the wife and kids long enough to scan some more film for this weeks Fritz files. Enjoy.

Gig Harbor, Washington

Lakes are a important necessity to any road trip. Especially a skate one. In a few days with out a rinse you end up with swamp butt and trench foot. Up in Washington the lakes are plentiful so that kinda shit doesn’t happen.

Burnside, Oregon

“Built without permission by skateboarders and later sanctioned by the city, Burnside is the preeminent example of action…Like a magnifying glass in the sun, Burnside can witness a concentration of skill level unmatched anywhere. You can see crazy, crazy things there. Go, watch, learn, be humbled, excited and inspired all at the same time. It’s amazing” -from skate Oregon

Santee, San Diego

If you didn’t or more like couldn’t go over the shallow stairs this peanut was pretty much a one hitter. I got a sweet fake tree for my aquarium here. Those things are like 20 bucks!

Vista, California

Rancho High school rail was pretty popular. Not anymore though. It’s done.

Nollan Helmstetter, Front side feeble attempt

Damn, two weeks in a row of Potato head getting denied on tricks. I remember this day. It was hot as hell. Trying to   at the bottom of the handrail with the fish eye like everyone else wasn’t happening. Asphalt would just scorch you. I really could of used the Atiba Jefferson signature photo blanky.

Brad Hererra, Nose pick, Leucadia, California

I have said this before and I will say it again. Mexicans make the best neighbors. They dont give a shit about shit except staying in this country. So why would they throw a fit over us skateboarding the tree? They dont. Unlike the uptight rich white folk in Leucadia that have nothing better to do then get in your business because your doing something that is illegal. Yes skateboarding is illegal.

Sketchy Goat Keller, ollie, Oceanside, California

Across the street at the bar Bub’s Whiskey dive (that doesn’t serve whiskey) (makes sense right?)  having a couple pitchers of beer Scotty was hyping up this ollie. We finished our beers and went over to the set and Scotty got a couple of tries before the cities finest stopped us.

Scotty rips everything. Who else ollies down a 11 stair with 61mm wheels and a 8 1/2 wide deck.

Don’t you know you cant skateboard on public property in Oceanside? What’s funny is these piggies are about the same age as me and Scotty but have no clue about enjoying life. They cant figure it out why we still skateboard. That was the best quote all day. You guys are still riding those toys? Too funny. Luckily Scotty gave them bogus info and didn’t get a ticket. So after we were rolled for illegal activities we went and did something legal. Getting Blitzed in the bar. God bless America.

Shoe box, Vista, California

You can see this one from the slow lane of the freeway.

So bright in the mid day sun you definitely needed the signature Salba shades. Preferably Leopard print.

Off the corner love seat front side air to truck bash in a shoebox no one else even grinds.

Only Sketchy Goat Keller gets away with shit like this.

Orcas Island, Washington

mandatory lame nature shot on one of the best places on earth.

Have a good week. Or More like weekend. Holly shit. Today is Friday! Friday Fritz files are on point! Go ride that stupid toy with four wheels you immature grown up. -Brooks

This weekend spend your Father’s day with a bunch of border line retarded geniuses jocking out to raise money for the park.

Oh yeah and it’s that one day where it’s cool to skateboard.

Photos by: Brooks Fritz

Wow, Easter Weekend came and went quickly. I thought I would be able to sit down and do my weekly story this weekend sometime but it never happened. Then I figured Sunday night would be good but then after a few glasses of wine at the folks house I was ready for nappy time. So instead you get a dose mid week. Here is part two from the 10th annual Transworld Skateboard Awards show that happened at the Avalon in Hollywood, California last year. Sorry no sluts this time aroud. Just a transexual, some spliff action, some talented skateboarders and that one guy. Oh yeah, and a cheesy butt. Have a good one.

Thats pretty good timing huh?

Spliff action on stage. Smoking weed is the new flip in flip out.

This is what they say it looks like if you are under the influence of marijuana

The Muska speaks about jah love or something.

Cario Foster.

Stefan Janoski and Mike Carrol

The lakai team with that chick with a dick.

Everyone loves Frank.

Is this a scene from that movie “The Crying Game”?

LOOK AT THIS GUYS REACTION!

The show was pretty much for that guy. You know what guy I am talking about right?

No. Not this guy. This guy is Frank Gerwer.

Why was everyone so hyped?

Because of this guy.

Guy Mariano took the show.

And like that it was over.

What the table looked like back stage.

And here is your flap jacks. Have a good week. It’s almost Friday. Enjoy doing what ever it is you do.

-Brooks

Tags: avalon, california, cario foster, chad muska, frank gerwer, gold flap jacks, guy mariano, hollywood, lakai, mary jane, mike carrol, skate awards, slash, spliff, stefan janoski, stevie wiliams, the nuge, transworld skateboarding, tws, ty evans

Ever hear of diverticulosis disease? Well I just found out I got it. I have been having this serious pain in my lower left side of my stomach since Sunday. Pretty much feels like there is a knife stabbing me or something. I couldn’t hang anymore just waiting for the pain to go away on it’s own so I went to the doctor yesterday and ended up spending 9 hours at the hospital. They did blood work, piss test, a cat-scan, pretty much the whole 9 yards. Luckily I have insurance thanks to my wife’s job so I wasn’t really stressing on the bill. i cant imagine if I didn’t have insurance. Most likely wouldn’t of gone. Anyways, I was more stressed on wondering what the hell is wrong with me and why wont this knife pain go away. After the ct scan and 4 hours later waiting for the results I found out I have this old man stomach condition diverticulosis. It’s not life threatening but never the less still pretty serious and it will never go away I guess. Pretty awesome huh? So for the time being here’s some randoms for the week. Hopefully you can read this and I haven’t posted any of these photos before. You will have to excuse me. I’m a little doped up on pain meds… -Brooks

Nollan Helmstetter, tailslide.

kike, side rock

Peter Goon, fs grind

Bill Green, kickstand frontside rock.

Carter, grinds

Scotty Keller, wheeler grab

Clocked out

Wu Weller, grinds

JC Hargis

It’s pretty self explanatory whats going on here.

Just Chillin, grinds

David Preseley, same pool as above. Grinds are popular these days…

Brendan Klein, south american pancho layback.

Have a good weekend.

Words and Photos by Brooks Fritz

I think Mondays are the new Fridays for me. At least for posting my weekly story. Maybe it’s the gardener with his blower on for like 6 fucking hours straight on Fridays now. He used to come on Saturdays but people complained they couldn’t sleep in until 1pm. Me having a kid I don’t really sleep in so much now so it never bothered me. But now he comes on Fridays and it blows. Literally! ha! So I live in a town house complex and they hired this gardener and he has one of those backpack blower things. You know what I’m talking about right? Well here where I live there is a ton of eucalyptus trees and they make a mess all the time. So blower boy is out there seriously all day with that thing on blowing the crap out to the main street only to be replenished by more leaves and branches, etc almost instantly. What does this have to do with skateboarding? Absolutely nothing. Even though one of those blowers would come in handy at spots sometimes. I guess I’m just babbling on. That is it. Now it can be called Babbling Brooks Fritz Files.

This Northwest story could go on for quite a while.. Do you want it to? For now I’m going to end it with some highlights and randoms from the rest of the trip. I seriously could stretch this thing out for weeks.

Oceanside Terror Chapter members Davey Rockit Presley and Cobra Kyle Chicken Nugget Gallaghger

I’ve been told the North West is green because it rains there, A lot.

Kyle’s Car = death metal all the time

BREAKFAST TIME!

Breakfast with Kyle = Sparks, Bloody beers, Barely cooked almost raw bacon, burnt eggs, and lots of cheese.

After breakfast. It was time to release the mudd butt. What better place then the lake!

If you have been to Orcas Island and haven’t been on the rope swing your blowing it.

Ryan can backside ollie well.

Really Well. No nannies needed when you land everything almost first try.

there was a burn ban going on the entire trip.

Look at those three fags hanging out on the bridge. Oh wait, those are my friends.

It’s a whole lot easier to grind over vert when you have loose trucks. Davey Rockit turns on his board and grinds at the same time. Hence the name carve grind.

Mike Petersen, Nose blunt slide. Orcas Island.

While Rhino was busy shooting a photo of another dude Mike was trying these noseblunt slides. I stopped skating and grabbed my camera and took advantage of Rhino being busy. And of course I shot it terrible… Plus my camera at the time only shot 4 or 5 frames a second. But thats just the excuse I make to make myself feel better.

Luke learned fs airs before he learned to ollie.

This is what the North West looks like to me.

Ballard City hill bomb.

By this time of the trip our host Ryan had had enough of us and dropped us off in Ballard, Washington. Fat Chris took us in and we skated Seattle area for a few days before our flight back home to SD.

West Seattle Bowl

Backside grind. Luke Puke Face Girling.

Davey Rockit fs grinds.

cards and beers

The best of times. The worst of times.

Have a good week. -Brooks

Photos: Brooks Fritz

Story: Nate Sherwood

tailslide

bs crailblock

If you look closely. There is skateboarding going on.