Thrasher Magazine

Vans Park Series has made its way to Brazil for its second event. Here’s a few moments caught by masterlensman Anthony Acosta on the riders’ first practice day. Based on the caliber of skating straight off the plane, the Sunday finals are gonna be HEAVY. 

It’s gonna take more than ice and snow to keep the Madness crew from destroying the desert. And NASA should hit up Clay Kreiner, because apparently he’s invented an anti-gravity device. Spoiler alert: Welcome to the team, Trey Wood!

Like Jaws on a roof, this STRFKR part dropped with no warning. Hear how this collab board and video came to be. Criddlers gonna criddle.

It starts in a ditch and ends on a mountain, this Roger vid is gonna the best thing you’ll watch in the next five minutes. Guaranteed. Comin’ down the mountain!

Jake was the King of Captions. If you skate, the odds are you use some of the phrases and terminology he wrote in the mag. His short essays also have their own thoughtful vibe. Here is a collection of Angel Dust columns he wrote betwen 1994 and 2011.

An unassuming shredder from Las Vegas, Frog’s Nick Michel jumped in the van and quickly became everyone’s fave. Rye Beres investigates.

The Indy van was packed up with Chris Haslam, David Gravette, Clive Dixon, Henry Gartland, Chris Colbourn and Zack Wallin.

DLX’s Tim Fulton put together a edit showcasing a session of some of our favorites shops to wear test the Nike Orange label kicks. Check it out.

The Criddler on the Roof is still sending it, from rooftop drops to long-distance boardslides. Jaws lives in a league of his own.