Thrasher Magazine

I’ve always wished that the progression of skateboarding would reach a point where it’s normal to be different. Just let a skater be a skater. So to be in a van full of rippers who are each in their own way norm breaking and just genuinely great people has been such a blast. There’s been a special hype on these past trips. We’ve had Ant Travis as our main camera man working on this new video project for Nike SB. The seed was planted in Malmö/Copenhagen in June of last year, and our wishes came true, leading to trips to the Pacific Northwest, Australia, Atlanta and LA. Don’t be careful what you wish for! Each trip came with new additions to the crew, and whether it’s new or familiar faces, this article will give you a sneak peek into all of our suitcases.



Sarah's crew puts the pedal down from Nicole's opening rip to Hayley's last clip. Get there 


Elissa keeps on giving, whether it’s in the form of dad jokes in the van or no comply tailslides like this one in ATL—it’s always a blessing

Agata clipped up! Or was it Nicole?! I think both. Either way, we’re all hyped

The author noseslides to crooked grind through the corner at a library near Melbourne where we made SO much noise (especially that one time I hit the window)

And a switch one off the bike path

Ain’t no team building like going on skate trips together. A little tip to all the CEOs out there

We tried many different strategies to get our favorite teenager Poe Pinson to the van early in the morning, but this kicky backside 50-50 needed no persuading

Poe blasts an ollie on the bump to bark

Front tail through the hubba that might've started the Bondo shortage. Big ups to Marta and Ken on the second step


We’re always on the lookout for a good Nicole drop in while on tour. This day we had just been to a hat store where she found THE beanie of her childhood. It’s the return of the brim beanie! Nicole, drop in, Portland

Nicole books a flight to the beach with a huge backside O

Nicole pulls the invert to fakie at the freshly freed Channel Street

Australia’s up-and-coming young legend Chloe Covell speaks the language of the crooked grind fluently. Saying she’s a quick learner might be an understatement

She's also down to jump with her perfectly formed frontside flip

Yurin Fujii from Japan blasting frontside airs like there was no tomorrow. Quite the contrary, though—the future’s looking bright


Arin got to take her famous frontside flip around the world filming for this video. Here she employs it with a nosegrind 180 into the bank back in the States 

Atlanta’s finest, Sheena Robertson skates the stairs no one else even looked at—kickflip down the long four in Portland


Polish ripper Agata Halikowska gaps to 5-0 with a big drop at the UNI in Sydney, cheered on by boys from a balcony above

Georgia Martin, bluntslide in Atlanta, no bags in sight


Nic tatted by the ozone layer of Bondi

The unusual morning routines of a skateboarder


Nicole Hause, over-vertical frontside grind upheld by red bricks (in the land) Down Under