A lot of people wondered who Alec Majerus was when he hit the contents page. Check the footie of the Flip & Volcom hot am in our new feature, Magnified.

There isn't much "meat" involved, but when the board is floating under your feet like that, things can end ugly. Does Hunter possess feline-like reflexes, or was he just plain lucky?

Chris was ahead of his time—just plain fun to watch skate, and he had some of the wildest disasters ever seen on vert. Raven Tershy is a true fan of skate history and introduces this 1992 H-Street classic.

Holy smokes. You gotta watch this one. Effortless snap, pure board control, wicked-tough tricks. Skating is looking good in 2012.

The LRG team handled Harvard Skate plaza with enough goods for a Yardsale including some sit down time with the Phelper and a special guest appearance from Theotis Beasley.

A buttery-smooth plaza and a team like LRG meant the tricks came non-stop, all-day. Seriously, these guys know how to produce. Here's Tommy Sandoval, Felipe Gustavo, Tom Asta, Rodrigo Tx, Rob Gonzalez, Billy Marks, and many others.

All the ingredients for an amazing tour vid are on display here: a ripping team of pros, talented filmers, and new spots you can't believe actually exist. Here's Kenny Anderson, Tom Remillard, Sammy Baca, Julian Davidson, and more.

After killing themselves (and the Challenges book), the Vans team enjoys the end of the road. Trujillo, Berle, Lutheran, Layton, Crockett, and Mystery Guest Arto Saari put on a hell of a show this year.