The best skaters know how to bail with the least impact. But when you miss the rail entirely, you never know what kind of slam you'll get. Nyjah gets an armpit bash with a touch of scorpion.

A lot can happen in an hour. Davis stopped by the 'Rock for a quick session before hopping on a flight back to the Land O' Lakes, just in time for ice fishing season.

Black Star beer invited notorious guzzlers P-Stone, David Gravette, and Al Partanen up to their Montana brewery to compete for a year's supply of free booze. Did you ever doubt that they'd bring home the gold?

This isn't merely one of the gnarliest all-terrain parts ever—it's the absolute benchmark. Over 20 years later, it's still beyond belief that one person could accomplish everything done here. Colin McKay introduces Plan B's 1992 classic.

Evan Smith takes advantage of an empty sidewalk at night and pieces together this sick line.

Salazar, Crockett, Bledsoe, and some other Alien riders destroy everything in their path, showing no mercy for a desk.

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?

Koston, Keegan, Brock, Donnelly, Plunkett, Nugget, P-Rod, Wieger, and BA in a good-times street skating edit without time lapses and excessive art-faggery? Joey Digital delivers the goods.

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.

Brian was hoping for the thrill of victory on this gnarly 50-50. Instead, he got the agony of defeat with a cranium crunch.

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.

Here's young Sammy showing signs of becoming one of the most consistent switch skaters of all time. For the record, he's regular foot… We think. Tom Asta introduces this part from the 2002 Shorty's vid.

Here's Lakai taking the win and a recap of all the insanity from one of the best KOTR's ever. Pure skateboarding, adventure, stoke, whatever you want to call it: a big thanks to Lakai, Vans, Nike SB, and Dekline for joining this strange ride.

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.

Every skater clips their feet at some point. From that moment, it's a race between gravity and getting your hands out. Here's Angel taking the hit but dodging a faceplant.

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.

Kenny Anderson introduces Ray Barbee's part from Ban This.

Give Julian Davidson a ledge and some space to roll and he'll put together a sick line.

Nike SB goes full mental at the Los Angeles finish line. Ishod rips a bowl barefoot, Koston keeps his cool in a prank call, and Cory Kennedy continues his tech wizardry.

Head injuries, home destruction, and ripping in this Fatback from Habitat's East Coast trip.

The team's stacked and Janoski footage is always a treat, but Austyn Gillette steals the show with one of the sweetest moves ever executed inside the 'Rock.

Matt's already had Internet fame through one of his slams, but it hasn't gone to his head. This carcass toss, however, did.

The Dekline team gets some help from the Birdman as they near the end of the road in Los Angeles.

Suciu introduces one of his all-time faves: Anthony Pappalardo's 2003 part from Mosaic. Nice taste, Mark.

P-Stone threw together a sick clip from last year with everyone from Ben Raemers to Div Adams ripping street, pools, and DIY 'crete.

From rocks and wallies to flips, slides, and grinds, Mark covers all the bases in a single line.

All four KOTR teams together makes this the best one yet. Also: Mystery Guests revealed, Juggalette make-out, crazy hill bomb, Crockett's now-legendary switch flip, and more.

A round-rail 50-50 is never a sure thing. Even when your trucks are locked and loaded, it can turn sour in a flash. Know any good chiropractors?

Hungry ams have always existed, but now they're filming entire parts in a few hours while doing tricks that were daydreams just a couple of years ago. Here's Yuri Facchini, Sewa Kroetkov, and Filipe Ortiz.

Lakai continues their path of destruction from Portland to Reno with strippers and donuts as fuel.

Non-stop, World-wide ripping. Chalk up another epic year!  Cheers!

Vans barely makes it out of Salt Lake City alive in this one. A rail in the rain destroys Daniel Lu and Trujillo hesitates on a 10-foot boneless drop.

How could anyone forget Chris Gentry's epic King of the Road rap? Well, Rap-A-Lot's favorite white boy is back with his 2nd Thrasher exclusive recording: Hall of Meat. If you're squeamish, don't watch this edit. Everyone else, enjoy the trainwreck. You'll be able to download the song later this week on iTunes.

The RDS crew continues their path across the country, only stopping for demos, big rails, and entertainment.