Thrasher Magazine

Rafters, Kana and Darkness rev it up bigtime. Why are we here? 'Cause we follow the Sun. I'd say we got that figured out. –Jake Phelps

The boys wanted some heat, well they brought it. Nice days, cold beer, hot nights. January in Argee is top-shelf. –Jake Phelps

January starts off with the crew in South America. No demos, no teams, no schedule means good times 'boarding and the gangs all here. Argentina is so epic. Fuck a blog; get a plane ticket. –Jake Phelps

Jello shots, Grindline the Band, Nyjah Huston and Jason Jessee – this awards show had it all.

The Volcom squad has a strong South American contingent, and they made sure to clock in plenty of time on the continent while filming for Holy Stokes!

If you haven’t booked that trip to New Zealand yet, you’re gonna want to by the time this is over. Cheers to everyone who took care of us on the road.

New Zealand is a dreamland. Part one kicks off in the gnarly concrete pits before Grant seals the deal on a mountainous rail attack.

Some bowl comps generate so much energy that all the skaters get electrified and push each other. This one was insane. Here’s Chris Russell, Greyson Fetcher, Rowan Zorilla, Jack Fardell, Grant Taylor, Ronnie Sandoval, Kevin Kowalski, Pedro Barros, and many others.

Gary Rogers hit LA to achieve the holiest levels of stoke.