"Altitude Sickness: Monsters in the Mountains" Article
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As soon as we saw this new moonscape in Frisco, CO, we knew Winky was gonna put a hurtin’ on it—and he didn’t disappoint. Coping-kicking backside boneless, crater to crater. Erick is outta this world
Teenagers need a lot of sleep and Trey Wood sacrificed a shower and breakfast most mornings to get an extra hour of shut eye. Seemed to work. Kickflip melon, Rocky Mountain high
He skips walls too
Two boards a year, Winky wastes not
It was like Hatchell was in a contest run at the Arvada park except the buzzer was Hambone yelling, “Time to roll out!” He threw out this nosepick nollie flip and was the first one to the van. Ben for the win
Lukas Miller dove straight into the Duck Pond. 5-0 grind in, Denver Dangler approved
Ben takes a front blunt to the death seat and lives to tell about it
Jesse Lindloff skips the seat all together—game-faced frontside invert over the chasm
This wall at the end of the Arvada snake run is sky high. Didn’t stop Lizzie from finger flipping this lien to tail. Who you calling Bro, bro? 
Nailed it
Schaar takes a foot off to get Lizzie's back. No-comply tailslide 
Next session, Sam Beckett set it off with a backside classic, the kickflip Indy
You can almost hear the tail smack in this photo. Rune, Madonna
Lizzie throws a stalefish in with her eggplant, which is gross for the dinner bowl but great for the park dish
Looks like he’s on the mend. Beckett, Indy fastplant to fakie for the makie
He’s got a killer skunk stripe but he sure doesn’t stink. Rune, switch back Smith in the deep. How does he keep getting better?
We wish you could see the Indy air Jesse landed before this varial sadplant. Oh wait, you can—it's next
Wish granted, Beanwater is badass
We renamed Breckenridge “Brecken-rage” ’cause it’s a rowdy-ass ski-resort town. Erick stretches it out at the best little skatepark in Texas. I mean, Colorado
Classic moves on modern art—Lukas, ollie grab to fakie
Which side will cave first?
Lukas and Erick were running wide-ass 58mm wheels and had no problem charging this BMX track. Not all double 360s are 720s
Schaar had some skinny 54s and kept eating shit as soon as he’d roll off the ramp. He put this kickflip down just before the sun gave up and rode it all the way to the sage bushes. Turns out dirt do hurt
The safest part of the trip
Former Tulsa, OK, skateshop owner and current Denver, CO, resident Brian McNair was our local guide. On top of lining up the best parks and backyard sessions, he also laid down some heavy Smith grinds, including this one at Jesse’s bowl outside of South Park
Every Southwest excursion requires one human sacrifice. Sorry, Erick
We renamed Breckenridge “Brecken-rage” ’cause it’s a rowdy-ass ski-resort town. Erick stretches it out at the best little skatepark in Texas. I mean, ColoradoClassic moves on modern art—Lukas, ollie grab to fakieWhich side will cave first? Lukas and Erick were running wide-ass 58mm wheels and had no problem charging this BMX track. Not all double 360s are 720s Schaar had some skinny 54s and kept eating shit as soon as he’d roll off the ramp. He put this kickflip down just before the sun gave up and rode it all the way to the sage bushes. Turns out dirt do hurt The safest part of the tripFormer Tulsa, OK, skateshop owner and current Denver, CO, resident Brian McNair was our local guide. On top of lining up the best parks and backyard sessions, he also laid down some heavy Smith grinds, including this one at Jesse’s bowl outside of South Park Every Southwest excursion requires one human sacrifice. Sorry, Erick
Leading the charg while avoiding the chunked-out coping, Rune sends a frontside air to the sun
He heard there was gold in the hills and went digging in Leadville. Don’t worry about the BMXers, Lukas is here to destroy your park
Everyone got a little footloose on this trip, Erick was no exception. One-footed Andrecht on a breaking block
Erick's full of surprises, like this finger-flip fake out to tail
It was pitch dark when we got to the hot springs and we didn’t realize how many people were already in the water ’til Hambone shot this photo. Sardine party hardy
Caught between the fisheyes, Joe and Chris put Beckett's deep-end front feeble in their crosshairs
Tom, tailgrab nosegrind from high to slightly-less-high
Tom went fly fishing in CO and reeled in this stalefish. Jesus, how many times can we make that joke? Keep buying the mag and find out…
Thanks to all the locals and Monster for the support.
He heard there was gold in the hills and went digging in Leadville. Don’t worry about the BMXers, Lukas is here to destroy your parkEveryone got a little footloose on this trip, Erick was no exception. One-footed Andrecht on a breaking blockErick's full of surprises, like this finger-flip fake out to tailIt was pitch dark when we got to the hot springs and we didn’t realize how many people were already in the water ’til Hambone shot this photo. Sardine party hardy Caught between the fisheyes, Joe and Chris put Beckett's deep-end front feeble in their crosshairsTom, tailgrab nosegrind from high to slightly-less-highTom went fly fishing in CO and reeled in this stalefish. Jesus, how many times can we make that joke? Keep buying the mag and find out…Thanks to all the locals and Monster for the support.
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