Thrasher Magazine

Skateable swords and spliffs enabled some serious sacks and slams along with a surplus of pure Halloween hype at this year's Hellbomb. Papke gets you on the ground and close enough to lose an eyebrow with this fired-up photo recap.   

Myles Willard, Kenny Anderson, Austin Heilman and Spanky sift through the Central California's best banks and barriers.

Vans’ Downtown Showdown returns to the sand with a flood of familiar faces and some surprising new ones. Does this mean America’s back?! Burnout investigates.

The Foskco crew packs power into every part, from Ariana Spencer’s opening hill bomb to Julian Lewis’ complete rail annihilation. Glick, Servold and new recruit Lindloff complete the party.

Deedz, Jacopo, Ronnie, Leo Baker, BA and more fly in formation, covering damn near every corner of the globe before Keegan McCutchen brings it home with his signature grace.

Just a month after releasing a forceful part, Austin keeps the heat on the streets in dedication to his homie Julian. Dude is driven.

Starting with a heater on Heath’s turf, Austin plots a path of total rail destruction, taking chances on twisted metal and swimming upstream. Fortune favors the brave.

Every year in the Arizona desert we get a glimpse of the new maniacs ready to challenge the skate world. This PHXAM was a barnburner, and Brazilian Giovanni Vianna took the trophy with authority. Congrats!

With over 200 competitors, a Ben Horton art show and live music featuring Redman and Method Man of the Wu-Tang Clan, all in attendance were guaranteed a fired-up good time and an equally heated sunburn.