Thrasher Magazine

This was the 15th and final Vans Pool Party at the Combi Bowl in Orange, CA, and it was fired the F UP! From the Legends to the Masters to the Pros, everybody put it on the line for this one. May the fourth be with you all. 

It ain’t wrestling, but this year’s Vert Attack in Malmö put a damn chokehold on skateboarding. The groms, the ladies, the vets and the up-and-comers all went top rope and a killer session was had by all. See, we told you vert’s not dead.

Any good tradition should be allowed to mutate and evolve. This vert-ramp Rumble mixes the best parts of all different skate eras. There’s too many rippers to name here, but it's all one hell of a good time.

When Preston picked up a video camera, skateboarding changed forever. He wasn’t a typical filmer, but an extension of the whole crew, his contagious energy fueling a session to new heights. Let’s take a trip down memory lane with one of the Big Dog’s early full-length vids. Enjoy the stoke...

The Legends, Masters and Pros all descended upon the Combi Bowl for the 2018 Vans Pool Party, which coincided with Cinco de Mayo. The holiday vibe was definitely infectious and everybody got sick as F! How do these things just keep getting gnarlier?!

This year’s Pool Party was even more festive than usual as it fell on Cinco De Mayo, and the opening ceremony was kicked off with a traditional mariachi band cranking out tunes next to the bowl.

The old guard and yüng bucks vie for sky time and have a blast on Mothra's new swingset.

There’s nothing like the psychotic energy of a heated vert ramp session. The stoke keeps growing and feeding on itself until you get an amazing edit like this. Thanks to everyone involved here, because this Swedish event just keeps getting gnarlier!

The seventh annual Girls Combi Pool Classic was back and this time the size of the checks were equivalent to the size of the bowl—huge!  Congrats to Nicole Hause for taking home first place and $28,000!