Thrasher Magazine

One of our favorite Skate Witches sweeps across the cuts of the West Coast, earning a pro broom in the process. This one goes to 11.

Kristin Ebeling is a powerhouse in the women’s skate movement. From teaching young girls and trans skaters, to making the KOTR-esque Wheels of Fortune event, Kebs’ drive to dismantle the skatriarchy is unrelenting. Alex White calls her up about being the only girl at the park and what having it all really looks like.

Members from Skate Like a Girl’s team rip some props in Seattle and explain their mission of advancing accessibility and inclusion in skateboarding.

Want to give back to skateboarding without starting a struggling shop or a directionless brand? Now you can! We sat down with five social skate project directors to find out how.

It wasn’t just the stock dudes that put out an unprecedented amount of raw ripping last year. Here are the non-traditional skaters that got the highest marks in 2020.

Thrasher contributing writer Alex White’s completely biased opinion of the best non-male skaters of 2019.

The Pushing Boarders conference whose tagline is, “talking skateboarding,” invited some of the brightest academics, activists and pro skaters to Malmö, Sweden to discuss the hard issues on the social side of skating. Ted Schmitz investigates.

By organizing contests and events, Kristin has helped transform skating for girls throughout Seattle and the Northwest. Now this full part is her time to shine and show her unpredictable and impressive bag of tricks.

The SK8RATS crew is back with another full-length offering, Pump On This. We hit up Shane Aukland, the rat master himself, to get the scoop on how the vid came to be. And if you wanna send Cory Kennedy some love, he lets you know how. These rats rule.