So I'm going to start off this little announcement by squashing some rumors about Washington State. 

 

1)  It does not always rain here.  Yes, it's raining right now but that's beside the point...we don't get that much precipitation (ooo...big word).

 

2)  Kurt Cobain is in fact dead.  I know that some of you were holding on to the belief that he's just hiding somewhere and will one day appear again ready to have another Nirvana tour, but that's just not true.

 

3)  Bill Gates is in fact a robot.  I know a lot of you had some sneaking suspicions and you're right...there's no way one man could create a company like Microsoft.

 

Now that we've gotten that out of the way let's talk Northwest Gromfest.

 

Just like in SoCal, let it be known that the Skate Barn is helping to put on all things Gromfest in Washington State.

 

Gromfest and Skate Barn will be working together on 2 events that will act as qualifiers.  You show up to one of those events and knock the other competitors over into one of those Northwest rain puddles and you just might receive a Gromfest board and the chance to compete in the finals next summer at Whistler. 

 

 

What events can get you qualified you may ask...well here they are:

 

 

 

So last week the Gromfest crew had a trip to the land of bikinis, movie stars and traffic jams...yes that's right, we went to Los Angeles.

 

You know there's something about that city (not that I could live there), but it gives off an exciting vibe when it comes to the world of skateboarding and snowboarding.  If you want to work in the industry that's the place to go.  Yes, yes I know you could always go work for Habitat in Ohio or Burton in Vermont or Mervin in Washington or Never Summer in Colorado or...you know what, that's not the point, the point is that the majority of the industry is based in Caliornia.

 

So for a week the Gromfest crew had meeting after meeting talking with potential sponsors about the big deal next summer.  What also got laid out while we were down there was the schedule for SoCal Skate Qualifiers.

 

Let it be known that SPAUSA and Giant Skateboards are helping to put on all things Gromfest in SoCal.

 

Gromfest and SPAUSA (Skate Park Association of the United States of America) will be putting on 4 skate comps around the Southern California area between now and next summer.  Show up to one of those events and kick some major keister and you'll be on your way to the semi-finals.  This is where Giant comes in.

 

I don't know if you've heard but Giant Skateboards has their own park and they're letting us use it!  We'll bring the top 10 kids from each of the 4 comps to the semi-finals at Giant.  There those 40 will compete and we'll select 2 from each of the previous comps (8 total) to qualify for the finals next summer at Whistler. 

 

What events can get you qualified you may ask...well here they are:

 

 

Los Angeles Qualifier