GVK#22: Washed up old vert skaters
September 21st, 2007 by Grover
The latest installment of G.V.K. Watching this video made me realize I have had the same friends for 20yrs +. Good or bad im not quite sure. At the very least this is proof that we are washed up vert skaters. So all we need is a vert ramp so we can go and have a place to talk about the good old days and (re-live) the glory we never had. To be totally accurate this footage is from the end of our low fidelity careers. This footage is from Boulder but the crew lived in Steamboat, Colorado, circa 90-93. Not much vert anywhere, especially Steamboat. We would literally go months with out skating, get antsy head to Boulder (3 hours) to see a show. Most of this footage is from a session before a Ramones show.
GVK#22: Washed up old vert skaters
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September 21st, 2007 at 10:16 am
Hmm. Aren’t all your videos washed up old vert skaters?
Check out those backside airs by Matt… And Dr. Krohn with the sweepers on vert. We need to coax him up on the bigger stuff again.
There has been a lot of “archive” footage lately!
September 21st, 2007 at 12:26 pm
I was in Steamboat from 85 through 93, I learned a lot on those old steel ramps. In those days there was a public vert ramp every other town it seemed on I-70 from Denver to Glennwood Springs/ Carbondale. Used to be indoor parks in Fort Collins(Fort Skate) and Denver(Jamaica Jims) we would go to in the winter. It is funny to me our paths never crossed untill just the last few years around here. Anyways great video and thanks for the memories of some old skate spots.
September 21st, 2007 at 1:13 pm
I was in t-ride from 90-98, traveled a lot & skated boulder many times. the x-ramp in carbondale was one of the strangest ramps I’ve skated to this day. good times.
September 21st, 2007 at 2:08 pm
Yeah I almost learned inverts at that crappy wooden park at Steamboat. I hear they may have a concrete park now. The street part was pathetic, a decrepit fun box and low rail, maybe one launch ramp. We had a few fun downhill sessions off to the side of the mountain a little. Also, there was a mini ramp in a barn in Stagecoach. I remember Suicide Mike at the halloween party skating in bondage gear with all his body hair shaved off, eyebrows included. It snowed that night, and I think it was my first night in town, 1990, or 1991. I was stoked.
September 21st, 2007 at 3:02 pm
Grover - Where/when was that mini ramp footage shot? You look like you are 12 years old. (Nice turtle neck, BTW)
For those interested, Eugene’s footage was from Beaverton Oregon, maybe 2002, 2003.
Here’s a pic of an unknown skater I took at that Boulder ramp in 92 or 93. It’s the only size scan I can find. It was done for the web circa 96 so I was saving bandwidth.
September 21st, 2007 at 3:36 pm
Steamboat pics. Last ones, I swear.
At work in Steamboat. Photo by Dr.Krohn.
Anders Meyer AKA the Swede Steed in the chutes. I think they have lift access now.
Kilwag.
September 21st, 2007 at 4:34 pm
…that barn party was so fun with the mini ramp and the first snow…I got wasted skating the ramp in drag and this girl I really liked wispered in my ear “let’s go back to my place for sex and some punk rock.” I remember it was an ALL record and then the Replacements “Stink”.
September 24th, 2007 at 10:06 am
Is that the rock on the skiers left of the chute? Nice shots!
September 24th, 2007 at 10:08 am
One rock is a skier. One rock is a backpack.
September 24th, 2007 at 1:51 pm
EXTREME!