While a lot of the country was freezing ass cold and people were riding powder (32″ inches of snow at Snowbird) it was blazing hot in So Cal. How hot? The surf report said the air temp at the beach was 95 degrees and the water temp was 61. So that meant a weekend of skating, longboard surfing, hiking and stuff. Was there a big football game, basketball, hockey, hell, I don’t care. Make your own action.
It is the time of year when sessions at the Vans combi pool heat up in anticipation of the Pro Tec Pool party. Most people opt to spend Friday night getting wasted but guys like Lance Mountain, Grosso, Salba, Kelly Belmar, Brain Patch and more chose to chase the adrenalin rush on a Friday night versus the artificial drug induced rush people get on a Friday night. Here is Lance Mountain making like a freight train through the corner while Salba watches and exits the pool. The Combi pool is a beast, 13 feet deep, slippery and endless line. Watching these guys figure out new lines in the pool and stick some runs is pretty sick!
Brian Patch could be a threat to the Pool Party podium for sure. Again Salba walking out of the pool. Salba eats, drinks and breathe skateboarding and punk rock and has ever since 1978 (or earlier). These guys are living proof that you do not have to do what your high school guidance counseler tells you. Salba said he sakted a pool for 4 hours earlier that day while I was working in an office - life choices, ha
95 degrees means a trip the the ol swimming hole. 96 foot deep waterfall into a giant pool of water was just the ticket
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