Hosted by the RAD folks from Kamloops Longboard Club, Skate Sun Peaks is one of the funnest weekends in Longboarding. Held at Sun Peaks resort in Kamloops British Columbia, the weekend event features off camber madness, and 34543465081631 corners. With a magic carpet shuttling riders all day, you can have endless laps on this longboard playground with your friends! Watch out for the tires, they jump right out at you!
Officially/unofficially starting on Friday, the weekend kicks off at the Kamloops longboard park. The first of its kind, the Kamloops longboard park is a must if you are ever in the area. With a intermediate, and advanced side, there is something for everyone! This is an amazing area to be able to practice your skills in a safe and controlled environment. The hard work and dedication of all who made it possible is apparent in the well maintained set of pathways. It is a great warm up for the main event, and an awesome opportunity to meet fellow riders, and the amazing people from KLC who put on the weekend.
"Hey Matt, is your fox buddy here?"-Everyone
Skate Sun Peaks
Truly a one of a kind event, Skate Sun Peaks is held on a gravity cart track that winds its way down the side of a ski hill in the mountains above Kamloops British Columbia. It is easy to imagine the small little village at the base of the hill in Europe, nestled amongst the Alps. It is only when you hear the unmistakable sound of someone bouncing off of a tire and the string of frustration that follows that you are brought back into reality. You are not in some quaint ski town in Europe. Better, waaayyy better! You are at a downhill event, and you have umpteen thousand off camber corners to make it around before reaching the bottom of the magic carpet, and (relative) safety.
Fun! Although in a very love/hate way as anyone who has ever skated it will tell you, Skate Sun Peaks will leave you smiling from start to finish. With an amazing amount of corners that come one right after another, it is a great place to dial in your technical skating and slides. Free riding solo, or in a pack with your friends, the magic carpet keeps you fresh and skating for two days straight. SHRED TILL YER DEAD!But don't overdue it! There's always an awesome party Saturday night with live bands, and it isn't until Sunday that the race really starts. After all that practice, Sunday mid morning is when time trials start, and is your time to shine.
This year we seen a little bit of everything some sun, some rain, and some hail/snowfall that is almost to be expected at "Sun" Peaks haha. Two different tracks in the wet and the dry, Sun Peaks is sure to keep you on your toes, while chucking you into a mother f@%^ing tire!If you didn't make it this year, start sliding now! Thanks to everyone who came out, and congratulations to all the winners! A big thank you to all the sponsors who made the event possible and to all the great people at Kamloops Long Board Club who not only slave to make Skate Sun Peaks the RAD event that it is, but are a strong force of stoke everywhere they go! Make Gnarly Normal!
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