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Going down Aug 27th

The plan is a game of skate on three different features.

A few images from every corner of the venue.

Hot summer nights are perfect for sessioning a miniramp with perfect trannies with all a bunch of bros. Horseshoe Valley located just past Barrie, Ont. is making your dreams a reality with the new Friday Night Lights Mini Ramp Contest Series in their brand new Skate Park.

Here are some more details:

- 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- All Ages, but those under 18 are helmet mandatory.
- Nomis, Ron Jon, and Push prizing. More details to come.
- Grom and Open categories
- Mini Ramp and Jersey Barrier featured for the July 30th contest.
- Music
- Food and Drinks available at the Crazy Horse after
- Accommodations available at the Horseshoe Resort Hotel
- Judging format to be decided by riders
- High ollie comp, Power slide comp, and Most creative trick category will all be featured as well

Basically they are trying to have a backyard feel to it. Nothing overboard, just a mellow comp, good times and sick riding. What more could you ask for?

I spent this years Go Skateboarding Day (June 21st) with my good friends at Quiksilver. The day was quite an adventure… Going from Absbridges Skatepark just East of Downtown Toronto to The Bait Shop for a BBQ/Party and finally ending up at 751 for the real shaker.

It was a great day and I’ll never forget it, well the parts I can remember I won’t forget…

Canada Day was the official opening day for Horseshoe Resorts new Adventure Park. As one of the park builders and staff I was glad to see so many people out enjoying what we spemnt over a month putting together. Happy to say that a now (almost a month later) the park is still busy and expanding every week.

The following image will take you to the Push.ca article on the parks opening day;

Rothphoto images are also features on Horseshoe Resorts website under Adventure Park in the Gallery tab or by clicking the following image;

Catching up on posts from the past month. Starting with this amazing day.

The great people at High Road had Brian Hunt and myself come out to CJ’s Skatepark in Toronto for the day to cover the Gatorade Media day. A sneak peek at Sean Malto, (professional Skateboarder) and the Gatorade Ambush Tour featuring Malto and Chaz Ortiz.

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It had been four years since I had gone to a Shakedown yet I still regard it as one of the best contests I had ever been too.  Amazing riding, SICK tricks and a chance for me to get really creative with shooting big jumps. This years event was not let-down. Though it was raining both event days and my strobes were sitting outside all day, a little duct tape and some clear garbage bags got me though. I hope you enjoy the photos, they were not easy to get.. haha.

Day 1 – Gallery

Day two was even more epic with the best of the best throwing down for $10,000. The rain was still coming down hard but that did not stop 50 riders from doing what they do best.

“Somewhere (no doubt over a frosty cold beer if he was of legal age), Sebastien “Seb Toots” Toutant is smiling right now. Not only is he the Ride Shakedown champion for the second year in a row, beating out 14 other riders, but it’s his second weekend in a row winning $10,000. Last weekend it was the Quiksilver Showdown at Grouse in Vancouver, BC, and this weekend it’s the Shakedown. And now young Seb Toots has a cool 20 G’s sitting in his savings account. Not bad for two Saturdays of snowboarding, eh?” – Matt Houghton

Day 2 – Finals

Halftime Show

Source: www.push.ca