LBC!
For the 25th consecutive year, I will not be in Stuben for the Longboard Classic. But the Stateside version - The Longboard Poseur - was held at Loveland on April 2! Here are some shots from an unforgettable day:
The full participant quiver!
Actually, the Arbor was just left there by some guy who went to take a piss. But all the rest are from the event!
The full lineup at the top of Patrol Bowl! Plus some rando skiers observing the hill:
And a panorama of the sponsor tents! A great place to meet fellow longboard enthusiasts ...
...and rent a locker and refill your water bottle and pee.
Fine, it was just me, by myself, sneaking up to The Luv on a Monday. The old Glissade Big Gun 195 - I really want it to be my all time favorite board - rode like a pig. F-ing awful. The Tanker 186, the 30th anniversary model, rode like the opposite of a pig. Spent most of the day off 9, including a seeing-eye ride down Patrol Bowl in a squall (if you don't like the weather at Loveland, wait 10 seconds) and a hike to the south end of Super Bowl (the UPZs did surprisingly well in the bootpack). And I strafed Mario's Yard a few times because it was very inviting and I could. Not the LBC and not Stuben, but it's ours.