After driving down from Buena Vista and resting up a bit I got out to skate right as the sun was setting. Normally I can’t ollie for a few minutes, but I went right up the curb then did a noseslide when I got there. Also manualled the longer manual pad really quick. Went right into trying lines, but didn’t try to get tech. I like that little kicker thing at the top. Started with a back 180 over it, switch front 180 over the manhole, flatground kickflip, ollie up the curb, crooks the ledge. The wider trucks are so great for crooks. The one “tech” line I went for was b/s flip over the kicker, halfcab flip on flat, no comply front 180, switch 180, kickflip up the curb, did a noseslide (but I was trying crooks). Also started with pop shove over the hip and a kickflip after switch 180’ing the curb. Tried to manual down the whole sidewalk and didn’t get close at all. Managed a few sloppy back 50s before locking into a good one. Then thought I should try back 50 back 180 out and of course could no longer back 50. Tried a run of front 180 up the curb, fakie ollie on flat, halfcab noseslide and couldn’t get it. Did a couple front 50s, posed front smiths. I was pretty tired throughout the session from snowboarding/driving so I just left. At least I got my legs back in skate mode.

(setup – 8.25 venture wides bones bushings ricta crap wheels)

At this point the 300 days thing is still in effect and there is faint hope that I skate all 365 days. So for now I’m gonna do everything I can to get a little skating in every day. After snowboarding with Ollie at Ski Cooper we stopped to get gas on the way back to my mom’s house. I grabbed my board, did a nose stall on a curb, a no comply 180, bailed a switch no comply 180. Then did a kickflip and got back in the car. As short and dumb as it was it made me feel great to get a little skating in after all.

(setup – 8.25 venture wides bones bushings ricta crap wheels)

@nolancormier skating it all. Lunch break session. #nullskateboards

A video posted by Null Skateboards (@null_skateboards) on Feb 6, 2015 at 11:25am PST

Had the day off work and went to Lafayette around 9:30 in the morning. I had the park all to myself and did lots of cruising around. That park can be really fun when it’s not crowded. I had a run in the toilet bowl that was super fun with lots of Rampy tricks in a row. Just silly ones like front disaster revert, fakie front 50, front smith, fakie back smith fakie. It was fun. I skated the little manny pad ledge for awhile. Did front 50, front 50 front 180 out, front 50 shove out, front 5-0, front 5-0 shove out and manual. Skating granite is fun. My board felt a little big at times, but that’s to be expected after the recent change. Had some fun lines starting with the ledge, then an ollie on the manhole hump and a trick on the tight little qp at the entrance of the park. I think once I did front 50, ollie, hurricane. Nolan came on his lunch break. And when he did quite a few others joined. Scooter kids, bike kids, etc. Ugh. Nolan killed it. The line above was less then 10 tries. He also had a crazy good pop shove nose manual on the manny pad. And of course slayed all the tranny in the park. The huge airs on the extension in the toilet bowl were gnar. Long grinds on the pool coping in the mid bowl. I had a fun line of wallie the rock hip, no comply 180 on flat, fakie flip on the bank, front 50 the bump to ledge. Down the hubba I only got slow noseslides. I was bummed on how scared I was to do even just noseslides. Oh well.

(setup – 8.25 venture wides bones bushings ricta crap wheels)

Another night with mostly just balancing in manuals on Rampy. But did a few kickflips and ollies as well. Manual pop shove came pretty quick.

(setup – 8.25 venture wides bones bushings ricta crap wheels)