the ONE ( nose kick and slight tail kick)

....THIS CRUDE THiNg hAS BEEN SHAPED, then SHRUNK, HoGGED OUT AND RESHAPED, SLOWLY TRYING TO be THE "ONE " BOARD TO RIDE ON THREE MEDIUMS...

IT HAS ROLLED ON THE CEMENT .

AND been SURFED STANDING UP

last winter i got interested in Alaias

They appeal to that whole slidely feeling, that bindingless, finless feeling

whittled down one of my early attempts at alaia and gave it a cokebottle shape a la "winterstick"...

..its a work in progress, but should be finished after it has been tested on snow...






I believed that "one" board would be so cool, just slip it into a boardsox and take it everywhere you travelled ..

skate it when its flat,

surf it when the waves come up,

and carve a powder hillside...I still love that idea





however after much R&D with all types of planks this summer, I have mixed feeling....who wants just one board.....i've had so much fun belly whomping on cedar paipos and fiberglass boogies, that i would hate to be stuck with just one ride now..





and even though I don't know these guys personally I'd like to thank wolle nyvelt, adam at floridapowderskates, mark at chillerdecks, and jordan at snowskaters.net, for their insight and willingness to think outside the box. they have inspired many to try a different approach to riding snow, and their hard work is greatly appreciated