October 15, 2013
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January 05, 2011
Old-school article on the earliest days of downhill skateboarding. Check the Cliff Coleman standup slide photo and c…
March 12, 2012
Max was watching an old video he made, looking for clips to put in the Best of Skatehouse 2010 video. He really liked o…
November 20, 2014
Landyachtz, Bear Trucks, and Venom rider Dillon Stephens slams the brakes before a wet hairpin. We can’t show you all t…
May 28, 2016
James activates the armpit stink ray Portland local and all star all-around skater Casey Morrow stopped by the house…
July 01, 2015
This one goes out to everyone holding it down and finding some way to shred through the dead of winter. East Coast ska…
July 16, 2012
Stalefish slide through a hairpin. James just flows. James’s standup slides go both ways. Switch! Low-down back 360…
January 09, 2015
Matt Kienzle is our newest roommate. He is from Canada. Matt enjoys straight-edge hardcore music and backside bank che…
August 06, 2014
My Madrid and Venom teammate Zak Maytum and I went to the Philippines to do some skating last year. It was the second-c…
May 16, 2013
David-Alexander Dabic follows Patrick Switzer over the rough pavement. Josh picked up a new set of trucks while he w…
January 10, 2015
Pretty much everything you see in skate videos and photos is way gnarlier in real life, but the Kona tombstone is truly…
December 13, 2012
Wherein your favorite skateboarders have some beers and rudely yell “Free bird!” at the live band. The evening was kick…
October 05, 2015
Our good buddy Dustin Hampton is an original Malibu downhill shredder, Comet team rider, Skatehouse local, Loaded shi…
December 25, 2014
Tanner going fast and mugging for the camera. Multi-talented Texas homies Tanner and Wes flew out to California to catc…
November 21, 2011
The good folks at Madrid Skateboards and Venom wheels sent me down to Puerto Rico to take some photos and race in the G…
August 24, 2016
I was at work, shooting boring photos of Venom bushings for shops to put on their websites, when the chance arose to sh…
June 05, 2011
Everyone loves jump ramps. Whether you love catching air or watching people fly through the air, here’s how to make you…
May 30, 2012
Justin Rouleau leads a first round heat through the first right. The infamous Barrett Junction outlaw went down once ag…
August 28, 2015
Housemate Kody Noble rips a stalefish slide through some pine needles in Flagstaff, AZ. Local shredder Dustin Hampton bl…
April 27, 2013
Unlike most people, skatehousemate and Landyachtz Legion of Shred rider Pat Schep doesn’t pop and lock his powerslides.…
February 03, 2011
Sinjin Davis James Kelly Max Dubler (Matthew Kienzle photo) James Kelly and Louis Pilloni Max Capps Louis Pill…
August 24, 2011
Brian Peck, Max Dubler photo. Max Dubler, Brian Peck photo. Max Dubler, Brian Peck photo. Brian Peck, Max Dubler pho…
November 04, 2013
If you’ve seen the new issue of SkateSlate magazine, you’ve probably wondered how the hell Louis rolled away from that…
July 27, 2011
Brian Peck, Culver City CA. Max Dubler photo.
September 20, 2013
Before I was really into downhill skateboarding or photography, I saw some totally badass shots of downhill skating by…
February 08, 2014
Matt Kienzle skateboarding. Sinjin Davis headbanging. Max Dubler photography.
July 26, 2013
Max Dubler photo.
July 17, 2015
In the last year we’ve seen a number of serious injuries and deaths in the downhill skateboarding community. Downhill sk…
July 08, 2015
[P]lay is defined by its uselessness, its freedom, its ability to resist productivity. It is a form of ultimate freedom…
March 21, 2016
Danny Connor celebrated his birthday with a big outlaw race and a massive party. Skate house was there to take photos…
January 30, 2016
Jonathan Douglas and I were out taking photos a couple weeks ago when we ran into this random kid hanging out at the bo…
March 06, 2014
Just this past weekend a bunch of us met up with some locals to shred the gnar on our favorite local hills. A few of us…
September 04, 2012
Byron came down to visit SoCal on his spring break last week. Max snapped some photos of him on the local hills. Lil’…
February 05, 2013
Passing cars isn’t something you should do on a regular basis. The driver of this red car saw Matt creeping up behind he…
July 17, 2016
Sometimes the journey is more rewarding than the destination. Kody and I were driving across town to hit some new hills…
October 18, 2013
Mark took the afternoon off from his law-school studies to do some skateboarding in the Santa Monica mountains with us.
April 28, 2017
Emily Pross won open class and made history. Two years ago I went to the North Carolina Downhill race at Mount Jefferson…
October 28, 2012
A few weeks ago I was out at one of our favorite runs trying to get a couple photos of Chance Gaul, the crazy good Lagu…
January 17, 2014
You’ve already seen the video, so check out the photo sequence of the super-hectic finals at DCs birthday race. This cr…
October 29, 2016
This spot is insane. Between the super-rough pavement, crazy dropping hairpins, and the one turn near the bottom that f…
November 25, 2015
Downhill skateboard racing returned to Southern California with the Cinco de Mayo weekend Catalina Classic. Riviera Skat…
May 08, 2011
Ross Druckery flying over the 28′ launch gap. Muir Skate held their 2013 Downhill Disco last month. It was rad, as expec…
October 08, 2013
Maximum style from Comet Skateboards rider Justin “JB” Bryant. Blake Smith gets background props. Matt K photograph.
January 27, 2015
Boomtown skate stylist Ethan Cochard came down to California a couple weeks ago for the Muir Skate Downhill Disco and s…
August 21, 2014
Max Capps leads Graham Buksa, Keith Henderson and Vegas Jake. Note the carbon fiber knee braces Max is wearing. Each sp…
January 19, 2016
Brian Peck stands up and takes an outside line to let Kevin “K-Rimes” Reimer and Zak Maytum pass while freeriding at t…
September 12, 2013
As long as there have been wheeled contraptions for going fast and getting hurt, people have loved racing and getting ai…
June 14, 2014
December 27, 2013
Diego Opperman sends in this unstoppably East Coast photo of his friends Mac Holmes, Ben Desnyder, and Norman Plante sh…
October 17, 2013
AJ Haiby, who won the race, has the most savage skate face in the game. Dude looks like he’s about to murder your child…
January 31, 2012
This little East Coast skate rat has been lurking on our couch for the last few weeks. He says he’s here working on his…
July 18, 2015
Gold Rush 2010 was two days full of riding down on one of the best tracks in North America. Congratulation to Kevin Rei…
July 19, 2012
Two good friends and skatehouse residents went home this week. Skatehouse resident video editor and ascetic satanist Ma…
April 05, 2016
Aero helmets for days. From left: Erik Lundberg, Braden Tibbles, Micah Green, Rayne Longboards owner Graham Buksa, Max…
February 27, 2015
Max Myers and Pete Eubank going fast. Skate, don’t die: stay in your lane on blind corners and never wear headphones whe…
October 04, 2011
Big Lou grabs stalefish in the middle of a run down an old favorite. James Kelly photo.
January 11, 2016
Tuckin’ and railing through a banked righty back in March. Max Dubler photo.
Max rides for Clutch Skateboards and Venom Bushings. Matt K photo.
September 04, 2014
Andrew Chapman rides for Landyachtz Skateboards, Bear Trucks, and Hawgs wheels. Max Dubler photo.
February 16, 2016
Madrid and Venom rider Pete Eubank celebrated his 21st birthday last Saturday by skating this beautiful spot underneath…
January 22, 2016
Matt K gettin’ old school in California, Max Dubler photo
October 19, 2012
Max Myers, Aaron Baygell, Dustin Hampton, Nick Ronzani, and Forrest Brownell review the footage from last weekend’s ra…
May 17, 2012
If you know Big Dave (or if you’ve watched his video from Ditch SLAP), you know there’s nobody else like him. Dave had…
November 06, 2015
Last week we put out a video of Max Dubler shooting some photos of James (Arbor, Caliber, RAD, Venom) in a rarely-skate…
October 07, 2014
“The RDVX Grip Crew traveled to California for a good old fashion skate trip hitting gnarly hills and fast runs. Photog…
November 16, 2013
Madrid Skateboards and Venom Bushings rider Ethan Vinograd takes first place for America while the spectators let it al…
May 03, 2014
While the skatehouse is best known for our downhill abilities, we skate everything we can find, from backyard pools to…
June 24, 2016
James Kelly rides for Loaded Carving Systems, Orangatang Wheels, Randal Trucks, Venom Bushings, and Sundae Skates. Max…
January 25, 2011
Peter Eubank shredding in Malibu, Max Dubler photo
September 07, 2011
There was some controversy surrounding the final heat of last week’s Maryhill Festival of Speed. Ramon Konigshausen, Ze…
October 15, 2015
Long before Coast Longboarding’s Longboard Hockey League was getting rowdy in Canada, Chris Chaput was rocking the shor…
March 13, 2011
Local Kyle Chin throwing down a stylish slide, Max Dubler photo
May 03, 2012
Photo by Max Dubler
June 01, 2012
Landyachtz rider Billy Bones tucks down the “speed hole” straightaway. The rosary beads are just for style; he isn’t cat…
December 20, 2014
Housemate Max throwin’ some spray, photo by Brian Peck
August 21, 2013
Nick Breton going big off the kicker ramp at last weekend’s Giant’s Head Freeride. Special thanks to event organizer, A…
February 11, 2014
With one of the best hills in the world and custom-built ramps for one weekend only, Giant’s Head is the closest thing…
May 28, 2012
James Kelly drifting around a tight turn, Max Dubler photo
July 05, 2016
Brian “King Brian” Elderkin has awesome standup big man style. Skeet skeet bang bang. Billy Bones. Tom “Meatball” Eds…
April 30, 2012
Pat Schep, Toeside. Seen here in full color for the first time after appearing in SkateSlate Longboarding Magazine in b…
October 02, 2015
I’ve been wanting to make a toeside version of this photo for a while; but didn’t know anyone who had switch toeside ch…
May 30, 2015
James Kelly cruisin’ switch, photo by Max Dubler
October 30, 2012
Dane Weber keeps clear of the carnage behind him. Here are some photos Dubler snapped between heats Maryhill this year.…
May 22, 2012
Bad ass Norwegian downhill skater, tattoo artist, father, and party hero Mikael “Kula” Jensen out front in the first le…
January 04, 2013
Adam “Awger” Auger battles Aaron “from the block” Grulich for one-handed toeside supremacy. While we certainly dig the…
October 21, 2016
Angie’s Curve itself is crazy steep. Louis had it under control, though. Angie’s was the gnarliest race ever. Max took…
December 29, 2012
Venom/Madrid pro and Kozakov champion Zak Maytum leads Sector 9 riders Louis Pilloni and Bren Davidson into the first r…
September 22, 2012
Pat rides for Earthwing Skateboards, Surf Rodz trucks, and East Coast Core Skates. Max Dubler photo.
August 09, 2016
Canadian Jeff “Beer man of a million tries” Spicoli Randomsky pinning it through the chicane, about to drop into the fa…
April 30, 2014
This particular corner may not look that fast but for those who have been there know the high speeds you can carry into…
October 11, 2016
Mischo Erbahn has one of the best skate-faces in the business and the good sense to rock a clear visor. Maryhill in al…
September 25, 2017
The fastest man on a speedboard, Pete Connolly carefully and slowly reduces his speed after hitting 147.73 KM/H. This y…
July 09, 2014
BUSH THRASH. Grant from TX sent this gem. Steven W from AZ sends in this sick pic. Aero. Hell yeah. Get in touch.
April 19, 2016
Arbor, Blood Orange and Caliber rider Tyler Howell keeps it simple with black, red and white in equal measures. Peyragu…
The mighty Cliff Coleman, ripped first-try on this crazy steep, rough hill. I took a bunch of photos of San Diego local…
October 26, 2016
K-Rimes out front in a super tight semifinal, while Zak Maytum, Aaron Hampshire, and Byron Essert jockey for position.…
June 06, 2014
“Switch is easier ’cause it’s heelside for me.” Backwards early grab. Norman Plante is an East Coast skater currently a…
April 25, 2015
Just like every other skate crew on the West Coast, the Sunset Sliders like to start at the top of the biggest hill in…
April 07, 2011
The whole skatehouse was in New York City last weekend for the Broadway Bomb. Broadway Bomb is basically the sickest p…
May 25, 2011
AZ local and LA transplant Chris D’Allesandro has a nine-to-five grownup job, but that doesn’t stop him from shredding…
March 13, 2015
K-Rimes boosts a slightly blurry early grab off a weirdly-shaped bump in Malibu. Ryan started Ladera skateboards out of…
July 19, 2014
We’ve been getting tons of sick pictures in the mail lately. Most of ‘em are getting pasted up on the wall as part of a…
November 10, 2012
Swedish shredder Adam Persson has been lurking at the Skatehouse for the last month or so, traveling to Buffalo Bill wit…
March 16, 2016
Dillon from Summerland, BC and Hugh “Kibbling” Johnston took a road trip down the west coast on their way to this weeken…
December 23, 2015
Among the many reasons I don’t surf–fear of drowning, dislike of spandex bodysuits, fucking sharks–the need to get up e…
June 30, 2011
Matt K and Kody Noble, Max Dubler photo Peter Eubank, Max Dubler photo
March 05, 2014
Zak rides for Madrid Skateboards and Venom Bushings/Wheels. Photos by Max Dubler.
January 13, 2015
International skateboard-industry kingpin Matt “McLovin” Livingston gettin’ rad back east. Max Dubler photo.
February 03, 2012
If you watch skatehouse on a regular basis, you know we’re quite fond of a particular one-way downhill canyon road. Mos…
July 26, 2011
From the first issue of The Quarterly SkateBoarder magazine. Why race downhill on a skateboard? In the end speed onl…
October 31, 2011
Zak and Justin ride for Madrid Skateboards and Venom Racing.
March 27, 2012
We found this spot when we were driving home from Maryhill. The 101 winds down the Oregon coast between the mountains a…
January 13, 2014
Helmet-cam circa 1980, before everyone and their dad had a GoPro. Fully hectic.
January 11, 2011
Throwing down a switch backside check in California, photo by Max Dubler.
January 09, 2011
Slide to grind on the edge of the road in Flagstaff, AZ. Kody Noble photo. Backside @ Channel Street, James Kelly pho…
November 19, 2012
A fat crew of Texans has been lurking at the skatehouse for the last few days. Max poached this photo of Louie buttboar…
November 05, 2016
Cooper Darquea railing right. Winter is a tough time for most skaters, as the short days and bad weather make it harder…
November 11, 2014
January 07, 2015
Rip City Skate proprietor and Venom team homie JP Rowan kicks up some dust slashing frontside in Santa Barbara. Scient…
March 16, 2013
“Hey guys. I thought I would send you some pics of a crash I had while not wearing a shirt. Bad times I always wear s…
February 06, 2013
Midsboys Pete, Kai, Stephan and Mac swoop through a leafy right. Max went to North Carolina to hang with the locals and…
February 15, 2011
Greetings from the crew in the Winter Wonderland of California. The sun may be out but we’re still chilling in the lo…
March 14, 2016
This comes from the very last issue of SkateBoarder magazine before it turned into Action Now. Click through for muc…
August 19, 2014
Ethan Vinograd pitchin’ it toeside at the top of a ridiculously steep run in Laguna Beach. I’d planned to go take some…
December 22, 2013
Epic skate-face from the seventies. From the first issue of the Quarterly SkateBoarder. Special thanks to Jonathan Ha…