The second annual WSA Treetops skate jam was a big success. We resurfaced and created some obstacles, had some weird challenges and gave away heaps of prizes.

I filmed and edited this clip to showcase the WSA's first victory: fundraising, building, installing and skating a bunch of new obstacles at Treetops DIY skate spot.

My Melbourne weekend from Max Olijnyk on Vimeo.

 

I spent the weekend skating and catching up with some dear friends in Melbourne.

For the first two days I was back in Melbourne, all I did was skate. It was glorious. This film documents those 48 hours in the way only skate videos can: through the tricks that were landed, and the accompanying humour involved.

As mentioned in my LA blog, I had intentions of keeping a travel diary during my ten days or so in New York, but all that fell out the window as soon as I got there. It really is a fantastic place, more exciting and endlessly fascinating than anywhere I’ve been, but it is so involving, so…

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I'm pretty sure today was the last time I'll get to go skating with these guys before we move to New Zealand. Days like this are what I'll miss the most about Melbourne.

A video about tailslides

We stayed home for Christmas this year, which seemed like a good idea going in, but as the holy day drew near, we became sad. ‘It just doesn’t feel like Christmas,’ I said to Rosie as we moped around the house, playing with Fred or waiting for Fred to wake up, or sitting on…

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