Damn Am Woodward West 2012
Photos and a new episode of SPoT Life from Damn Am in the sticks.
Damn Am Woodward West SPoT Life Episode
Charlie Blair
We kicked the weekend off with a Mini-Ramp Jam where Charlie Blair shined. That's a bean plant to fakie.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Charlie Blair
Charlie Blair floats frontside.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Anthony Estrada
Anthony Estrada - nollie backside 360 heelflip.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Gilbert Estrada aka Lil Gee
Anthony's little brother grew a couple feet since last year. That's a hardflip to fakie.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Who Dat?
Who Dat? Back smith.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Derek Elmendorf
Derek Elmendorf - nollie nosegrind.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Who Dat?
Who Dat? Front feeble.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Who Dat?
Who Dat? Heelflip back lip.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Jereme Knibbs
Knibbs over the bench while the Media Team documents.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Jereme Knibbs
Mike D's sequence of Jereme's back lip up and down.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Mike D
DJ Wade
DJ Wade disrespecting the electronics as usual.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Jorge Angel aka Porpe
Porpe didn't walk away with the cash put up for him to ollie onto the roof, but at least we walked away with his life.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Zane Timpson
Porpe's antics inspired a Best Trick Contest to the roof. Zane's got a 360 flip up there.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Jagger Eaton
The west coast's best air babies took it to the vert ramp for a Contest. Jagger here is more than an air baby. He's got the ATV set.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Zane Timpson
Zane's also an ATV.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Jorge Angel aka Porpe
And here's how Porpe runs the contest using our Scoreboard iPad app. Wait, that's Twitter.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Beaver Fleming
It was a long day and that results in lazy picture snapping in this stance. That's Nitro Circus on some flippity madness.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Trey Wood
Trey Wood - this kid has the properly tweaked out airs.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
DJ Wade
The Vert winners with DJ Wade photo bombing.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Ryan Clements
Pause for a SPoT staff session. Ryan Clements has a boneless over the gap.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Joe Pelham aka HiDefJoe
HiDefJoe kickflipped it.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Rob Meronek
And of course, I have to meron grab it.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Joe Pelham
Ryan Townley
Ryan Townley boosted his boneless a little higher than Clem.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Ryan Townley
Ryan has the backside 180 nosegrind every time.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Blake Johnson
Everyone's favorite for the weekend was Blake Johnson aka Baby Kenny Hughes. He also won the Zumiez Destroyer Award.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Who Dat?
Who Dat? 360 flip down the stairs.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
The crowd in the convenient shade zone. Thanks to all the familes and friends that came to watch.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Blake Johnson
Baby Kenny - kickflip crooks.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Vern Laird
Vern is cracking himself up on the mic, and hopefully you, too.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Adriano Lachovski
Adriano Lachovski - nollie frontside noseslide.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Blake Johnson
Baby Kenny - rightfully deserved Zumiez Destroyer Award.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Austen Seaholm
Thanks Austen Seaholm for hanging out all weekend. No, he didn't throw it.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Picomano is so hyped to be skateboarding. Thanks for being a part of what we're doing with Damn Am. See you in Tampa!
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Picomano won Best Trick with this inward heelflip lipslide.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Philip Meranto aka PIP
Pip is going straight to the Semi-Finals at Tampa Am this year for getting 2nd place this weekend.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Adriano Lachovski
Adriano made this 360 flip lipslide first try in his Jam.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Thanks to the whole Brazilian crew that came to the woods for Damn Am Woodward West.
Date:
October 15, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Anthony Anaya
We first met Anthony Anaya way back in 2009 at Damn Am Minneapolis. He has since done grow'd up, come into his own style, and is killing it. He won this weekend's Damn Am at Woodward West. You'll be seeing him and PIP automatically in the Semi-Finals at this year's Tampa Am 2012 in December. Thanks Woodward West for hosting the last Damn Am of the year. Get full results from the weekend here: Damn Am Woodward Results including Zumieze Destroyer Award and Skull Candy Best Trick.
Date:
October 14, 2012
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Anthony Anaya
Damn Am Minneapolis 2009
That's Anthony Anaya. A full blown elbow macaroni cast didn't stop him from skating the Bowl or the Street Contest
Date:
May 30, 2009
Photographer: Rob Meronek