Far'n High 2024 Coverage

Paul Zitzer

You're fresh off the plane from America and you've landed in Paris. What's the first thing you are going to see? Paul Zitzer announcing the Flippy Trick Challenge to kick off the 16th annual Far'n High!
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Paul Zitzer

Paul likes what he sees!
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Lil frontside flip to kick things off
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

You know when a photo is a front three because the skater is twisted in the weirdest way.
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Rodrigo Leal

This is what an inward heelflip looks like in a picture
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

dealin' and switch heelin'
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Adrien Bulard

Switch ollie fully tweaked by Adrien Bulard for the culture
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Mika Möller

Mika Moller serves up a classic with this kickflip over the trash can
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Mika Möller

Mika backs himself up with a BS Flip
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Traveling does a number on the body. It'll have you resting on concrete
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Alex Mizurov

This front side flip from one of our judges, Alex Mizurov, sealed the deal on the Flippy Trick challenge!
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Lars Nestelaar

Lars and Mathias made it over from The Netherlands to hang with us!
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Alex Mizurov

The results are in, and you are getting cash Alex
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Alex Mizurov

Time to head over to the world's longest flatbar. I am not sure if it actually is the longest flatbar in the world, by Guiness Book standards, but it is the longest one I've ever seen
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Matt Shail

Spotted a SPoT sticker I put there last year.
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Matt Shail

I also spotted this sticker and if you didn't know, now you know
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

This is actually The Wall that Pink Floyd used to talk about
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Koffe Kroon

Mr. Kroon went for the longest back lip award. He didn't get it, but I love this photo. Shout out to my boy Ben on the other side of the wall getting those high up angles.
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Fully immersed in skateboarding - not a phone in sight.
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Julian Jeang-Agliardi

Julian Agilardi showed up dripped down in Disorder gear from head to two. New teammate Domo Walker following closely behind to keep this kid in line!
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Alexander Pouillot was our co-host of the weekend alongside Paul. He spoke excellent English, however, his accent was so heavy I could not understand him because my brain would not allow me to. Big ups my dude!
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Julian Jeang-Agliardi

Julian did a 50-50 roller coaster ride first T
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Dominick Walker

Domo did a 5-0 to up the ante
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

This dude did a crook to fakie over this entire thing. I still don't know his name, maybe he came from the woods or something. It was beautiful
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Dominick Walker

50-50 kickflip out from Dominick off the top of the roller coaster
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Dominick Walker

Not the Benihana!!!
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Dominick Walker

The hump got moved to the middle and Mr. Walker closed it out with a front 5-0 up, down, across, ....left, right, left, triangle, down, L1, R1...now he has unlimited ammo in GTA 3 on PS2
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Yakov Terrell

It's Qualifiers Day and these dudes are READY.
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Mika Möller

Skateboarders interpretation of the Air Jordan logo or Mika doing a fakie Tre on the hip? You decide
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Kilian Zehnder

It's not even noon and Kilian is out here doing switch heel fatty to flatty
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Mika Möller

Mika takes it to the wall with a front smith pop back in to the bank
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

The cameras were out to catch that one!
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Julian Jeang-Agliardi

Julian had this back heel over the hip all day. One of my favorite tricks!
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Max Berguin

Max Berguin made the journey out to Far'n High and down the length of this rail with a front 5-0
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Rodrigo Leal

Rodrigo Leal is a familiar face that has been competing in SPoT events for years. For some context - we were at etnies Goofy vs Regular in 2007 and he was skating with us!
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

This is the best photo I've ever shot of a switch big heel
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Alex Decunha

Did you know the kahuna at SPoT is named after Alex Decunha? Well.. it's not, but here is Alex doing a 20 foot long back nose slide and kickflipping out
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Mauro Iglesias

Mauro Iglesias put on a show and qualified first overall on the day which advanced him straight to the Far'n High Finals! Front 3 on the hip from the man
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Mauro Iglesias

Mauro held on to this crook nollie flip out like it was his job!
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Nollie crook
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Angelo Caro

Ran into our Peruvian friend Angelo Caro and his girlfriend out in the courtyard. What's up Angelo!
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

I don't know how to take a good photo of a nose grind big spin on a tiny quarter pipe, but I promise that is what happened here.
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

DJ Neff One was in the building and he was taking requests via Instagram DM. How's that for service!
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Always loved this angle for a back overcrook!
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Boo Johnson

Boo Johnson was in the building! Front tail heel flip out mid run
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Jordan Hoffart

Jordan Hoffart and, the recently renamed, Dabble crew also pulled up. Be on the lookout for their coverage of the event
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Back outside we've got kids putting other kids into the ground
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

There is not internet at this event so the live stream is an actual live feed from one camera inside. Far'n High is in the middle of nowhere and they keep it that way!!
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Chase Webb

We had a Chase Webb appearance. He has these front nose blunts fully locked in every time he threw them down!
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Switch big spin right after the catch. Lookin' saucy!
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Dominick Walker

He took over at the long flatbar and also took over inside. Domo with a flick front 50 to make it to semi-finals
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Kilian Zehnder

These next two photos feel like they're straight out of a film lab from the 90s. Colors were hitting just right at this very moment. Switch back 180 from Kilian
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail

Kilian Zehnder

Ending the day with this switch ollie over the rail from Kilian. Good night!!
Date: May 16, 2024
Photographer: Matt Shail