A second DC commercial was filmed in the back lot of the California Skateparks headquarters with professional DC rider, Nick Dompierre. Built by California Skateparks, this artificial Hollywood set is just like you would see in the movies, contructed from 3/4 inch thick plywood and then covered in texture to replicate real concrete. Add a concrete ramp, lights, cameras, and pro’s and watch the experts create an amazing national ad campaign.
Years in the making, the Stevens Point Skate Park officially opened Thursday, with about 150 skaters attending an opening ceremony at Bukolt Park. “It’s been a long time coming,” said Stevens Point Area Skate Park Committee member Trevor Roark, “so we’re pretty excited.”
A committee was formed in 2005 to try to get a park in Stevens Point. After years of fundraising, the Common Council approved the skate park at Bukolt Park in 2008, and a design was approved earlier this year. The park ultimately cost $334,404 and was finished a week ahead of schedule. The construction by California Skateparks went smoothly, city Parks Director Tom Schrader said, and wasn’t affected by the September flooding.
Stevens Point Area Skate Park committee member Jami Gebert said moms with carloads of kids already were driving by the park in the morning, and skateboarders were lined up outside the park, waiting for it to open.
“I knew there was a need, but I didn’t realize there was this much need,” Gebert said.
Arron Edelblute, a 20-year-old student at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, said he was happy to see the park completed. He said he often skated at a park in Wisconsin Rapids but was glad to have one near the university.
“It’s about time that we have one here,” Edelblute said. “I’m glad it really got a chance to become a reality.”
Jeffrey Butler, 15 of Stevens Point, said the park is about two blocks from his home. He said now he and his friend won’t have to ride their bikes to the Plover skate park.
“I like this one better,” Butler said.
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Brandon Biebel debuts an exclusive sneak peak into the warehouse designed and built by California Skateparks. The warehouse is approximately 10,000 sq, feet with many unique street inspired features. These features include two stair sets, hubba ledges, manny pads, banks, and a bowl corner topped with premier Golden State Coping. Biebel shreds this warehouse with fellow professional skaters Guy Mariano, Anthony Van Engelen, Marc Johnson, and Dylan Rieder. Check out this video posted on ESPN’s “my spot”.
1st Meeting for Public Comments!
Tonight is the night! The very first meeting for public comments on the proposed Patrick Tinnell Memorial Sports Park in Lake Havasu, AZ. California Skateparks will be building the 40,000 sq. ft. sports park open to skateboarding, BMX, scooter, and inline skating. Show your support by going to the meeting and either voicing your opinion or just keeping yourself in the loop, either way the community needs your support. Check out the links below to find out more.
When: Thursday, November 4th 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Where: Aquatic Center – Rods and Relics Hall
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UPLAND, CA (November 3rd, 2010) – California Skateparks, the worldwide leader in skate park construction has completed the specialty shotcrete work for the Stevens Point Skate Park in Stevens Point, WI. The unique design incorporates a diverse combination of terrain for all styles of skating. Mellow banks and rolling transitions accompanied with flat ground and smooth concrete make this park very suitable for all level of skaters. Larger features such as the bowl and stair set are fun features for the more experienced skaters and others working on advancing their skills.
The skate park grand opening is set for tomorrow, November 4th in Stevens Point, WI. The skate park is 5 years in the making and this town is extremley stoked about there brand new facility. Over one thousand people are interacting on the Stevens Point Skatepark page on FaceBook and there is nothing but positive comments and praises to the people who made the skate park a reality. The ribbon cutting ceremony starts at 4:30 and the very first skate session will be followed directly after!
Address
Bukolt Park
North 2nd street to Bukolt > West on Bukolt into the park
First Real Street Plaza for Manhattan to Open November 4th
UPLAND, CA (November 2nd, 2010) – California Skateparks, the worldwide leader in skate park construction has completed the build out of the Hudson River Park Tribeca Skate Park at North Moore Street in New York City. The unique design incorporates 8,750 sq. ft. of diverse combination of terrain including stairs, ledges and rails that resemble an actual street plaza. Stone veneer and granite pavers were used in the fine details of the design and offer the park a true “street feel”. The plaza was designed and constructed using new methodologies and techniques and ingenuously integrated into the overall foot print of the park. The master design was created by international planning firm SITE Design Group.
The skate park grand opening will be this Thursday, November 4th and will be part of the daylong celebration for the Hudson River Park’s newly renovated Pier 25. The construction of the upland park and public esplande will include a habitat planting zone, lawns, seating areas, a dog run, overlooks, basketball courts, public art, and other active and passive recreation opportunities.
Tribeca Skate Park is one of four New York City skate parks built by California Skateparks. The other parks include House of Vans in Brooklyn, Maloof Money Cup Plaza in Queens and the Hudson River Park Pier 62 in Chelsea. The Tribeca Skate Park design is different than the one located at Pier 62 and provides a different riding terrain thus offering a diverse skating experience for the skaters of New York.
Skateboarding in America has never been more popular then it is right now. New skate parks are being built all over the country, contest money is in the millions, and progression is being pushed to the max. This growing popularity is creating a spark for skateboarding all across the globe. Brazil is one such country seeing a major increase in the popularity of skateboarding and California Skateparks is striving to make sure it continues.
Last week, skateboarding legend Bob Burnquist teamed up with California Skateparks to shoot a segment for Globo TV, the largest TV Network in Brazil and the 4th largest in the world. California Skateparks brought the World’s Largest Skateboard along to see what kind of skills Bob had on a 36 foot long board. Once the board had all four wheels on the ground it was time for Bob to take a ride unlike anything he had ever done before. There weren’t any flip or spin tricks attempted on the World’s Largest Skateboard but there was some talk of taking the board to Bob’s Mega Ramp… Check out the pictures from the shoot and stay posted for the video from the segment of the show, we will post ASAP!
California Skateparks is well known for building world-class skate parks all over the globe, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t up for trying new things. So when DC reached out and needed us to replicate a real street spot for an upcoming commercial featuring professional skateboarder Josh Kalis, there wasn’t much hesitation. The commercial was shot at the back lot of the California Skateparks headquarters. The wall is an artificial Hollywood set just like you would see in the movies, built from 3/4 inch thick plywood and then covered in texture to replicate real concrete. Add a concrete ramp, lights, cameras, and pro’s and watch the experts create an amazing national ad campaign. Click to see an advanced preview of the DC Commercial before it airs and see more of the shoot in the new issue of Skateboard Magazine.
California Skateparks is proud to announce Mayor Peter Herzog and the Lake Forest City Council gave the go-ahead to award the construction contract for the 16,000-square-foot expansion of the Etnies Skate Park. California Skateparks plans to start the expansion in November and the completion is scheduled for the Spring of 2011. The expansion includes adding a street-run to replicate real street skating and also giving the park a good mix of obstacles for all style of skaters. The street run will be complete with a 3.5 feet deep mini bowl for beginners, a 6 stair, a pier-7 manual pad and a rooftop hip similar to the first Maloof Money Cup. The Etnies – Lake Forrest Skate Park has been voted best Skate Park in the county by OC Parent Magazine for the fourth consecutive year and the expansion plans to guarantee that this streak continues. Click the link to read the full article and see exactly what else are in the plans for the expansion.
Photos of the Skate Park: Etnies – Lake Forest Skate Park
Link to Article: Full Article
On Monday, October 25, Brazilian TV Zona-De-Impacto stopped by the California Skateparks Headquarters to interview Joe Ciaglia and take a ride on the World’s Largest Skateboard. International reporter, Mariana Marques, brought 17 year old female skateboarder, Leticia Bufoni along for the trip. Leticia is a well known skater in Brazil and is quickly making her mark in the States. She competed in this years Maloof Money Cup and took home 1st after beating out 2010 X Games Gold Medalist Alexis Sablone in a tight final. Leticia had a chance to show off some of her skills at the California Skateparks back lot street section and even made use of the World’s Largest Skateboard. Leticia has big plans in the works for 2011 so expect so see her at the top of the podium very often.
