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POWELL PERALTA<\/strong>
\n ROCKY MT. HIGH<\/strong><\/p>\n

INTERVIEWS by DAN LEVY<\/strong>
\n PHOTOS by DEVILLE NUNES<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Powell Peralta team made the trek to Colorado to check out the epic skateparks and backyard pools that are abundant on the Front Range. The sheer talent of the team is evident in these amazing images by Deville. Read on to learn about a few of the locals that make up the backbone of this\u00a0incredible DIY skate mecca.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"POWELLPERALTACOLORADO1-2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

SHANE\u00a0<\/strong>BORLAND<\/strong><\/p>\n

Where are you from and when did you start skating?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019m from Topanga Canyon, California, and I started skating when I was like three.<\/p>\n

Rad. What do you think about the strong DIY scene in Colorado where people are building so much stuff to skate in their backyards?<\/strong>
\nI think it\u2019s sick. It\u2019s really cool.<\/p>\n

Why do you think Colorado is so lucky to have so many epic public skateparks?<\/strong>
\nI don\u2019t really know why it is, but I wish it was like that over here because those are some of the best skateparks I ever skated.<\/p>\n

What was the best and worst part of about skating in Colorado?<\/strong>
\nThe best part was how good everything was and the worst part was probably the altitude. I remember sometimes I got out of breath and stuff.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favorite food on tour?<\/strong>
\nThai food.<\/p>\n

What was the most surprising thing that happened on the Colorado tour?<\/strong>
\nIt was probably when our filmer got hurt and we had to have a whole other filmer. That was kind of crazy.<\/p>\n

What was your favorite place to ride?<\/strong>
\nIt was the first park we went to and it had everything. It was super good. It had a big snake run. I think it was called Arvada. That was the best place.<\/p>\n

Who was the tour MVP in your opinion?<\/strong>
\nPretty much everyone killed it. The first half of the trip they skated a bunch of street and then I got there for the second half of the trip and skated a bunch of tranny and stuff. It was mainly me, Charlie and Mighty skating. Everyone was killing it.<\/p>\n

If you could give advice to skate crews going on tour, what advice would you give them?<\/strong>
\nI guess most skaters get up late and then skate. Most skaters eat breakfast at lunchtime, but when you\u2019re on tour, you\u2019re up and skating early. So skate early and skate all day and keep going.<\/p>\n

Do you remember who the best local was that you saw?<\/strong>
\nThere was this one guy where we skated this pool in this backyard that was built to skate and this one guy was really good. He was wearing no pads and just a helmet. He was an older guy and he was just really good. I don\u2019t even think I ever got his name, but we were sessioning this pool and he ripped.<\/p>\n

\"POWELLPERALTACOLORADO3-4\"<\/a><\/p>\n

EDDIE MORENO<\/strong><\/p>\n

Where are you from and when did you start skating?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019m from Guerrero, Mexico. I started skating at age nine or ten. My dad had a board laying around that he used to skate back in the day, so I just picked it up one day and I was hooked on it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sick. What do you think about the strong DIY scene in Colorado where people are building so much stuff to skate in their backyards?<\/strong>
\nI think they\u2019re really dope on that because out here people don\u2019t put much time into building stuff because we have so many skateparks. Over there, the whole skate scene is way big. It\u2019s like a big family and I really respect that.<\/p>\n

Why do you think Colorado is so lucky to have so many epic public skateparks?<\/strong>
\nI think they\u2019re lucky to have so many good parks because a lot of builders live over there too and they all skate. They put all their heart into whatever they build because they know they\u2019re going to ride it too and they want people to enjoy it.<\/p>\n

What was the best and worst part of about skating in Colorado?<\/strong>
\nThe best part is that you can skate at least five or six parks in a day and get a bunch of clips and you don\u2019t get kicked out and you can smoke weed anywhere you want. The worst part was the weather for me because I\u2019m not really used to the cold. Where I\u2019m from, it\u2019s so hot.<\/p>\n

Who do you think are some of the unsung heroes that make Colorado such a good place to skate?<\/strong>
\nI was super pumped to go there because this dude, Whiskey Tee, lives over there. He gets everybody together to skate, so that pumped me up a little bit.<\/p>\n

Cool. What\u2019s your least\u00a0<\/strong>favorite tour habit of your crew?<\/strong>
\nWe don\u2019t really have any bad habits except sometimes we get mad at each other if thing are not going our way and it gets kind of weird, but we all get along pretty well.<\/p>\n

\"POWELLPERALTACOLORADO7-8\"<\/a><\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favorite food on tour?<\/strong>
\nThai food is always bomb. Everyone likes it, so we always try to find a Thai food spot to hit right after we skate. In every town, we always bet Deville. It\u2019s like, \u201cIf I land this trick, can we go get some Thai food?\u201d He\u2019s like, \u201cYeah!\u201d That is tight.<\/p>\n

What was the most surprising thing that happened on the Colorado Powell Peralta tour?<\/strong>
\nOh man, we were filming this line, and my friend was trying to get a line on this rail, and our filmer was filming it. Out of nowhere he fell and he broke his thumb on the second day there. We were like, \u201cIs the trip going to be over?\u201d Then we found another kid that came and filmed with us and he pretty much saved the trip. He took us to a bunch of spots and stayed with us. He was only supposed to stay with us for a day, but then he called his job and told them what he was doing with us and they were like, \u201cJust stay the whole week. Everything will be fine here.\u201d He dialed us right in and it was so tight. It was crazy. The trip could have been over only two days in and we had two more weeks to go. That kid really saved the trip.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s solid. What was your favorite place to ride?<\/strong>
\nMy favorite place was either Whiskey Tee\u2019s house or the Recycler. Both of those spots were really fun and everyone was vibing and just kicking it. It was sick.<\/p>\n

Who was the tour MVP?<\/strong>
\nI think the filmer for sure, because, if he didn\u2019t come with us, we probably would have been screwed.<\/p>\n

Nice. If you could give one piece of advice to skate crews going on tour, what advice would you give them?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019d probably just say, don\u2019t rush anything. Make sure you have enough money and a place to stay. When you go to spots, don\u2019t try to go all out right away. Pace yourself and do things that you know you can do. Sometimes you skip steps and you do stuff you know you can do, but sometimes you just shouldn\u2019t do it. Hold back a little and don\u2019t do anything really crazy with the whole team so you don\u2019t get them in trouble.<\/p>\n

[Laughs] Right. How did the altitude in Colorado affect your skating?<\/strong>
\nI don\u2019t think it affected me too much, but I guess I was getting a little tired a little faster. It kind of tired me out a little bit when I was trying to breathe. Besides that, it was cool. I didn\u2019t notice it much.<\/p>\n

Do you remember who the best local was that you saw?<\/strong>
\nWhiskey Tee [Terrill Schmidt]. I always wanted to skate with him because I know he\u2019s been skating for a long time and I like the way he does stuff. He\u2019s straight O.G. He\u2019s into pool skating and keeping it alive.<\/p>\n

\"POWELLPERALTACOLORADO5-6\"<\/a><\/p>\n

CHARLIE BLAIR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Where are you from and when did you start skating?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019m from Fullerton, California, and I started skating about 17 years ago.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re old, dude. [Laughs]<\/strong>
\n[Laughs] Yeah!<\/p>\n

Rad. What do you think about the strong DIY scene in Colorado where people are building so much stuff to skate in their backyards?<\/strong>
\nI think it\u2019s rad. I think they should keep doing it. When people get together and start doing that, there\u2019s going to be mad spots, ya know?<\/p>\n

Yeah. Why do you think Colorado is so lucky to have so many epic public skateparks?<\/strong>
\nI don\u2019t even know why. Maybe because of the money they\u2019ve got, I guess. The parks are epic with nice smooth concrete.<\/p>\n

Who do you think are some of the unsung heroes that make Colorado such a rad place to skate?<\/strong>
\nThere are a bunch of hesh-ass fools. With all the legal weed smoking they got going out there, you have mad people trying to come out there to skate. It\u2019s a cool spot to be.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your least favorite tour habit of your crew?<\/strong>
\nEverybody being a bitch. My least favorite thing is driving around and being stuck in the van.<\/p>\n

Who decides on the room assignments?<\/strong>
\nDeville picks his room and then we get our room and we all fight for beds. Me and Eddie being older get to pick our spots. I usually get a bed, but if somebody is kind of broke off, I\u2019ll hook em up and I\u2019ll sleep on the floor and be a cool guy.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s super cool of you. Sick. What\u2019s your favorite food on tour?<\/strong>
\nMy favorite food on tour is hot wings and In N Out 4 x 4 with cheese, trying to clog some arteries.<\/p>\n

[Laughs] What was the most surprising thing that happened on the Colorado Powell Peralta tour?<\/strong>
\nFinding out that weed was legal out there and you could just smoke walking down the street and have cops light up your joints for you. That was pretty tight.<\/p>\n

\"POWELLPERALTACOLORADO9-10\"<\/a><\/p>\n

What was your favorite place to ride?<\/strong>
\nI would have to say that my favorite place to ride in Colorado was that big ass park with that huge snake run. Arvada. That park is insane. It\u2019s got everything you could want and more.<\/p>\n

Who was the tour MVP in your opinion?<\/strong>
\nOn that trip, I would have to say everybody because everybody killed it.<\/p>\n

What was the funniest thing that you learned about each of your comrades on the tour?<\/strong>
\nThe funniest is when everyone has been together too long and they start getting pissed off at each other. It\u2019s funny to see the anger come out.<\/p>\n

[Laughs] If you could give one piece of advice to skate crews going on tour, what advice would you give them?<\/strong>
\nHave fun and don\u2019t take it too seriously.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s good. That\u2019s perfect. How did the altitude affect your skating in Colorado?<\/strong>
\nIt was hard. It was a change. I had to get used to the altitude. For the first couple of days, it was kind of hard to keep skating in the thin air. I got used to it after a while, but it was hard at first.<\/p>\n

Do you remember who the best local was that you saw?<\/strong>
\nThat\u2019s a hard one. All the locals ripped. Everyone was killing it with us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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