Liam Poirier and Jesse MacIntosh get pitted on Knox.

After the first day of Skylands we still weren't tired so we decided to find a place to freeride around Kelowna. Mt. Knox was apparently the spot to be, because we ended up meeting a bunch of skaters there.

Victoria local and Regular Underground's grom Liam Poirier gets inside on one of Knox's many Hairpins.

Liam and Jesse from Nanaimo were givin' er at the race-course all day and didn't show a sign of stopping at Knox.

Jesse MacIntosh apexes a corner with ease.

I'm tired, so this is short.

The Dirt Track at the Britannia Campsite

Right next to the field all the skaters camp in is an aquatic center and a dirt track for bikes... Or skateboards.

Island Luke seems stoked on the dirt-jumps.

Browntown gettin' it on the dirt-jump action.

Random photobomb from Calgary

Encountered two young skaters from Calgary while we were in the Properties, Alex and Adrian. They were shredding hard, and were totally unexpected and just kinda appeared.

Photobombin'.

Nice to meet you boys!

Cam and Dylan were also getting in on some hands-down action. Everyone in Vic seems to be getting into going faster now. I'm quite pleased.

Cam is back. Kinda.

 Cam Jones was fighting forest fires all summer in Smithers and didn't have anyone else to skate with. When I found out he was going to be on stand-by in Duncan for a while I figured I had better go see him. He needed a set-up and safety gear but Dylan was able to hook him up good and proper.

Look, there he goes.

 

One Six rider Dylan Campbell came to see Cam too.

Hit up some corners in the Properties and scared some mountain-bikers, then did some freeriding in Cowichan Bay. Gooooood day.

Kurt being awkward with babes - Brittania

At every race with energy drink sponsor girls, we get Kurt to pose with them. This is from Brittania. It's also the least offending to the eyes.

Lugein' It.

Chris McBride was awesome enough to lend me a luge until the spring freeride, so ive been practising every chance i get, i figure the least i can do to repay him is get good on the thing. Channel Ridge was lots of fun, Juniper was really, really, really fast, and i uh, don't wanna talk about it.

Saltspring

so, the kids at the saltspring skatepark probally don't understand why people huck shoes over powerlines, but as you can see, they're excited by the prospect, i did't even know skateboards had laces.

Photo: Mandi Grant