Gatorade Benches Coming In Hot

Clips of skaters shredding the wave benches we designed and built for the Gatorade Free Flow Tour are popping up all over the internet these days.  Check out this little clip of Anthony Shetler going to work.  Are concrete versions of this skateable art piece already in the works?….You’ll have to stay tuned to find out.

Westwind Lakes Skatepark in Miami

Came across a video from some local skaters at the new Westwind Lakes Skatepark in Miami.  Clocking in at just under 9 minutes, this hefty clip is full of buttery lines and smooth skating at the new outdoor park designed and built by Spohn Ranch Skateparks.

Gatorade Free Flow Tour

_5314681, originally uploaded by actionparkalliance. Gatorade recently approached us about making benches for the skateparks that are part of the Gatorade Free Flow Tour. We fabricated wave benches made of galvanized steel and surfaced with Skatelite for each skatepark on the tour, which is going on right now.  After the tour these benches will be given as gifts to the … FULL POST »

Two New Concrete Skateparks in Miami

Westwind Lakes Skatepark, originally uploaded by spohnranchskateparks. Click the photo above to see shots of the two new concrete skateparks that we recently completed in the Miami area. The first one is a 15,000 sq ft concrete skatepark at the Westwind Lakes Park in Miami Dade.  Flowing lines, an abundance of ledges and unique obstacles, and plenty of open space … FULL POST »

Go Skateboarding Day

As most of you already know this Sunday June 21st is Go Skateboarding Day, a day that was officially recognized by the U.S. House of Representatives in 2007.  There are tons of events happening all over the country, but  if you can’t make it to one of these events, the most important thing to do is to just get out … FULL POST »

Elemental Awareness at the LA Skate Plaza

On June 6th Element Skateboard’s Make it Count contest series made its final stop at Spohn Ranch’s Ambassador Skate Plaza in Los Angeles.  Head over to the Element site for a video recap of the action from that day.

Baytown Skatepark Video

Check out this cool montage filmed by a couple of local skaters at the Unidad Skatepark in Baytown, Texas.  The park is one of Spohn Ranch’s recent Hybrid Skateparks which consists of Spohncrete and TrueRide elements. Baytown Skatepark Montage from cody lonidier on Vimeo.

Skateboarding action in Cuba

Check out PoolSnob’s blog over at Fuel TV for further coverage of Spohn Ranch’s recent Spohncrete additions to the skatepark in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.  There is a nice interview with Mimi Knoop, who grew up skating in the Bay, with some great photos to go along with it. Stay tuned to Fuel TV for video coverage of the skatepark installation.

Brownsville Skatepark Grand Opening

Brownsville Bowl with Pool Coping, originally uploaded by spohnranchskateparks. Late last year Brownsville, TX had a grand opening for the new Spohn Ranch concrete skatepark there. The park has some nice features – complex bowl with spine, pool coping, granite manual pads, granite benches, granite ledges, brick banks, etc… Check out this video from the grand opening:

LA Skate Plaza Video

Here’s an amazing video put out by Transworld. Looks like the Reliance and Siren crews got together for a bbq at our new skate plaza.