Swiss Skate Van

09/06/2018

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14/05/2017

Yesterday was the saddest day in Swiss DH Skateboarding. We lost a man on one of our favorite roads. No matter what words I can find, nothing will bring him back to life. Death is final. We will never know what made him take the line he took, we just know it got him into oncoming traffic. We're deeply sorry for the family he leaves behind and also for the driver of the oncoming car wo will have the images of the accident engraved in his memory forever. All that is left for us who stay behind is to learn from what went wrong. We need to learn about group dynamics, what gets us to make risky decisions, what makes us want to prove ourselves in the group, what makes us take unnecessary risks? The accident teaches us a lesson, and let me put this straight, it was 100% his own fault, there is simply no excuse for hitting blind corners in the oncoming lane. But the important part is to realize that close calls (we all had situations where things didn't go as planned and we just got lucky) can build a self-image of invincibility, the more times we get away with potentially dead-wrong decisions. We have to learn to realize that close calls and so called "sketchy situations" are not cool nor can a happy outcome be taken for granted. "Luck" should never be part of the plan. Control, good choice of line, good riding tecnique and ability to brake and/or swerve at any given moment aswell as decent self-judgement and well-cared for gear should be the base of our riding since we want to go ride tomorrow too and the day after... What can we do? We can express our concerns about other people's riding tecnique state of gear and line choices. If we're the ones told that we're being dangerous, accept the criticism. It often looks very different from the outside to what we feel on our inside. Appreciate the ones who are concerned about you and be sure they have their reasons for telling you and be aware that there is ALWAYS other people involved in your actions. If it goes wrong, there's your family and friends, there's random people that may see your accident, nurses, doctors, ambulance drivers and so on. You affect all these people, not just you. In the end we all make our own decisions, and skatebarding rewards one with a very honest feedback to our choices, may this be joy, pleasure, pain, rash broken bones or death. That's why I personally appreciate it so much. It's honest.

Update: There is a fundraiser on gofundme to help José 's family to bring him back home. I know they can count on us in the hardest of times. Pitch in a beer or two everybody! That's one thing off theyr backs already in the hardest of times!

Debido a un tragico accidente que tubo el hijo de nuestra amiga Gianella Montano , que le causo la muerte, se necesita transladar el cuerpo de Suiza a Ecuador el cual es muy costoso requiere de nuestra ayuda en este momento tan terrible y doloso para ella. Seguro que Gianella se los agradecera.

23/02/2017

18/10/2015

aaahaaa.... ;-) enjoy

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02/10/2015

The skate van is doing hard work at wolzen!!!

WolzenBolzen Aufbau 2015

01/09/2015

Atomic Race 2015 recap... great race, great organisation, great people!!!

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05/08/2015

You can win a ticket for the Atomic Race 2015... check this out..

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04/08/2015

Now there's still 8 spots for the WolzenBolzen 2015.... register on http://www.freerides.org/events/wolzenbolzen-2015/

WolzenBolzen - Der Freeride mit dem Sessellift...

Es hat noch 12 Plätze Frei. Anmelden könnt ihr euch unter http://www.freerides.org/events/wolzenbolzen-2015/

19/05/2015

Also the Swiss Skate Van had a lot of sun and fun at the PURA VIDA SKATE CREW Slide Jam.... enjoy the recap:

Herzliche Gratulation dem Gewinner DAVE SÜESS!!!

17/05/2015

Yeah.. check out the action in thun soon.....

29/04/2015

these sick shirts are sold to support the BWT 2015.... check it out

Das BWT 2015 Shirt ist da!! Für CHF 20.- schicken wir es dir nach Hause: Sende uns deine Grösse (S, M, L oder XL) sowie den Zahlungsbeleg und deine Adresse per…

28/04/2015

Check the teaser of the 2015 BWT!!! F*ck Yeah!!

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