Mini El Toro Skateboard Contest

You’ll never need an excuse to skate, but it takes a special kind of excuse to throw an event like the CCS El Torito Skate Contest. In this particular case, it was the grand opening of our CCS retail space in Portland, OR. By noon, the day of the event, the $2000 in cash prizes and scope of El Torito loomed large in the mind’s of every skateboarder within a 100 mile radius of the new CCS retail store. Regardless if they were going to skate El Torito or not, every skateboarder in the area was definitely getting ready to head out to the contest and cash in on the promises of free giveaways, beer, pizza, and good skating.

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Fandom: Copenhagen Open 2017 – What makes CPH Open the greatest skate contest in the world?

As a sponsor of Copenhagen Open, we at Stance are happy to be a part of the greatest skateboarding contest in the world. Arto Saari says it best in our wrap-up video, it’s more than a contest – it’s an experience and a week long festival. Ishod Wair took home top honors at CPH Open and won first place at the CPH Skatepark competition. Thank you to everyone who came to the contest and to the CPH Open crew who allowed our brand to be a part of these momentous occasions that are always unforgettable.

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LA Skatecation

International distributors sent in footage of their flow team to be hand selected for a trip of a lifetime. 26 potentials were submitted, but only 7 candidates were chosen. The crew was flown to LA from different countries to stack clips and skate with filmers & photographers from Thrasher, The Berrics, and Transworld Skateboarding. Check out their journey to legendary skate spots and how they got to go on an LA Skatecation.

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