http://www.ripperskateboards.com.com/ Ripper Skateboards News! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=86 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=86 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Premier of the short movie that the boys filmed in 16 mm, for the Red Bull Shoot to Thrill. The team that represent Quebec city, was composed of Ulyce Pinnel, Frank Philly and Roby Gobeil. Check out the interview of Mathieu Cowan, the filmer of the team : The 400. http://www.redbullshoottothrill.com/film_teams/detail/the-400/9 In Quebec city, November 21th http://www.facebook.com/events.php#/event.php?eid=98626025009 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=85 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=85 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Go get your self a copy of the latest Expose Magazine to read the article of one of the best trip that Tim and Marcus did in Croatia this past May. You will see the photos, that place got some crazy unknown skate spots. I remember that Yannick from Simili magazine (in France) told me that Croatia was a fabulous place to go for skateboarding and city of Split was the best (yeah, same name than the famous US clothing brand). He did an interesting article with Dany Hamard, Split in Split. Always looking forward to discover new and unseen destinations, our duo Tim and Marcus are flying back to the old continent in December. But this time, they are going to straight to the Dubaï and maybe Pakistan. Hope they will be safe. But fore now, let's take a look to what went down in Croatia and discover more about that country and the crew that visited it. If you have any insight, link or video of Croatia that you want share please do in the comment section bellow. Enjoy life, travel and keep on skateboarding. RipperZent! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=82 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=82 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Here are a few photos of Adam on Jesse Taylor's blog : http://www.jessetaylor.ca/ Adam now lives in Whistler since 2007 and is some times hitting the street of Vancouver to leave his mark. I saw him during the Ripper Canada Tour this past August and I must say that he surprised me. Still got his pocket tricks and bangers but got time to perfect his style. Make sure stay tuned for the video of the tour and see what went down. RipperZent ! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=81 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=81 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 From Augusth 9th to Augusth 28th, we travelled in Canada for a skateboard tour. More than 13 000 KM and 150 hours of drive. A video clip is in the work. Check it out, really good time ! Chilling : http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=26787000831 Bars : http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=20621228426 Peace http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=79 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=79 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Get a free RIPPER T-SHIRT ! 1- You subscribe : www.ripperskateboards.com/mobile 2- The day of the event, you will get an SMS confirmation 3- Come chill with us at the Ripper booth and show us your SMS Get your T-SHIRT and free stickers at one of the Canada Tour stops ! Dates and locations : www.ripperskateboards.com/showEvents.php Subscribe now ! www.ripperskateboards.com/mobile http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=80 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=80 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Starts at 10h pm Screening of the Ripper Euro tour movie ! Hall of fame photo contest and FREE product all night ! DATES CITIES BARS August 16 Vancouver, BC The Bourbon 50, west Cordova Vancouver (Gastown) August 17 Calgary, AB The Road House 840 9 Avenue SW Calgary August 18 Saskatoon, SK Winston's English Pub 243 - 21st Street East Saskatoon August 19 Winnipeg, MB Muddy Waters 15 Forks Market Road, Winnipeg August 21 Brampton, ON Frigate & Firkin 378 Queen St. East Brampton August 22 Montreal, QC Le Belmont 4483 St Laurent, Montreal August 23 Edmundston, NB Dekadan 192 Rue Victoria, Edmundston August 24 Halifax, NS The Argyle 1575, argyle street Halifax Confirm your presence http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=20621228426 Hope to sea at the party (19+)! Peace http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=78 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=78 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 After our Euro Tour, we decided that it was about time that we should travel in our country. So after fixing a few thing, we finally got a tight schedule of 8 skate cities in Canada that we are visiting from August 16th to August 24. Should be a cool trip from Vancouver to Halifax. DATES CITIES PARKS August 16 Vancouver, BC Tsawwassen skatepark August 17 Calgary, AB Shaw Millennium August 18 Saskatoon, SK Lions Park August 19 Winnipeg, MB The Forks Plaza August 21 Brampton, ON Brampton skateplaza August 22 Montreal, QC Prefontaine skatepark August 23 Edmundston, NB Edmundston's skatepark August 24 Halifax, NS The Commons Park Please invite your contact to come chill at our skate and BBQ events. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=26787000831&ref=share Starts at 6pm with a BBQ, bring your steak ! Best trick, Game of SKATE and an Ollie contest. Beat ADAM's record of 33,5 inches ! Skate session with the team riders : Adam Dufour, Marcus, Tim Martin and Wes Henry. Make sure to check out our event section also for the After Skate Party (19+), presented by Coors light. RipperZent ! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=73 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=73 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Their is still a few places left ! For a 3rd year in a row, Ripper skateboards is proud to support Louis Gregoire and the QC Skateboards camp. An unique experience that we recommend to every skater that is looking to increase his skills. By the way, Vincent Morin, co-founder of Ripper skateboards, will be their during all the summer to give trick tips. Call now and get registered, you will like it : 418-686-1775. www.qcskateboardcamp.com http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=77 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=77 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 A new collection, a new team, a new website, a new logo... Ripper Skateboards got a new complete for his 5th anniversary (October 2003 to 2008) ! The version of that site is still a BETA, many new stuff will be added, but you get the point. Also, our summer is really book up with Ripper Skateboards, so make sure to passed by again because their will be many updates. RipperZent http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=75 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=75 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 The hottest day of the year in Quebec city, I'm telling you it was on June 7th and it was the Ripper Skateboards demo in collaboration with La Vie Sportive for the 400th anniversary of the city. More than 100 T-Shirts were given free to be customize by the crown. Some where really nice and others where ok :) Let just say that every one had a blast that day and the Ripper demo went perfectly. Special thanks to the boys at Union for the park and also to Julien Pouliot from La Vie Sportive for inviting us. The boys on the course : ADAM DUFOUR TIM MARTIN MARCUS ROBY GOBEIL et WES HENRY. Thanks to every one that passed by to see us, it was one hot sunny day in Quebec city. PHOTOS http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ripper-skateboards/21350046619 Ripper demo in a city near you: 12 juillet : St-Jean sur le Richelieu 18 juillet : Sherbrooke (Lac des nations) 2 aout : Farnham (skatefest) 23 aout : Edmundston (NB) RipperZent ! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=74 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=74 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 For each Ripper skateboards sold from April 2008, we plant a tree for you ! Our goal is simple, we want to give back to nature what we are taking from it to produce the Ripper skateboards. We believe that every businesses (small or multinationals) should be respectful of his environment and give back to preserve nature's balance. We strongly invite any one who would like to get involved in a environmental way, to contact us (to donate, participate or else). This project is in collaboration with Pepiniere Vert Foret. www.vertforet.com Thing twice when your will buy you next board and go green. RipperZent ! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=72 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=72 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Order your DVD for 15$ CAN (taxes and shipping included) ! Pay by credit cart. Send us your order and infos (name, address, phone, email) at: info@ripperskateboards.com Easy, simple and safe ! Discover our Euro trip that we did during 18 days in may 07. A trip full of action and crazy scenes ! Follow us as we skate some of the most famous streets spots in Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Le Mans, Lyon and Barcelona ! Skating : Adam Dufour, Pat Tremblay, Tim Martin, Alex Lepage, Math Giroux, Vincent Morin and Micah Desforges. Filming and editing : Alex Mercier Photos : Frank Photoo (more than a 100 photos in bonus). Teaser : http://ripperskateboards.com/showVideo.php?id=34 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=70 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=70 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400 What's up ! It was some really good time on the road during the premier in Sherbrooke City, Montreal and Quebec City! We met with people that we haven't saw for a long time. It was great. The DVD will be available on march 08 and we will keep you a copy for 5$ only if you send us your info (name, adresse and phone) by email at : info@ripperskateboards.com Special thanks to all our sponsors for this memorable series of gathering: Coors Light, Split, Crux Magazine, Illusion sports, Obsession and DLX. Thanks also to every one that showed up, we appreciate! PHOTOS (gracieusete de Sherbrooke web). VIDEO. Check out this article in the Journal de Sherbrooke after we passed by (in french). Also, go check out the article of our demo in Le Mans (France) on the skateparc Web Site, Le Spot . RipperZent ! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=71 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=71 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400 Wallup, the Fluo Party that went at the PUB X in Quebec City on October 7th, was a great success More than 200 people were costumed every one did some thing special Ipod battle, dance battle and many free products were on the menu so every one can enjoy the night. Thanks to Ripper Skateboards and DLX for the support All the profit whent to Childrens Wish Fondation. Here are a few PHOTOS. Enjoy P.A. http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=69 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=69 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 It was with some of the craziest lines ever, that made the crowd jump and scream all night (huge 3-flip so clean) that our teenage Ripper made it to 3 rd place of the Vans Backyard Party at South-Parc in Brossard. The happening was one of those that you can called a World Class event. And as usual the boys at SPIN Work did a perfect job. Evan the grass was well cut! Pat got home late night by taxis with is 500$ cash prize that he truly deserved ! Check out the VIDEO (Thanks SBC). Peace. http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=68 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=68 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 Hello everyone! I write some words from Encinitas, California, to describe you the trip which my girlfriend and I live for a little more than a month and a half now. After a few weeks here, I would say that it is probably one of the best places to live in the world. There is the beach, surfing, so many perfect street spots, concrete parks, sunny weather everyday (no rain since our arrival), etc. I would also say that life here is so mellow; people are not stressed or pressed all the time. Most people I know surf or skate during their lunch pause to give you an example. I actually film and take photos several times per week with Brian Walnum, who works at Nixon. This very talented filmer/photographer brings me to all the best spots of southern California. You will see some footage in the 5-0 Boardshop movie (located south shore of Quebec City) which will be on sale next spring. Here are some skateboard PHOTOS taken by Brian and a few others. I will give you more news in the next few weeks. I going back to Quebec for a weekend, especially for the Premiere of the Ripper Euro Video, on September 27th, be there folks! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=67 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=67 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0400 August 15th 2007 The summer is going to its end! We are back from Europe since June 8th and for some riders, it did not take long before taking back the plane! VINCENT is currently in Encinitas, California, since July 28th and will remain in the USA until the end of December for his studies at California State University. If you are going to California during ASR, which will be held in San Diego from September 7 to 10, don't hesitate to contact him! Photographs and more news from Vincent are to come. ALEX also didn't wait long before taking the plane. In fact, Alex is now in Whistler, BC, since the beginning of July and will probably go to San Diego thereafter! Ti Pat was in fire shortly after our return from Europe, on June 9th, at the OPEN Atlas (Video). A series of best tricks was organized for the day and Pat returned home with 850$! What was needed to settle its debts contracted during the EURO trip because of all the Coca-Colas he drank at 5 euros each! lol Last Sunday, it was with style that PAT finished 2nd at the Vans WARPED Tour and he is now 200$ richer! ADAM chills in Montreal this summer. You will probably see him at his traditional spots: Peace park or Berry Square. After being out of his injuries, he seems ready for a prodigious end of season! In fact, he finished 2nd at the St-Hilaire contest (QC) last week end! TIM works in close cooperation with the Monkey Bar of Quebec City to present the Ripper Euro Trip movie premiere by the end of September, more information to come within 3 weeks. Tim has performed very well at the contest Marches Attaques in Levis, settled up by 5-0 boardshop Video. Indeed the fact that he broke his deck during the finals, he had success with several tricks, including a huge frontside blunt on the ledge, smith 180 out also on the ledge and a kick front board! Tim finished 4th! He also finished in 3rd position at Payday Contest in Quebec City, he has now 300$ more in his banking account. MICAH is currently in touch with several partners for the organization of a series of premiere of the Ripper movie towards the end of September (Sherbrooke, Montreal and Quebec City), more information to come! I have just signed a contract with Red Bull for the hosting (on the mic) of a series of events which will take place by the end of August. The dates will be transmitted only via the mailing list! Subscribe and come to the events, the concept is awesome! Also, we work actively on the new 2008 Ripper catalogue. The new graphs are SOO SICK! A mixture of several tendencies, a nice mix of colors so be looking on March 08 for the Ripper products in stores near you! Check out the evenements a venir ! Peace! Ripper Skateboards info@ripperskateboards.com http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=66 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=66 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0400 First day in Barcelona. After a busy day filming all a round in Barcelona, the crew is now taking some rest for the next few days here. In fact, we are leaving the city Thursday for one last party night in Paris (at our friends house, JR and Marion). To make a little briefing, since May 21th we have been filming in Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Le Mans, Lyon, Nice, Marseille and Barcelona. Thanks to all the locals that showed us the spot and welcomed us has well. Temperature has been really good all the trip, we got only 3 days of rain in 14 days (Berlin, Lyon and Nice). Special thanks goes to Steece, Dan and Richard from Bamboo Skate shop in Le Mans (France) for thaking super good care of us and welcoming us like kings. We were passing by Le Mans for a demo at the brand new huge indoor skatepark : Le spot ! Here are a few PHOTOS of the trip ! Stay tuned! RipperZent ! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=65 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=65 Sat, 26 May 2007 00:00:00 -0400 LIVE FROM AMSTERDAM ! Wednesday, 10h47 In the train, somewhere between Paris and Brussels. Wassup everyone ! All the RIPPER team is actually on board on a train to AMSTERDAM for the Ripper EURO Tour 07 ! We just left Paris this morning, after 2 days of great filming. We have been received like kings yesterday night by JR and Marion, 2 friends of Micah and Yannick Guinot (SIMILI Zine). We will be filming during 18 days all across 4 European countries (France, Spain, Germany and Netherlands) ! The crew is super hyped and the trip seems to be one of the best of our life ! This year, the crew is composed of ADAM Dufour, TIM Martin, PAT Tremblay, ALEX Lepage, Vincent Morin, Micah Desforges, Math Giroux, Franck Photoo (photograph) and ALEX Mercier (cameraman) ! During this trip, we will travel for more than 50 hours in trains to visit all the cities. If everything goes perfectly, we will get coverage of the tour in 3 episodes of 7 minutes each on television (RDS in Quebec). More info to come. Also, we scheduled 2 demos during the tour, one in LE MANS (May 30th) and one in NICE (June 3th). So this is it for now folks, I must take a nap before we arrive. We will keep you up to date on the web site during all the trip. TEAM You can now leave your comments in the news and in the video sections (Post a comment). Also, all the Team section will be updated in the next 2 weeks. We welcome ALEX Lepage on the main team. If you want to contact us and leave us a line (suggestions, trip infos, etc). Feel free to write to : info@ripperskateboards.com Thanks a lot to everyone for the support. RipperZENT ! Peace ! PHOTOS by Franck Photoo. http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=64 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=64 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400 It's after a super nice and hot day, spent with all good friends at the Carree in Quebec, that at 6 pm we all went to the Exo skatepark ! A lot of people where there ! And the skaters where throwing crazy shit down ! Yan Philly went wild on the mic and gave us a great show during all the contest ! Pat Tremblay got 2nd and went back to Montreal 200$ richer ! Props ! Lill JS (14 years old) got first place and took home 300$ ! Jo Deschene, local hero, got 3rd and got 100$ ! The contest was a blast and we all hope Exo can making happen again ! Cheers ! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=63 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=63 Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500 January 2007: while the wind and the cold invaded Quebec, Pat Tremblay, Mathieu Giroux (friend), Alex Rousseau (friend) and myself (Vincent Morin) took a flight to Tampa in Florida to take part in the most prestigious skateboard amateur contest in the world, Tampa Am! Upon our arrival, we were disappointed of the sanitary state of the place we would be staying for the next couple of gays ; the Milner Hotel. To make a long story short : cockroaches in the shower, woman hair under the bed, a very active crack dealer in the front room, woman in the office who thought she was Tony Montana, etc. However, the contest was incredible! 250 riders came from everywhere throughout the world for the honour and prestige of the event and to get known by the skateboarding industry. Here are some of the most know skater that we saw during the contest : Torey Pudwill, Andrew Pott, David Gonzalez, Sierra Fellers, Sean Malto, etc. Pat Tremblay also skated very well, finishing into 66th position in front of many known names. Finally, we want to thanks Ryan Clements (Tampa Am master) and all the crew of the Skatepark of Tampa, for continuing to make this event more amazing each year for all the skateboarding ams. Thansk to the sponsors that made it happen (Vans , Split, Empire skate shop et Ripper Skateboards). PHOTOS http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=62 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=62 Sat, 13 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0500 It's this Wednesday, that PAT Tremblay and Vincent Morin (Team Manager) are flying to the biggest AM skate contest in the industry, TAMPA AM. The boys will be at the park on January 17 for the worm ups and will be back on the 22 with maybe some street footage for us ! It's after a great year (2006) in competition (see records), that we decided that it was time for PAT to make is first appearance at TAMPA AM ! To follow his qualification results, visit his web page on the event's site ! Speaking for all his sponsors who Make it Happen (Vans , Split, Empire skate shop et Ripper Skateboards), we wish him super great trip ! RIPPER Zent ! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=61 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=61 Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500 To break the beginning of the winter, 5-0 Boardshop from Levis set up Thursday, November 30th, a Poser Game at Pub Levisien, broadcast on a huge screen TV LIVE!! In fact, it was a Battle of the brands. The contest put together the 5 Skateboard brands from Quebec: Optimum, Union, Father, ULC and Ripper. Tim Martin, Pat Tremblay as well as our friend Louis Gregoire were registered for our team. Every Team performs very well by bringing out incredible tricks on the floor of the Pub, but Ripper finally won the fight!! Indeed, it's been Pat Tremblay and Louis Gregoire who compete in a crazy final. "Popio" Louis finally got the best over the young Pat, confirming that he was not still ready to give up his title. Congratulations Louis, you're the best!!! Thanks to Mike and etienne from 5-0 Boardshop to have making this magnificent event happen. Photo Alex Mercier !!! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=60 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=60 Sun, 10 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500 Last Tuesday, Adam and myself were present at the movie premier Skirtboarders at the Plaza theatre in Montreal to see the part of Margaux Walker ! A really good film, orchestrate by Mathilde Pigeon with the collaboration of many filmers and artists which include Frank Lam and Zema . As the first production in that kind in Quebec, we were proud to know that Margaux had her place in it with all those pioneers ! Margaux showed us, at the end of the film, a dynamic part which represent the result of all the years that she have been skating ! The movie is pretty nice ! The music, which have been made only by Montreal's artists, illustrate perfectly the spirit of those girls and gives us a smile during the projection ! We absolutely recommend everyone to purchase a copy of this master piece, unique in his kind ! For more info : Rugged Riders ! Photo: Babas ! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=59 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=59 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500 With Christmas coming up, make sure to hit your local skate shop and get a Ripper deck or anything else from our latest collection ! Because Ripper invite you during all winter, to their Monday's nights at South-Parc Brossard (from december to march) ! Their will be a 2$ Best tricks (Winner take all) from 22h to 22h30 and it will be a Padless session from 21h to midnight ! For more info, click here (make sure to check it every week to know on what obstacle the Best trick will be) ! See you theire ! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=58 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=58 Mon, 13 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 To learn more about PAT Tremblay, teenage Ripper in Montreal, we invite you to go read his web interview for Info-Skate! Thanks boys ! Keep it rolling PAT ! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=57 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=57 Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 This past week end in Mexico, went down the biggest skate contest in Mexico, the nacional Jangua Irekua! Ripper support the organisation ! Here are the results : 1. Cristian Huerta. $12,000 pesos 2. Hugo Zurita. $6,000 pesos 3. Jorge Farah Cervera. $3,000 pesos Girls : 1. Renata Ruiz. 2. Mayra Gallegos Guera. 3. Gaby Maury. Thanks to Kubito for the PHOTOS ! See ya next year, we will all be in Mexico for the event ! But know, let us introduce you to an excellent mexican photographer, RENOL. Enjoy, peace ! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=56 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=56 Sun, 15 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400 Margaux WALKER finish 4th at the Chicks Flip in Montreal, this past Sunday (october 7th) at Orkus, organized by Rugged riders ! Special thanks to Babas and Tiffany Butler for the PHOTOS and also Mathilde for the VIDEO ! Results : 1. Caroline Farrell Ottawa 2. Renata Ruiz Mexico 3. Nugget Matasi Vancouver 4. Margaux Walker - Montreal 5. Anne-Sophie Julien - Montreal Best Trick Contest: Annie Guglia (frontside flip the euro-gap) Keep on ripping Margaux ! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=55 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=55 Sun, 08 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400 One full week end that was too short again Invited by the Spin Work's, boys ERIC BLAIS and DAN VEZINA, it's all the Ripper team that was heading to Hamilton for a third year at the West 49 Canadian Open ! ADAM and myself (MICAH) worked on the street course all week with the coolest building crew ! TIM, VINCENT, JULIEN and FRANK PHOTOO arrived a few days later to help finishing the course. Friday night, PAT TREMBLAY and MARGAUX WALKER joined us for the practices and qualifications. PAT skated really good during all week end and got himself into semi-finals. He was amazing on the course, landing everything ! Even his magic Front Board FLIP OUT during his runs !! He ended up in 20th place ! MARGAUX WALKER was skating on Saturday and made it to 9th place ! Props to our team members for their good skating all week end, MARGAUX WALKER and PAT TREMBLAY ! Here is a few PHOTOS during the building of the course and the event ! Thanks to our man, FRANK PHOTOO for the picts !!! Also, PHOTOS from the after event VIDeO of the week end ! Big thanks to Julien, Shooting Stars Productions. Special thanks to everybody that came out to our booth during the week end to buy our stuff or just to chilled out with us ! It was a great time ! See ya next year Hamilton, it was a blast ! Peace ! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=54 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=54 Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0400 Check it out ! VIDEO Thanks Julien ! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=53 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=53 Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0400 I always wanted to travel for skateboarding and this year it happened for the first time ! After finishing in second place at the DC National at Orkus (Montreal, QC) on 30 riders, I got the golden ticket for the big finals in Calgary on the Slam City Jam course on august 25th ! Robert Leonard, my father and I flew to Calgary on august 24th. We stayed two nights in the Westin hotel, wich is downtown and really close to the Slam course ! It was my first contest outside of Quebec, I finished 20th. We had 2 runs of one minute each and top 10 were advancing to the finals. I was a stressed in my first run and I missed a few tricks ! My second run was alright, but I wasn't able to make it to the final's ! I really enjoy and loved that experience ! On that same night and the day after, I watch the pros skate and I gave RIPPER Stickers to many people at the event ! Also, I street skating with 3 friends that I had met at the event, it was cool ! I came back on Sunday august 27th. It was the best time of my life ! Thanks to every one that make it happen ! ALEX PHOTOS http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=52 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=52 Mon, 18 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0400 Discover the teenage upraising star in Quebec, Patrice Tremblay, aka Lill-PAT ! Video spot light by Sean Nielson ! It's by earning more than 2500$ in contest this summer, that he made him self a name in many events such as the Vans Warped Tour in Montreal, the UNION annual contest in St-Gilles (Quebec) and the Volcom wild in the park in Ottawa ! Lill-PAT, 17 years old skater is one of the kind ! Always skating is own style and developing tricks that are off the hook ! Every one at Ripper give him a big shoot out for this summer results and we wish him the best for the upcoming events ! Am getting paid this week end and the West 49 Canadian Open (World Cup Pro point event) in Hamilton Ontario on September 29th ! Come and visit our booth at the West 49 : Ripper and Spin Work ! Ti-PAT!_Teenage Ripper ! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=51 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=51 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0400 For the summer season, Ripper Skateboards organized a series of events called The Ripper Skates Nights! Our team trailed around the province of Quebec with the goal of shaking the local skateboard scene in several cities such as St-Hyacinthe, Rimouski, Victoriaville, Mont Tremblant and Montreal. The skateboarders had a lot to enjoy with a demo by the Ripper team, some Best Tricks contests, an Ollie Contest, Trick tips for the beginners, a lot of Prices to give, etc. Of course, the evenings would not have been so fabulous without the presence of the famous BBQ on which each could cook and eat excellent hot dogs or very bloody beefsteaks, according to dates! Ripper Skateboards would like to thank all the sponsors of this tour: Aeon Footwear, Expose Magazine, Mtl-33 and Qc.Skateboard Camp! Thank you also to all the shops and skateparks which involved in this project: Broli, Alternative, Warriors, Gravite and JM Court. A video editing of the tour is now available directly on our website. You can then see the exploit of Ti-Pat Tremblay, Adam Dufour, Tim Martin, Vince Morin as well as the friends which came with us, Enjoy! VIDeO http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=49 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=49 Wed, 06 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0400 After a busy summer touring all across USA, our bros from KIROS will be on show on September 11th in Calgary, with MXPX ! The band is actually finishing a US tour and the are playing in Washington tonight ! For more info about the band, check out KIROS web site ! Check it out ! Please feel free to leave us your comments on the band and on the work ! info@ripperskateboards.com http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=48 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=48 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0400 Every time that we have visited Edmundston, it always been a blast ! The people are kind, the girls are hot, life seemed to be so cool ! Also, there is a nice little skate scene well supported by the city and a bunch of motivated people ! Edmundston NB is about 3 hours from Quebec city. Even if you aren't a road trip fan, if you ever past by, take a few hours to stop and witness what Edmundston is all about ! Take a look to the few PHOTOS that we brought back ! ADAM Dufour, MICAH Desforges and MATH Giroux was on trip ! Cassedt Guess, Mic and Vincent also joined us for the demo ! Every one did really great but Mic throw down a huge kick flip (10 feat high) all over over the pyramide ! It was crazy ! Every body went wild ! If some one got photos or footy of it, please contact us ! Special thanks to Pierre Pelletier, Peter Paul (Jessom's) and Eric Morin for the good organisation ! Sea next year ! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=47 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=47 Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0400 That's just in, PAT Tremblay (Lill-Pat) just won first place and 500$ in St-Gilles, QC this Saturday ! If some one got photos or footy of it, please contact us ! Also last Wednesday, PAT won the mini-ramp contest in Montreal (100$) ! It was hosted by Nick Cote and organized by Caroline Berube (Underground Prod). Next stop, PAT and the Ripper Team will be at the AM GETTING PAID, in September at South-Parc, QC ! EVENTS section. http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=46 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=46 Sun, 20 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0400 It's official, the Ripper products are now available in France! Indeed, Ripper Skateboards has been taken by FKS Distribution which is located in Parisian suburbs. The negotiations finished during our trip in May, in Paris. The first packages were carried out a few weeks ago successfully. Our trip in Europe helped us to organize our entry within the European scene very well. However, we just start searching for promotional partners (magazines, riders, photographers, cameraman, events manager, etc) and many shops all around France; who wish to work with us for the next season (spring-summer 2007). If you wish to join our team, do not hesitate to contact us! We plan another trip to Europe before the end of 2007 in order to consolidate our place on the old continent and of course, to bring back photos and video for an upcoming Ripper movie ! Sea in 07 ! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=44 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=44 Mon, 14 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0400 Last Sunday takes place the Vans Warped Tour, an International festival of music, at the Jean Drapeau park in Montreal. During this day, a competition of mini-ramp also taked place! A large crowd was present to admire tricks of the riders such as Jean-Michel Gaudrault, Frank Filly Pare, Hugo Balek, Nick Cote, Pickle, Huges Beauchamps, Cedric Jones, Xavier Doyo, Francis Freestyler Lavalle, Margaux Walker, Annie Gulia and Ti-Pat Tremblay. The contest concept was very simple: a jam of one hour which select the 5 guys who was going to pass to the final. Everyone ripped during the 60 minutes, but only 5 warriors passed: Hugo Balek, Pickel, Xavier Doyo, an unknown and Ti-Pat Tremblay. It's been a hot final but here's the final classification: 1) Ti-Pat Tremblay 2) Xavier Doyo 3) Pickel Congratulations to all the riders and especially to Ti-Pat for its victory! Also, let's mention that Ti-Pat finished first at the contest of Lasalle (Quebec) which took place last Thursday. He also won the best trick contest on the pyramid (Bs 180 late flip). Ti-Pat and Hugo Balek (shove-it late shove-it) separated the money finally! Margaux Walker finished in second place at the same event in the girls category! Good job Margaux!!! Cheers to Caroline Berube for the organization and Nick Cote for hosting! PHOTOS de Nitz Walsh ! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=43 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=43 Tue, 08 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0400 Little PAT, teenage Ripper, just got 4th at Volcom wild in the park this past week end in Ottawa ! Make sure to check out the photos and the clip ! Nice job ! Also, check out for Little PAT during the VANS WARPED TOUR in Montreal at the Jean-Drapeau Park, on august 13th ! Little-PAT will be riding the demo ! Vans Warped Tour 06 ! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=42 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=42 Sat, 05 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0400 It's from a beach, that only the locals knows, that I am righting those few words of our passing in the NB ! After 3 hours of car driving from Quebec city, we (Little-PAT, Adam, Micah, Vincent and Tim) finally made it to Edmundston, NB ! During a 30 minutes jam, the team and the locals killed the park ! Little-PAT (Patrice Tremblay) was on FIRE ! He was the most impressive to watch skate ! Vince and Little-PAT finished 3th and 2th ! Congratulation ! Props also to Mic, riding for Le Roi in Riviere-Du-Loup, for finishing 1rst ! Sick kick flip nose slide the flat down ledge ! Special thanks to Eric Morin for all the organisation of this event, to Kenny and Peter Paul from Jessom's source for sport for inviting us ! See you august 26, same spot ! Peace ! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=41 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=41 Mon, 31 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400 This saturday The Watch and Learn event, which was set up by Deluxe skateshop and Qc Skateboard Camp, took place in Quebec city. The format of the competition was very simple with 2 individual qualification runs to be part of the final. From RIPPER, Tim Martin and Vince Morin made very well by finishing 4th and 6th on a total of 30 inscriptions in the Pro category. We have to say that the best riders of the province of Quebec were there, hungry to win the cash prices! Therefore, congratulations to the organization and to all the riders who were present during this day. ANALOG Clothing http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=40 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=40 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400 This past Saturday, the team was in St-Come (Quebec) for a demo ! It was with the collaboration of the local shop, M2 Sports that the days was presented; one of the most important event of summer 2006 ! Little-Pat, Adam, Rousseau, Tim, Micah and Vincent did a super good job during the demo ! Big props to LITTLE-PAT and VINCENT for killing the course ! Thanks to Jonathan from M2 Sports and all the people who make it happen, it was really cool to be apart of it ! More than a hundred of crazy kids came out ! Check it out ! PHOTOS http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=39 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=39 Thu, 20 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400 Hello Every one ! I am back from Miami ! We did a supper cool demo at the grand opening of the Palmetto Bay park, but unfortunately when we came back on the next days, it was close. In fact, some kids weren't able to wait to skate it and got cot by the POPO, so we weren't able to skate it the next day ! It was really sad, so at the end we didn't have any photo except those from the beach and the hotel room (who was a little messed up ! hihi We chilled around Palmetto Bay and got lost because of our precious GPS (who didn't work a 100% of the time and brought us at some strange place !) any how, it was funny ! It was extremely fun to be their for the week end ! Can't wait to go back ! Viva Miami !!! Sea Mwalker Photos http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=38 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=38 Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400 Here's a report of the Ripper Skateboards team activities during this summer. The Ripper Skate Nights are finished at the moment; the last event took place Saturday evening at the St-Jovite skatepark in Mont-Tremblant. We want to thanks all the shops which invited us and all those who came to watch or skate. A video montage of all the 4 stops will be available very soon. Little-Pat Tremblay is on tour right now around the province with the skateboard federation of Quebec. Moreover, he finished in 3rd place at the KC Project final which was held in Montreal Sunday on July 16th. Margaux Walker went down to Miami to spend time skating under the palm trees. We will publish some picks of her trip as soon as possible, have a nice trip Margaux! On their sides, Adam Dufour and Tim Martin just come back from an ankle injury that kept them unable to skate for a while; they are back on the board to finish the summer right way. Stay tuned ! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=36 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=36 Mon, 10 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400 Back in Canada after 6 weeks in Europe, here's my resume of this trip ! After travelling in France, Germany and Spain with my backpack and my skateboard for 6 weeks, I must say that I had the best time of my life ! I skated some of the most famous streets spots, met some nice people, lived so many adventures ; I am just so glad that I had the opportunity to make it to Europe ! I will never forget the pros that I met during this trip : Bastien Salabenzi, Rick Mccrank or Nyjah Huston with his father ! And I will always remember the people that helped me during this trip. Thanks to Yannick, JR and Marion in Paris. Also thanks to Julien, Fred ans Sophie in Lyon. Thanks to every one ! Etnies was celebrating his 20 years in Paris, at the Palais de Tokyo ! It was over the top ! More than 3000 guest, 7 DJs, good atmosphere, all the pro teams was there, everything was free good memories ! Check out more photos of the event. Because everything has an end, my trip to Europe is now over ! We aren't worried, we will go back as soon as possible ! If you want to send us your comments about personal experiences in travelling, just fill in the application in the contact us section. Many more photos of our EURO Trip 06 ! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=37 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=37 Sun, 09 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400 As you have probably seen on the website, Ripper Skateboards is on tour right now with the Ripper Skate Nights. In fact, we are travelling around the province of Quebec to bring a friendly event to the young skaters. Here are the activities: Skate Demo, Best Trick Contest, Poser Game, Ollie Contest as well as many prices gracefully given by our sponsors. Thanks to Aeon footwear, Mtl-33, Expose Magazine and Qc. Skateboard Camp for your support. A video montage of the tour will be available by the beginning of August on our Web site. Check out the next stops close to your location ! Events http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=35 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=35 Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 Ripper Skateboards is a proud sponsor pf the only skateboarding camp in Quebec city. In fact, Qc. Skateboard Camp is trying, since the beginning, to promote as much as possible skateboarding and all its interests. There are two different camps. The first one is a day camp in Sillery (Quebec city) and the other one is a vacation camp at the Cote de Beaupre's Arena. If you want to register or if you just want some informations, you can see the flyers in the events section or go to its website: www.qcskateboardcamp.com Here are a few pictures. http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=34 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=34 Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 After a short delay, we're finally showing up this precious video of Vincent Morin, co-foundator and owner of the buisiness, skating in Europe. Enjoy ! I wanna see the video http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=33 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=33 Sun, 11 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 Unfortunatly for everyone, a tape problem occured with all my footage from the trip. It is actually impossible for me to capture and edit footage from our shooting session with Vincent. If everything goes fine, I'll be able to put the video online next monday. Till then, you can check out the pictures from our last week in Europe. http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=32 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=32 Wed, 07 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 Now that Vincent, Franck Photoo, Andre Savard and myself are back from Europe, Micah is still travelling for the Ripper's EuroTrip. The past 2 weeks, we have had the chance to explore the europeen skateboard scene while meeting many shop owners, local riders and skating a lot of excellent europeen spots. Because we were short in time during our last days of travelling, we didn't had time to put some new updates of the trip on the web site last monday. However, we are going to put a lot of pictures of the trip and a video of Vincent's tricks next monday for sure. See you next week ! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=31 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=31 Mon, 05 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 Make sure to go read the article on HOUR Magazine, with the interviews of Mathilde Pigeon and Elysha Bastien, from Montreal. MARGAUX WALKERgot the cover ! Congratulation ! Chick flip By : Meg Hewings http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=30 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=30 Mon, 29 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 What could be said about this first week in Europe ? It's just indescribable! From trains to trains and cities to cities, Europe charmed us really quickly. During those seven first days, we had the chance to get in touch with the skateboard scene in cities like Paris, Lille, Caen, Le Mans and Amsterdam. We have met skateshop's owners and we've skated sick spots ! Pictures and videos will be unveiled shortly in diverses magazines and on our website. Click here to see the first pictures posted. http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=29 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=29 Sun, 28 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 France got a lot of street spots and most of them are really famous because of the videos and magasines coverage ! But when it start to rain, it's always cool to head up with some friend at the local indoor skatepark. Check out the PHOTOS of the COSANOSTRA in Paris and the Skateparc of Lyon, GERLAND ! Thanks to Regis from Lyon and Florent from Chelles for the free entry ! Photos: SIMILI ! RipperZent ! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=28 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=28 Mon, 22 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 From may 12 to may 14, I went to to Germany, in Munich for the Etnies European Open ! It was a crazy week end where I saw some super great skating styles. Every one was super friendly and I had a great time at the contest, wich was really well organised ! Props to DOMINIK DIETRICH who killed it during all the week end ! Here are the results, FINAL MEN 1- Georges Agonkouin (FRA) 2- Philipp Schuster (AUT) 3- Chris Oliver (UK) 4- Chris Pfanner (AUT) 5- Axel Cruysberghs (BEL) BEST TRICK Bas Janssen (NL) Kickflip frontside tailslide on the soccer goal Lem Villemin (GER) Backside nosebluntslide on the yellow rail FINAL GIRL 1- Evelien Bouilliart (BEL) 2- Kristina Westad (NOR) 3- Ianire Elorriaga (SPA) 4- Sabrina Goggel (GER) PHOTOS Etnies European Open 2006 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=27 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=27 Mon, 15 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 As some of you might have seen if you went on the Transworld Skateboarding website, Adam Dufour got the honnor by having the video of the week, better known as Wednesday Woe. The guys from Transworld seemed to appreciate that huge Bs 50-50 on a 29 stairs handrail. We also want to tell you that Adam currently has a twisted ankle right now, but he will be back on his skateboard soon. We wish you good luck Adam! Ti-Pat is showing us this week one of his skatepark video filmed by Sean Nielson during the beginning of summer. Enjoy! Click here to watch the video http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=24 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=24 Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 During the past week end, we did mini-rampe demos inside the Galerie de La Capitale, in Quebec city ! It was for a uncommon crowd that we perferme all week-end, good job to Vincent Morin, Micah Desforges, Louis Gregoire, Franck Phily-Pare, Stephanie Bouchard and Ti-Pat ! We all gathered to the mall so we could give a hand to are friend Louis Gregoire, who was recruiting kids for summer skate camps in Quebec city (Qc Skateboard camps) ! Thanks to him for giving us the opportunity to RipperZent during the same time with our huge booth ! Heaven if we were inside a mall during one of the best week end for street skating of the year, we had the chance to go shooting at nights. We got some cool footage in the box for eventually a Ripper movie ! For more information about the summer skateboard camps in Quebec city, call Louis Gregoire : (418) 686-1775 PHOTOS http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=23 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=23 Mon, 17 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0400 Last Friday night, the Ripper Skateboards Team was performing in Quebec city at the ANTI Skatepark for the last stop of The Ripper BARREL Tour 06 ! Heven if we were a bit late, their was tons of kids waiting for us at the park ! A super good demo from the Ripper team : TI-PAT, MARGAUX WALKER, ALEX LEPAGE and ADAM DUFOUR. Also, our MC of the night was TIM MARTIN ! One member of the Ripper Team ! two weeks ago he broke is harm during the Tour ! Props for his good job with the mic ! We finished the night at Vincent house, where a big cake and some beers were waiting for us. Crazy time ! Please note that the Ripper Skateboards products our now available at EXO in Quebec city ! Congratulation to our winners ! Special thanks to all of our sponsors of the tour, it wouldn't be possible to travel and organized all those event for the kids all across east coast Canada without there support ! Sponsors of The Ripper BARREL Tour ! Concrete Powder Animal Expose Magazine Aeon footwear New Era Qc Skateboard Camp Check it out ! PHOTOS VIDEO RipperZent ! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=22 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=22 Sun, 09 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0400 Probably one of the best demo that the team did during the tour ! Last Saturday, it was the 7th stop of The Ripper BARREL Tour and we were at CENTRAL PARK in Trois-Rivieres. Congratulation to the winners ! -Stairs: Switch Flip (Gabriel Labbe) -Pyramid: Switch Board Fakie Down rail (Marco Bolduc) -BARREL: Hardflip (Frank Beauregard) -Winner of the Day: Frank Beauregard -Old School Tricks (J-F Huard) Support our sponsors ! Sponsors of Ripper BARREL Tour ! Concrete Powder Animal Expose Magazine Aeon footwear New Era Qc Skateboard Camp Check it out ! PHOTOS VIDEO http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=21 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=21 Mon, 03 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0400 It must been 15 to 20 degrees out there on this past Sunday, one of the best days for street skating ! So that's why many skaters prefer going in the streets than riding indoor. The event was still really crazy and mucho chillo ! All the kids that made it on that day were stoked on the contest and the product, so they gave all they've got to try to win the best tricks ! Category B was super exciting to watch ! Props to our big winners : Category B Gabriel Feniot, Joey Laroque, Marc-Andre Dubuc, Jean-Francois Zmack. Category A : - Top Rail : Yasin (Kickflip Bs Lip) - BARREL: Phil McNecktal (Heel, Bs Flip) - Winner of the Day: Ultimate Rider (Big spin Fs Boardslide) Thanks to every one that came to the ORKUS on the 6th stop of the Ripper BARREL Tour ! Thanks also to our sponsors: NEW ERA, ANIMAL, AEON FOOTWEAR, CONCRETE POWDER, EXPOSe MAGAZINE et QC SKATEBOARD CAMP ! Special thanks to GAB and all the staff at the ORKUS for the excellent job they are doing with the park ! It's a super nice park ! Check it out ! PHOTOS VIDEO http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=20 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=20 Sun, 02 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0500 It was so sunny on that day !! But our team rider were in good shape and killed the park ! ADAM DUFOUR did a big Fs blunt on THE hubba, TI-PAT did so many flip trick over the euro-gap, it ws awesome! Like Nollie b.s 360 heelflip and fakie cab late flip CRAZY!! The biggest 360 on heart have been landed alsoand we saw it Frank Bellefeuille did it on the double set and over the BARREL (witch was super high) !! Also, Vincent Blanchette did a huge BS heel on the double setit was like second TRY. In the category B, their was some good skills, the kids are learning rapidly, and with the precious TRICKS TIPS of LOUIS GREGOIRE (Qc skateboard camp), they are learning faster ! Every one rided super good, the days was really sweeth and the park was DELUXEBLE (props to eRIC MERCIER and the crew work on the project). Props also to the winners of the 5e stop of the Ripper BARREL Tour ! Category B : Julien Gagnon, Alexandre Hallee, Francis Gagnon. Category A : - Step up : Jonathan daw (Fs Big Spin Heelflip) - Stairs: (Bs Heelflip) - BARREL : Frank Bellefeuille (Huge 360 Flip) - Winner of the Day: Alex Tiboutout Thanks to our sponsors : NEW ERA, ANIMAL, AEON FOOTWEAR, CONCRETE POWDER, EXPOSe MAGASINE and QC SKATEBOARD CAMP ! Thanks also to JESSY and eTIENNE for their excellent job with the shop and the park; but also for their implication in the skateboarding scene. Check it out ! VIDEO http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=19 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=19 Sun, 26 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0500 The past saturday, we had the biggest crowd of the Ripper BARREL Tour at SOUTH-PARC (140 kids and supporters) ! The day was super great, all the members of the Ripper team gave a nice show ! Let's give a big shout out to : ADAM DUFOUR who lipslided the big rail FIRST TRY, TI-PAT with his front feeble revert and TIM MARTIN with his perfect kick front board ! The only bad thing is that TIM MARTIN broke his wrist during the demo and had to be operated the next day. But don't worry, he's a thought guy.He'll be back on his board soon ! All the best trick contests were crazy ! The skating level was high ! Thanks to Dan Vez and eric Blais for helping us since day one ! Thanks to all our sponsors that make it happen: NEW ERA, ANIMAL, AEON FOOTWEAR, CONCRETE POWDER, EXPOSe MAGAZINE, QC.SKATEBOARD CAMP and RED BULL ! Winners B : Box and rail : GINO RAYMOND (BS Smith) Top Rail: ABRAHAM KOUYATe (Kick Front Board) Winners A: Top Rail and Ledges: ALEX DEGRACE (Nollie Flip BS 5-0) HUGO BALEK (360 Flip Lip-slide) 8 Stairs and rails: DAN VeZINA (180 Sw. Smith Revert) Ollie over the Barrel: DOOM TOSSING (Big Spin Flip) Winner of the day: DOOM TOSSING !!! Stay tuned baby ! PHOTOS VIDEO http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=17 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=17 Mon, 20 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0500 This second stop of The Ripper Barrel Tour at COMMOND GROUND skatepark (Ontario) was super chill ! After 10 hours of truck driving, the pokers adepts of the Ripper Crew met with the peoples at the park for a few games until to sun showed up ! Even if we had a short sleeping night and some crazy plans (like sleeping on the the top of the BANK in the skatepark) all the team members killed the park all day ! Presents: ADAM DUFOUR, KEVIN GREENWOOD, TIM MARTIN and PATRICE TREMBLAY (Ti-Pat). Many unexpected surprises occurred during the day, like the super skilled kidz in B category of the POSER GAME ! Props to . For his winning against a much older skater! Thanks to the sponsors for making this happening possible : CONCRETE POWDER and EXPOSe MAG, AEON FOOTWEAR, ANIMAL, NEW ERA and of course RIPPER SKATEBOARDS. Thanks also to GLEN at COMMOND GROUND for hooking us up for 06 ! It was some crazy time ! RipperZent ! Results Top rail: Rick De Buano (270 backlip) Stairs: J.P. Jon Pickovski (Hardflip) Poser Game: Justin Fabus Barrel: Rick De Buano (360 flip) BEST rider of the day : KIRT HARRIOTT thanks PHOTOS VIDEO RipperZent ! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=18 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=18 Mon, 20 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0500 After the COMMON GROUND event and 5 hours of driving and suffering jokes from Greenwood, we finally made it to Gatineau on Saturday night ! Our experience of Friday night was a little bit hard for everyone, so we all agreed to rent motel rooms for saturday night. But even if we had super comfy beds, some of us decided to party all night and not to rest at all. Some were in the skate park all night, others were at the a bar LE TABOU ! It was all really funny ! After all, we had a great session during the demo at EQ. Thanks to the riders for the show : TIM MARTIN, KEVIN GREENWOOD, MITCH BARRETTE, PARTICE TREMBLAY (Ti-Pat) and ADAM DUFOUR. Thanks to SHANE from EQ, all our sponsors (NEW ERA, ANIMAL, AEON FOOTWEAR, CONCRETE POWDER, EXPOSe MAG, QC SKATEBOARD CAMP) and also every one that came to the park on this rainy Sunday after noon ! ! Peace ! RESULTS Category A : Pyramid : MAXIME ENRIGHT (Kick frontboard !) Box and rail : CHRISTOPHE LAREAI (Nollie 50-50 big spin out !) Over the BARREL : SAM LABRIE ( 360 flip, Nollie big spin) Best rider of the day : SAM LABRIE !! PHOTOS VIDEO RipperZent ! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=16 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=16 Sun, 12 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0500 This past week end, the Ripper BARREL Tour kicked off at the RAMPE 666. All the Ripper Skateboards team members were there, except ADAM DUFOUR. His huge style and his amplitude on the street course all missed us. But the team members that were there did a super great job, props to MARGAUX WALKER, KEVIN GREENWOOD, TIM MARTIN and MITCH BARRETTE ! The days started really mellow, but has soon has the best tricks of the category A started, the rhythm went crazy ! And especially during the special best trick, OVER THE BARREL !!! The activities were all free and the kids got a lot of prices and a big product toss. Including, magazines from CONCRETE POWDER, shoes from AEON FOOTWEAR, ANIMAL's watches, custom Barrel Tour NEW ERA caps and of curse many RIPPER SKATEBOARDS products. Thanks to Dom and Pierre for receiving us at the RAMPE 666 for a second year ! Results Category B : - Felix Savard (Boardslide le rail down) - Alex Noel (Boardslide Flatrail sur la pyramide) Category A : - Felix Savard (Boardslide le rail down) - Alex Noel (Boardslide Flatrail sur la pyramide) Best Trick over the BARREL: - Patrice Tremblay (Full Cab) Best rider of the day : - Patrice Tremblay (Kickflip Noseslide ledge, FS Board 270 out down rail, Pop Shuv. and Full Cab over the BARREL) Photos Video Stay tuned for weekly updates ! RipperZent ! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=15 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=15 Sat, 04 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0500 After many hours of hard work, Ripper presents its all new Web site. Here's what you'll find new in this new site : - updates (news, videos, photos, etc.) every week. You'll see what are the most recent updates by consulting the section "What's new" in the left colomn. - a poll that will allow you to let us know your opinion on many subjects. - a simplified classification of the videos, photos and events sections. - an update of the Ripper team and a section in witch you'll learn more about the Ripper's technical team. - many other technical corrections that will make your navigation on our site easier. Everybody from the Ripper crew welcomes you ! Don't hesitate to give us comments using the form in the contact-us section. We all hope to see you at one of our events ! RipperZent ! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=10 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=10 Thu, 17 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0500 Check out Margaux Walker's profile on NIKITA's web site : NIKITA (Team section) Way to go Margaux ! Margaux is on the Ripper Skateboards main team for 1 year ! Margaux Walker Here are the contests results of Margaux in 2005 : DC REGIONAL---Orkus (QC)--- 1st Chick Flip, at South-Parc (QC), check out Expose mag#8 : 1st McNabb skatepark(ON)---1st Contest Lasalle (QC)---1st Skatefest Rosemont (QC)---2nd West 49 World Cup (ON)---8e Results Keep on Ripping !! RipperZent!! http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=9 http://ripperskateboards.com/showNews.php?id=9 Wed, 28 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0400 The english version should be on-line before march 31th. Sorry !