The Wheels Are Still Turning..

The site has just been surveyed by Jepson Engineering!! Thanks Joe King, Dannon Traxler, and Ben Wasson from Jepson Engineering. More to come... These things take time...

Thanks...

Our benefit show was a success! Fun was had, prizes were won, and donations were made. Thanks to Craig Jewel and The Wild Buffalo, Dannon Traxler, MC Poops, DJ Moon Boot, Todos Somos Lee, The Holy Tail Feathers, The Whiskey Wailers, Brent Cole, Milano's, Joowanna, Scott's Ski Service, Mt. Baker Snowboard Shop, Washington Windsports, Crossroads Grocery, Harvest Moon Bakery, The North Fork Brewery, The Fork at Agate Bay, Kyle Martin, Jared Paben, Kai and Catherin Janson at Mt. Baker Roasters, Phil Freytag, Sabbath Tattoo, The Black Drop, Avilino, Everyday Music, Envy Boutique, Film is Truth, Merchbot, The Baglery, D'Anna's, The Copper Hog, Innate Snow and Skate, Farm to Market Bakery, The Food Co-op, Skyler Wilder, Oliver Lazenby, Jenny Tofe, Chas Malich, Dylan Atkinson, Melenie Silwick, John O, Rob Zwiebel, Matt French, Pocket Pistols Skates, Ani Hall, Mandy Nadeau, Kim Wolf, Chelsea Merris, Beth Pepperworth, Clair Taylor, Jared Smith, John Kingsley, Zac Garza, John Aguilar, The Sand Castle Resort, Joe King, Matt Wibby, Frequency The Snowboard Journal, all the skaters/laborers, tool/concrete/$$$/material/donors, and everyone who came out on a Thursday night to show support. It was a great night, and there will be more to come.

Benefit SHow!!

At the Wild Buffalo in Bellingham, 208 E. Holly St. April 8 doors at 8:00.. Bands are Todos Somos Lee, The Holy Tail Feathers, and The Whiskey Wailers!! DJ Moonboot for vibes... Product raffle... Come out support and have some fun...

The Glacier Skate park Association is a Non-Profit Organization set up to administer the Do It Yourself skate park in Glacier. The first goal in operations is to get permitting in place and the continued construction of Phase 1 of our project in Glacier. We are currently utilizing about 1/3 of the available space in negotiation. Future promotional activities and benefit events such as art shows/auctions, live music/DJ, skateboard contests, etc. will be in the works. All donations will be held in a 3rd party trust account that has been set up by the GSA's attorney, Dannon C. Traxler, in association with Langabeer and Tull, PS. Our mission is to act as an entity that will promote unity in the Whatcom County skateboard community through a proactive movement. Our goal and passion is to advocate for future projects that will ensure a safe, CREATIVE, and engaging atmosphere for skateboarders of all ages.

Ruff sketch of Phase 1 on CAD...

Some more pics

from Jonah Trople...

BENEFIT SHOW!!

There will be a benefit show at The Wild Buffalo on April 8th!! Bands, DJ, product raffle! We are very close to making this happen and we need your support. Stay tuned for more info and benefit events to come...

Here's a fine example of making it happen DIY style. Somewhere in Germany...

Negotiation...

As of our last meeting, Joe King has been very kind in his consideration of an agreement to let the project move forward! Boundaries for the park must be negotiated and then surveyed. Jepson Engineering has offered to volunteer their time for the survey work.. The back taxes on the land must be paid by us, and permitting must be obtained. We now have our WA State UBI number, so the Glacier Skatepark Association is now official!

action

heres a few photos ive shot over the years at the coal pad.

-jared smith






ryan williams


jeremy miller


matt edgars

The wheels...

are in motion.


We are in the process of setting up a Non Profit Organization to manage and fund our project. We've been getting a little help from our allies and we are gaining momentm . Stay posted. Thank you for supporting D I Y!

In response...

to the comments I've been reading after the article in the Bellingham Herald: We knew very well the consequences of building our skateboarding spot on land which we did not own.   For this reason, we feared demolition and kept the project very small for the first few years. It was a DUMP on logging land zoned forestry. We only had the best intentions and were trying to clean up and make use of the spot by turning an unsightly trash heap into something we need. Glacier is a secluded mountain town, there is a real need for this project. We were always aware of the fact that we could get shut down. We are only hoping for the best, we didn't mean to disrespect property rights...

Our influences...

Marginal Way, under the 99 Viaduct, in Seattle, has been a big influence. Being able to see half built walls and transitions has been our guiding light since the beginning, giving us construction ideas. As well as of course Burnside, Washington Street, San Pedro, FDR, Bordertown, and many others... All of which are success stories of D I Y parks! They have also all started just like ours..

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HELP!!Video:Jared Smith

Some photos...

Here are some more pics of the new concrete we poured at the end of the summer... In the night pics, we're running the lights to heat the wet concrete and accelerate the curing process in the damp, cool, atmospheric conditions. In the beginning, loggers would drive by at five in the morning, stopping when we had green concrete to kick at and walk on our efforts...