PHOTO BY STEVE GAIOLINI
WALKER
PHOTO BY GLENN COOPER
PARTAIN
"Walker's been a
major influence
since I was a kid.
No corporate
B.S. Real skate-
boards from
real skaters."
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WALKER SKATEBOARDS
A SKATER-OWNED CO.
1365-A SOUTH PATRICK DR.
SATELLITE BEACH, FL. 32937
USA (407)777-9494
DINKINS
"I've been
with Walker
for years.
No crap.
They rule.
ARDS
THIN NARROW, NO REVEL
CHsticks
THICK WIDE BEVELED EDGE
SLIM
THIN WIDE BEVELED EDGE
WHOMP OUT
A BLIZZARD OF NAMES BY PETE X
To celebrate the first major snowfall of 1989, a burly bevy of boarders gathered at Donner Ski
Ranch in the northern Sierras for the first annual White Wave Winter Whomp Out. Billed as a non-
event, it was really an excuse to kick off the opening of the "resort season" (most Tahoe hardcores
had been backwoods boarding practically all year). The theme of the day was pretty much just
"get out there and slide." No pressure, no contest, no vibing and damn it, no stickers on the lift
poles. There was also no halfpipe due to the late dump and, of course, there are never enough
comp lift tickets to go around. The Whomp Out attracted a rag tag crew of Thrasher staffers, pro
boarders and full-on Tahoe shredstars. There was KT (it was his idea, so blame him), BK (three