Keep What Lot Cow
he locals refer to it as God's country. Most people know
it as Vermont, the green mountain state. It is here where
some of the northeast's best skateboarders dwell. Some
are transplants such as Merk, Big Tim, Baito and
Sloppy, while others are tried and true Vermonteers such as
the Razo Brothers, Jack, Hobie and Nick, owner of The
Cutting Edge - "Heart and Soul Since '85."
With an indoor bowl, most often
referred to as "The Pit," and a few
backyard ramps in the southern
region, Vermont represents a part
of skateboarding few "flatlanders"
truly understand. Not to say that
you, the reader, do not share an
attitude of "balls to the wall" fun
and individual aggression, it's just
that, well, not many people under-
stand the historical context of
skateboarding in New England. And
how, over the past seven years,
skateboard history has been mostly
written through the subjective voice
of the industry, often leaving
younger skaters with very little ref-
erence to how their lifestyle came
about. Sad but true, this point is a
story in itself.
Left: "Dude, I think it's cashed." Above: Mike Baito weathers the
coping of the Cutting Edge bowl with a hurricane through the corner.