Thrasher Magazine

You thought Thrasher Weekend went North to cool off? Nah, we went to fire it up with adidas and Bluetile Lounge. From cat-and-mouse missions on famous spots to packed demos, Toronto provided the perfect host city for our hectic getaway. Check all the action you missed in the video here. —Joe Brook

It's customary on these things to start at the city's iconic spots. We linked at CBC to see if Bobby left any crumbs

Effortless flow, Shin hops to the block with a 5-0 

Mariah gets the gap to pad goin', ollie nose manny. Let's keep it movin'

Is that a spot? I guess if Mark says it is. Ollie into the cut

Milou's not only got his name back on a board, but he's also got his board on his board. Heavy meta

Yo, Dre, we C you! Fakie front crook

"Oh, you went to Italy? I took my trip in Mexico." That's probably what SOTYs talk about, right?

Back tail heelflip to regular, we used to show these things with a bunch of pictures. Marcos mid-flip in still city

Perfect day in the park for a fakie heel, Gabbers obliged

Shin, wallie off the sign into the slant

Mariah was fired up first day. Kicky in

You know the adidas crew ain't skippin'  Bluetile Lounge. Stop in and check the new store. Congrats, guys!

Thrasher X Bluetile, GET IT WHILE YOU CAN!

Back in the streets, Alec grinds down the block and skips the steps. We gave the local kids at the Kool-Aid stand at least 60 bucks for drinks and snacks on this session

Onto the next spot. Where's Shin?

White t-shirt flex from the men of the Three Stripes: Pete Eldridge, Joey Abarca, Matt Milligan

Mark likes to get his dirty

Who needs Bondo when you got a couple rocks and a stick?

The gang laced up their jumpin' boots. Miles hops first with a phat heelflip into the street

Marcos brought the heat up from Florida. Back blunt

Milou couldn't let the Americans have all the fun. Frontside flip, way over

Masterlensmen?! We got 'em

Losin' light, but not the hype. Alec sets off another session at a picturesque set. Back Smith

Gabbers had a Hinge date after this. Better crook it real quick. Solid first day, eh?

Back on the clock for day two. Marcos and Gabbers, morning rituals

The artist warms up

All around the world, Vincent is a man of the people

That's a fan for life

You thought we were done with the understated photos? With this light?! Suciu, switch back tail

Mariah gets his back. Tail that is

Shin, showin' off for the fans

Gabbers doesn't need the crowd. Back 180 nosegrind for the soul

Back to surfin' the streets. Traffic pole jam

Spots like this only exist in your dreams. Quick prep for the first rips

Miles needs a little more

All of these photos are from multiple sessions getting kicked out and running around the block. There wasn't much time to test

Heitor hops to it, back lip

Lightwork front blunt from the rail god

Goddamn, Mark! SOTY goes straight to business, BSNBS

We gotta go?

One more! Front feebs

Two more! Switch back lip to seal the deal. And that's gonna be time

Meanwhile, outside 

What about this? Is this spot? Mark pulls off another overlooked bank heist. Crooked grind pop in

There's not even enough photos to build up to this one 'cause it was first fuckin' try! GABBERS!!! 

Thames' new pro is puttin' in the work! 

Okay, now your angle

As you were, fellas

Milou and maple leaves. Must be the season

For serious demo destruction! Our French friend fires first with a frontside flip. Gettin' sick of the alliteration? 

Miles right behind with a nollie back heel

You may have a bright future in San Francisco, sir

Diego Najera way up with a switch tré

These guys loved the hip at Dunbat. Lil Dre with the illest fakie heel

"Not just the cops, but the homies you gotta watch" —E-40

Suciu takes a dip. Switch back Smith

What's cooler than bein' cool? That icy Bluetile collab, duh

Reynolds came through to close it out on his Tampa shit. Wait, THAT'S MILOU! High-class demo ender

You already know, gang

SOTYs spill ink if you ask nice: Exhibit A

After the demo, we thought they deserved a little Ski Ball, as a treat

Day three, get limber

Or whatever this is doing

Who needs a warm up spot? Back in the streets, standin' on business—and a front feeble

Milou can't leave Miles hangin'. Front Smith through the bent steel

Alec gives the crook a little flare, back 180 out

The Bunt's Cephas Benson hops off the mic to clean up streets. Thank you for your service

One more rail session. Local destroyer Jon Cos cracks it off with the test boardy

No bank in sight, Mark joins in with a back lip

Come on, Milou. Switch?! 

There's probably a pun about kickflipping and Flip skateboards. But all the ripping is melting our brains. Alec Majerus flips into crooks

He can't keep getting away with this! Kicky front lip from Milou

Cephas and Big Sexy, Canadian royalty on the hubba session

We got another Gabbers spot! Crusty back 5-0 from Tazzy's most ripping sweetheart. Alright should we cool it off now?

Fuck no! Read the sign! 


Wouldn't be a Toronto jam without scene star Sebastien Laplaine

Local legend Stafon Boca pulled up with good company

Now, to the main event. Shin snaps a back noseblunt on the strip

What, you thought Vincent gets tired? He just needed a new shirt. Kickflip fakie. Let's see if there's anything besides pure ripping goin' on

A lot to unpack here. Let's get back to action

Milou's still flyin'. Kickflip over the keyhole

The kids are alright

Looks like it's about that time. Alec speaks a little Spanish to start

Shit, whatever happened to 50-50 then 5-0? Whatever, Marcos' method seems to be doin' him just fine

Full send SOTY, hardflip

Playin' the hits—the HEAVY hits! Kickflip front lip to wow the crowd

Mark broke his board, but somehow still rolled away from this insane 360 flip. SOTY shit

Conor Neeson needs you to give it up!

Real recognize real

You already know who stopped the show. Vincent Milou, demo god, owner of an endless bag of tricks. Switch flip back lip

Good job everyone! Alright, there's no way we could skate anymore. That's it, everyone. This team needs a rest

Mariah, what the fuck?! Last day, the city's stone was still callin'. Big huck from New Mexico's finest

Heitor saved his strength for this beast of a switch heel

You know he gets creative too. Off the wump to back tail

Can't stop, won't stop, Milou throws a fakie 5-0

And it's time to cool off. Flyin' straight into Lake Ontario

Last views of downtown 

You fully thought Milou was gonna be ender. Jon Cos came through at the buzzer with the final rip of the trip—back Smith

What a squad! Thank you again, to everyone who makes these happen: adidas, Thrasher, Bluetile and all our friends in Toronto. We'll see you on the next one

How'd we do, Gabbers?