For this article, Forrest Huber, Jovi Bathemess, Sam Milianta, Gabe Dusserre and I met up near the library Downtown. The friendly dynamic and atmosphere that was created helped some of these tricks come to life. These photos were all shot on two Saturdays in downtown Salt Lake City. We didn’t get all the photos we wanted to––sometimes a spot gets the best of you, sometimes you get kicked out before you even get a chance to skate––but we had fun, and that is all that really matters.
Forrest Does Downtown
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I think Chong did a manual off these ledges back in a ’90s Dirty Hessian video—Deth or Stigmata, I believe. It’s likely that Chong skated these ledges before Forrest was born. I love the look on kids’ faces when I tell them that Mark White kickflipped the IBM stairs over 15 years ago, or that there used to be a handrail down the middle and DJ Chavez boardslid it with huge, soft wheels. Downtown has a rich history of skating. It’s quite possible that this sandstone ledge has been 5-0’d before, but that’s not important. Forrest had never done it before. You just hit spots and then move on before you get kicked out.