When a young kid picks up a skateboard is he more likely to go into vert or street?
PLG: Street is obviously more accessible. It’s easier for kids to do. That’s why the vert scene is so big in Southern California, there are ramps everywhere. There are five vert ramps within 15 minutes of my house in Carlsbad. CP: Speaking of accessibility, most kids can’t just wake up Saturday morning and head for the local mega ramp. But that’s one of the biggest events at X Games. PLG: Well if vert’s dead than mega ramp should die at the same time. There aren’t any kids practicing for mega ramp. Vert is a stepping-stone for mega ramp. You have to be extremely experienced in vert just to be decent on the mega ramp. Right now it’s just for pros. If you want to ride a mega ramp you gotta go to Bob’s (Burnquist) house and get his approval that you’re even good enough to go down that thing. CP: Was there a ramp you grew up skating that stood out to you? PLG: One summer me and my dad built a ramp in the backyard of our summer home. It was an eight-foot tall, sixteen-foot wide mini vert ra
