Independent at Brook Run

Seeing skating like this in person is pretty damn enjoyable. Here’s Al Partanen, Omar Hassan, and Darren Navarrette. Following those guys, you’ll see Load. If you don’t know him, he’s a gnarly old pool skater who’s full of attitude. He took a couple runs in the bowl, and at some point he slammed hard enough to get knocked out. He was completely unconscious for several minutes, and was even bleeding from under his helmet. Eventually he came to but it was quite alarming. At least there were plenty of friends around.