48 HOURS IN DENVER

This video starts out with a little outdoor creative session, customizing some concrete barriers from Ryse Fingerboards. I’ve always loved the crossover between skateboarding, fingerboarding, graffiti, design, and making things by hand, so taking these miniature concrete obstacles and turning them into custom little skate spots was the perfect way to kick things off. Then Denver got hit with one of the wildest hail storms we’ve seen in a long time. After waiting that out and letting the weather clear, we headed downtown and wandered around the RiNo Art District for the night. RiNo is one of Denver’s best areas for street art, murals, food, graffiti, and creative culture.

We walked around, grabbed some local food, hit some fingerboard clips, checked out walls and murals all over the neighborhood, and saw a bunch of work from artists and friends I’ve known over the years. The whole area is packed with color, texture, old buildings, alley spots, hand-painted walls, and that raw creative energy that makes Denver feel alive. Later that night, we stopped for ice cream at Heaven in the RiNo area and kept the night rolling with more wandering, art, food, and fingerboarding.

The next day, I headed over to Denver Skatepark, also known as D-Park, one of the most iconic skateparks in Colorado. I’ve been skating there since the early days and still remember being around when the park wasn’t even fully finished yet. It was rad to get back there, stack a bunch of fingerboard clips, and get a couple actual skateboard clips in too. This one is a full Denver creative skate day — customizing Ryse Fingerboards concrete barriers, surviving a crazy hail storm, exploring the RiNo Art District, checking out graffiti and murals, grabbing food and ice cream, fingerboarding around the city, and ending it off with a session at Denver Skatepark. Come hang out for a mix of art, skateboarding, fingerboarding, Denver street culture, local food, murals, graffiti, and a little old skater energy. ~ Tristan Minton