Westbound Boarder

This weekend (starting today), Salt Lake City, UT will play home to the Gatorade Free Flow Tour Skate finals.  Sister comp. to the Dew Tour, the Gatorade Free Flow Tour began in 2009 and since then has emerged as one of the premier amateur board sports competitions.

More than 70 of the best amateur skaters and BMX riders in the United States will be in Salt Lake City Sept. 16 – 19 to compete in the Skate and BMX Finals, including the 47 event winners from the Tour season and wildcard entries selected from the overall pool of competitors.

Highlighting the roster are four-time Gatorade Free Flow Tour finalists Chase Webb, Ryan Thompson, and Tyson Bowerbank (skate park), as well as third-time contestants Fletcher Renegar (skate park) and Spencer Bass (BMX park). This year also presents four dual-discipline athletes; competing in both BMX park and dirt are Daniel Sandoval, Jason Lopez, Kevin Peraza, and Vinny Mannino.

Check out the teaser video here or the full event lineup here, and tune in starting tonight!

The Gatorade Free Flow Tour is the official amateur series of the Dew Tour and yesterday they announced their complete skate schedule for the 2010 season. It all begins May 22^nd and registration is open to all amateur skaters and BMX riders (21 and under) across the country. The contest is comprised of 47 events across 30 parks, featuring skateboarding (park and vert) and BMX (park and dirt) competitions. Destinations include the series park highlights at the Kona Skatepark (Jacksonvill, Fla.) and our very own Department of Skateboarding (Portland, Ore.) among many, many more.

The winner of each event earns a trip to compete against the pros in the Dew Tour’s season-ending finals this summer. For registration and more details on when the tour is headed to your neck of the woods this spring/summer, check out gatoradefreeflowtour.com.