Check out the new trailer for MY ALASKA, the final chapter in Butteryfresh Productions. All shot in Alaska featuring only local riders.

A while back, 686 European rider Tom “Wagi” Wagner started his season with a big crash breaking some bones and blowing out his knee.  After having knee surgery and busting out tons of physical therapy from home Wagi expects to back on his shred stick later this summer for some much needed glacier sessions. Hang in there buddy, you’ll be there in no time.

Here’s a few pics in case you were thinking about blowing out your knee.. Conclusion, don’t!

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Check out the recent profile on 686 Founder, Mike West, from the action sports industry website, Shop-Eat-Surf.com

By SHELBY STANGER

Mike West, owner of the 686 technical outerwear and Westlife Distribution, shares how skateboarding influenced his life and how Tommy Knapp, Steve Klassen and a USC professor changed his life.

What were you like as a child and teenager? Did you know what you wanted to be when you grew up?

I grew up in the South Bay of Los Angeles and was a fairly mellow kid. I didn’t get into too much trouble, as there wasn’t much to get into living in Manhattan Beach. That was until I started skateboarding in the early 80’s.

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Hi Everyone!

I hope everything is fine!

Here’s a short update:

Yesterday I came back from my end of season trip to Riks / Sweden. Here’s the situation about this place: there is only one hotel with a few houses around, and the ski resort is not that big… but if you get it right with the weather and snow, there are so many places you can go with the sled, tons of spots to shred!!

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Focus your eyes and keep them peeled for 686 shreds Conny Bleicher and Sebi Geiger in the Trash Movie, a teaser for MOG Productions upcoming release Mog n’ Roll due out this fall.

Enjoy!!!