Ali Boulala 50 Stairs in a Day

This Lyon, France rail was the kind of spot that would give up 15 or 20 makes a session including an NBD or two. Or three.

Who else made gnarly skating look so damn effortless and smooth? Appleyard (our 2003 SOTY) was in a class of his own. Let's take a trip back to the filming of Flip's Sorry video.

Theres been countless sessions at this famous spot. To this day, people still ask to be taken to it, but it no longer exists. Its sad because I cant imagine what would go down these days. Featuring Arto, Rodrigo Tx, Boulala, Rowley, Machnau, Bastien, Appleyard, and many others.

This is one of the best things you'll see all year. Not only are Koston's goofing abilities otherworldly, but they probably help him deal with the pressure of filming major video parts. Let's take a journey to the Menikmati days. We love you Eric!

Remember this hammer from our September 2001 cover? Geoff got broke off, suffering just about the worst primo imaginable. But before the pain could set in he gave it another go and the rest is history.

Right after the mission in Mallorca, Rick Howard, JJ Rousseau, JB Gillet, Brian Anderson, Lucas Puig, Lee Smith, Anthony Pappalardo, Brad Staba, and Ty Evans hit Barecelona.

Perfect spots, a no-bust paradise, and two insanely-talented skaters. Here's Koston and McCrank stacking clips at an unbelievable pace.

Steve Alba, Rune Glifberg, Al Partanen, Arto Saari, Rick McCrank, Bob Burnquist, Omar Hassan, and even Ronnie Creager ripping some backyard pits.