https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1022715/2021-11-3-1-49-18-mp4
Mecca Ditch is a banked slalom skateboarding event in the Las Vegas desert.
It is called Mecca Ditch because the big hike up to it can be likened to a pilgrimage.
Also, there is a Kaaba-like structure behind it.
We had a fun day of setting the course.
It runs from the head of the Mecca Ditch to the first bridge.
The sunset hike back out is truly a transformative experience.
After build day, we went to a nice dinner.
My old boss from Denver had just opened a sexy modern Chinese restaurant called Jing in Downtown Summerlin.
Lucky for us, we dont gamble.
We just dress up and get lost for hours trying to find the exit to these places.
I swear, someone is out there designing these casinos to confuse you and take your money.
At the break of dawn on Race Day, we arrived at the trail head.
The event announcements online hyped up the spiritual nature of the location.
Twenty-one skaters came to compete.
The other twenty-or-so riders were on normal decks.
They were skatepark-skating dudes that had never heard of banked slalom.
Homeboys took additional runs until they were, very impressively, clearing the course on their high-durometer wheels.
We had a special appearance by a rad street derby skater.
It made me wonder whether the rise of street derby skating would ever intersect with freestyle skiing.
How can we get these chicks on skis?
As you would expect, there was a lot of bloodshed.
My Sexy Mario Halloween costume was awesome… until I ripped my pussy off.
Despite the carnage, the race was hugely successful.
The beautiful trophies were made by Tye Donnely.
In the evening, Black Lab Slide hosted a parking garage session on the Strip.
I imagine it was a loaded cannon of nuts because it was Saturday evening on Halloween.
Finally, we checked into our hotel and changed the first-aid dressing.
We stayed a couple nights at the Hooters hotel and casino.
Apparently, that jam band Phish was playing a massive Halloween show at the MGM Grand next door.
It took like an hour of weaving through them to find the MGM Grands rideshare pickup.
The queens online told me that All the hot girls go to the Cosmo.
Boy were they right; that is absolutely where they are.
DJ Pauly Ds Halloween show at the Cosmopolitan might have literally been the sexiest dance party in the world.
They were hosting the PBR Professional Bull Riding World Championship, so apparently all the cowboys were in town.
In return for doing the Timeshare Tour, we got 2 hotel nights free.
Of course, well be using them for next years Mecca Ditch Race!
Man, Im already dreaming about the next one.
Will I see you there?
