4.06.2011

Secret Barnyard Bowl

This one's a little different than previous posts.  I've been living in Syracuse for almost two years now, and for the first year all I heard about was this mysterious bowl hidden away in some dude's barn. I kept asking and trying to figure out whose it was, and how I could skate there.  Finally some good friends of mine I skate with let me know about it and told me they skate it a few times each week.  The one thing is, it is a pretty decent drive from Syracuse (about 25-30 mins or so) - but totally worth it.  This bowl is really fun to skate, but it definitely takes some getting used to.  It's about 4ft tall but it has some pretty steep tranny on it.  Once you learn how to ride it though, this bowl rips.  The owner, a dude named Drew, KILLS IT.  He's about 48 years old and skates like he's 17.  Every time I go there he does something that blows me away.  I talked to him the last time I was there and he was telling me that it started as a little mini ramp about 20 years ago and grew slowly into a complete bowl after years of building and donations.  The two smaller/tight corners are completely cement - and if you're not careful they'll mess you up!  Unfortunately I can't give away any info on the location or anything like that, I don't think Drew would appreciate it too much, but if you're in the Syracuse area and are lucky enough, you might be able to get out to this bowl somehow haha.  Anyways, here are some pics I took so you can check it out, and below is a video that Nick from Gnartifact filmed of drew shredding.




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