What’s your name?
Tyler West
Where are you from?
EVT Everett, Washington
How old are you?
17
How long have you been skimming?
Two years
Where do you skim normally?
Jetty Island
Who do you skim with?
The LS Skim Crew and Everett locals NIck Widen, Taylor Star and Chris Gyron
What is your favorite skim spot?
Chambers creek
Where have you traveled to skimboard?
Oregon, California, Dash Point, Chambers, White Rock, Wreck Beach , Outer Banks, North Carolina
Where do you want to travel to skim?
Australia for sure
What board(s) do you ride?
DB Proto and a small Kayotics
What competitions have you competed in?
Both Puget Sound Throw Downs, Dash Point Comp, Canadian Open
And what are some of your contest highlights?
Most heart at first Puget Sound Throw Down. It was my first comp and third for U-16 at Dash Point.
Do you have any sponsors? What companies?
Yes. LsSkim
What other board sports do you partake in?
Longboarding and surfing
What skimboarding goals do you have?
Finally stomping out a variale flip and getting more sponsors
Where do you see the skimboarding going in the future?
Every summer there is a giant boom of interest in the sport and every year more and more people seem to come to the beach, so I hope skimboarding becomes as popular as other boarding sports like snowboarding and surfing.
What riders influenced your skimboarding?
Kyle Lynch he puts out a lot of really sweet vids. All of DB skimboarders all those guys are super friendly and buying there boards pushed me towards
competing.
What riders are pushing the sport right now?
John Minns, Kyle Lynch, Isaac Thomas are some of the biggest riders I can think of.
If you were stranded on a desert island that already has a plentiful resource of skimboards what three things would you bring?
Ollie on rail, camera and taco bell
What is the best advice you can to a skim grom trying to get recognized?
Go to as many competitions and do tricks you aren’t comfortable with.
Do you wave skim? Flatland? Both?
All flatland
What is your favorite skimboarding trick?
Headstand
Last words? Shout outs?
Shout out to Greg with NorthWest Riders clothing company if you don’t have any of there gear get some.