Girls on Shred set a goal a few years ago to extend its reach to rural skateparks across Montana. With so many communities experiencing the joy and wonder of a new skatepark, there is a growing need for mentors who can offer tips, teach skatepark etiquette, and share the diversity… more
Big ups to the MSA’s Girls On Shred crew for their recent deck release! These beauties were a collaboration with Jeff Ament’s Montana Pool Service and Max Mahn at Twin Home Prints. If you’ll remember, Max created the MSA’s ON DECK 11 poster … and it was a banger. As… more
The MSA was, once again, stoked to step up to the plate and help out the town of Polson, MT with their efforts of furthering skateboarding. A number of years ago, we funded a portion of the Dreamland-built Polson park, which featured the first-ever concrete “helmet” to skate. Since that… more
This year, the Montana Skatepark Association is taking part in a fundraising effort called Missoula Gives, which is a 26-hour online celebration of the Missoula and Ravalli communities. It connects generous Missoulians and Bitterrooters with the causes they care about (aka: skateboarding!). Over the years, we have watched this fundraiser come and go,… more
About 15 years ago, when the town of Polson, MT was getting close to breaking ground on their new and improved skatepark, the MSA was right there to offer assistance – both financial and by way of helping them navigate part of the process. The result was a Dreamland-built park… more
As the end of 2020 was fast approaching, and people around the world were full blown crazy after having been cooped up inside for months, the fine folks at Evergreen Skateparks pointed their trucks north to the metropolis of Shelby, MT to crank out a project before the snow flew…. more
As we all know, 2020 was one heck of a wild year. It started off as normal as any other year, but by March had gone sideways and upside down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For almost every human on the planet, life changed. For some it was minor. for… more
OD11 was a huge success, we raised $50,693.31. We couldn’t have done this without all of the amazing artists who contributed their time, talent and incredible artwork to this year’s auction. Thanks to everyone who attended our opening at Clyde Coffee in Missoula, MT and to all the eBay bidders.
The Montana Skatepark Association is beyond stoked to announce a bit of good news! Thanks to a new(ish) – and very generous – restaurant in Missoula called Locals Only, the MSA stands to make a bit of money in 2018. How you ask? Simple. Just by eating tacos and drinking… more
As 2017 draws closer and closer to its end, we are already stoked for what 2018 has in store for us. With a few projects on the radar, and more concrete on the way, it’s looking to be another productive year of building skateparks around the state. And the first… more