A Rock Star’s Next Act: Making Montana a Skateboarding Oasis

Instead of you against the world it’s you against your skateboard and it gives you a place to take out your aggression,” said Kim Petersen, a longtime ally of Ament’s, who was holding a clinic with “Girls on Shred” for female, transgender and nonbinary skateboarders in the small town of Hamilton.

'Power in numbers': Girls on Shred group supports snowboarders, skateboarders

If you’re asked to name a famous skateboarder or snowboarder, you might say Tony Hawk or Shaun White. If you were asked to name a famous female skateboarder or snowboarder, you might not be able to come up with a name at all.

Girls on Shred rips up new space in Montana skate and ski culture

Skate decks, posters, and snowboarding gear fill the walls of Board of Missoula. A video console is tucked next to the changing rooms and a mini-ramp with plywood features, surrounded by colorful graffiti sits behind a door at the back of the shop.

Girls on Shred hosts skatepark tour across Montana

As the sport of skateboarding continues to grow, debuting at the Tokyo Olympics this summer, a group of Missoula skaters is working to get even more girls into the sport. 

They're traveling the state to bring skateboarding to smaller towns. 

Girls on Shred skateboarding clinics set for Aug. 9-14

Girls on Shred, a division of The Montana Skatepark Association, will be hosting noncompetitive skateboarding clinics including in Havre and Big Sandy and on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation for girls and nonbinary people to learn to skate.