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.