Missoula Skatepark News
MOBASH Bitchin' Bowl Jam - 8/9/08
August 9, 2008
It's that time of year again. Get your bearings cleaned and your lines dialed, because on Saturday, August 9th we will be hosting our annual Bowl contest at MOBASH.
Independent Demo - FREE!
June 20, 2008
Come to MOBASH on Wednesday, June 25 to witness some jaw-dropping skateboarding as the entire Independent Skate Team will be descending on our (newly refinished) skatepark. Read more!
Go Skateboarding Day!
June 20, 2008
All Day Shredfest @ MOBASH. Read on for more!
ONDECK3 Art Show & Auction Success! $5.5K+
October 14, 2007
The MSA was able to raise over $5500 by the end of the show on October 5, 2007!
ONDECK 3 - Coming Up!
September 9, 2007
ONDECK 3, our 3rd annual art show and auction is coming up on October 5, 2007 as part of downtown Missoula's monthly "First Friday" art walk.
Demo Coming - September 15 & 16
August 31, 2007
We've got a really fun demo happening on September 15 & 16 as part of the annual River City Roots Festival. Come check it out!
MOBASH Mishmash results
August 31, 2007
Hey all, sorry for the delay on getting these results posted from our contest on July 28th, 2007. Check it out!
MOBASH MISHMASH Skatejam & Public Thanks
July 28, 2007
Celebrate the 1st Annual MOBASH MISHMASH Skatejam and Public Thank-Yous - July 28th - 10AM
Brick Banks - almost done
May 21, 2007
The Grindline guys came in and polished up the park. The warranty work is almost done, the banks are in, and we're just waiting to get the bricks set later this week. Hang tight....the park is almost 100% done.
Un Hurt Kurt - 6/1/07
May 21, 2007
On June 1, there's a benefit for Kurt Scott, a thirty-one year old local skateboarder, and proud father of a 3 month old baby girl. In April Kurt broke his femur while skating at MOBASH skatepark. He has no health insurance.
Brick Banks & Maintenance Work
May 1, 2007
Grindline is back in town to fix up a few things in the park as well as wrap up the Brick Banks.
Brick Banks Coming Soon!
April 4, 2007
Be on the lookout for the construction of the Brick Banks to start soon...as well as some other maintenance this spring!
ONDECK2 Success! $10,000 raised
October 18, 2006
Thumbs up...way up! The MSA was able to raise just over $10,000 by the end of the show on October 6, 2006!
PARK IS OPEN!
September 26, 2006
The MOBASH Skatepark in Missoula, MT is OPEN 7AM - 11PM. Helmets Required.
Grand Opening Wrapup
September 25, 2006
We are speechless. Never, ever, in our wildest dreams, did we imagine that Missoulians would support skateboarding like this.
Grand Opening with Tony Hawk
September 24, 2006
Now that's one headline we thought we'd never type. This is HUGE.
Skate To The Finish - Success!
June 27, 2006
Between April 6th & June 21st we were able to raise 50K which (when matched with our 2-to-1 100K donation) pays for Phase 2!
Anaconda Goes OFF!
June 19, 2006
The 1st Annual Montana Bowlriders Competition in Anaconda Montana was a huge success. Read On!
$3,000 from the Washington Fdntn!
May 26, 2006
A special thank you from the Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation for a recent grant award of $3,000.
$10,000 from the Gallagher Fdntn!
May 16, 2006
The Missoula Skatepark Association was recently awarded $10,000 from the Gallagher Western Montana Charitable Foundation, Inc. HOORAY!...only 19K to go!
Spring 2006 Update!
Posted: May 10, 2006
The game of S.K.A.T.E. went off, along with the video premiers, 'Spring Thaw' at U of M and 'Art Night' at Paxson school. Read on for more!
1st Annual - Anaconda Bowl Jam
Posted: May 5, 2006
An all day, peer judged, event on June 17th to raise money for the Missoula Skatepark.
$12,000 in one night - $38,000 to go
Posted: April 7, 2006
Darn near the rainiest day in Missoula's history and our groundbreaking still went off without a hitch.
Final Fundraising!
Posted: March 30, 2006
A MEGA Matching Donor has stepped to the plate with a matching pledge.
Official Groundbreaking!
Posted: March 30, 2006
Join the MSA at the Skatepark on 4/6 at 4:30 to celebrate and learn about the final Fundraising drive.
UNDERWAY!
Posted: March 3, 2006
Construction is underway on our Park! Check it out!
Big Check!
Posted: February 28, 2006
First Interstate Bank has been a big supporter of our project from the beginning.
Groundbreaking!
Posted: February 13, 2006
Grindline wins. Phase 1 begins March 3 at 9:30 AM. We ride.
Video Premiere!
Posted: October 27, 2005
EOW and MSA present a Snowboard video premiere to benefit the Missoula Skatepark!
Auction Success!
Posted: October 18, 2005
The 'On Deck' Art Show and Auction raised over $7000!
Wille Nelson
Posted: September 14, 2005
The Sept. 9th Willie Nelson show brings in a whopping $15,000 to the skatepark project.
Crosby, Stills, & Nash
Posted: September 2, 2005
Once again, we had a great group of volunteers at Crosby, Stills and Nash on Wed., Aug. 31.
Kimba wins the Trifecta!
Posted: September 2, 2005
Missoula's very own Kim "Kimba" Petersen wins the 2005 Oregon Trifecta Ladies Division.
iPod Raffle Winner!
Posted: August 26, 2005
Congratulations go to Winnie Lohof, the winner of our Dowtown ToNight 512MB iPod shuffle.
DIRT IS MOVING!
Posted: August 18, 2005
Swing by McCormick Park to see the action. We've got dirt!
MSA in '4-Wheel & Off-Road'
Posted: August 17, 2005
Our Jeep auction is featured in the October 2005 issue of Petersen's 4 Wheel & Off-Road magazine.
Thank you Envirocon
Posted: August 17, 2005
Missoula-based Envirocon donates over $8000 in in-kind service to the Missoula Skatepark.
1st Interstate Grant
Posted: July 18, 2005
The Missoula Skatepark Association has just been given a First Interstate Bank grant of $5,000!
50 Cent
Posted: July 16, 2005
The second show of the Big Sky Brewing Summer Concert Series went even better than the first. Another big THANKS to our tireless MSA volunteers.
Widespread Panic
Posted: June 29, 2005
The first show of the 2005 Big Sky Brewing Summer Concert Series is now in the books. A HUGE thank you to all of the Missoula Skatepark volunteers.
Total Fest
Posted: June 28, 2005
Thanks to everyone who participated in Total Fest 4 on June 24th and 25th.
Video Premieres!
Posted: June 5, 2005
On Friday, June 3rd the MSA held a Skate Video Premiere and Fundraiser at the Crystal Theatre. The turnout was great and the energy was even better.
$15K from Tony Hawk!
Posted: May 16, 2005
We were just notified by the Tony Hawk Foundation that the Missoula Skatepark Assocation has been granted $15,000 towards the construction of our park!!
Cell Phone donation!
Posted: April 29, 2005
A very special thanks goes out to Steve & Lisa Miller for a personal donation of a cell phone for the Missoula Skatepark.
Board to be Auctioned!
Posted: April 21, 2005
Check out this board by our friend Theo. It will be displayed on this site and at Edge of the World for a while before we auction it off to raise more funds.
Call for Artists!
Posted: April 20, 2005
If you are an artist and are interested in our project, please read on to learn more about what we are looking for.
New website!
Posted: April 19, 2005
While our original website lasted a long time (almost 3 years!) we figured that it was definitely time for an upgrade. This one is jam packed with new features and we'll be adding more as time goes on.
Game of S.K.A.T.E.!
Posted: April 9, 2005
On Saturday, April 9th, 2005 the MSA hosted a game of S.K.A.T.E. as a fundraiser for the skatepark. We had about 40 kids enter and a bunch of people watching.