Imminent Death

The Coiler is back from vacation. Next year, we'll be sure not to schedule the entire staff's vacation at the same time so as to ensure a smoother transition over the summer.  --Ed.

Ace field reporter Chango sent in the following description of a new ditch he sniffed out somewhere in the Southwest:

"Fuck no, ancient chinese secret.  just kidding, yeah go for it.  it's rad under a bridge, shady, 5-10 min away, Curbs, its kept up too, got filled after a big rain then i came by and it was fucking clean.  Big pile of dirt off to the side so someone is loving this too. 
Its the only ditch I've seen with a deathbox.
Its off kind of a frontage road under an overpass.  There is a gravel business to one side and that's it.  Its a little mellow and rough so it keeps the park pussies and scooter turds away.  Throw on a set of 80 wheels (if you can find them) and your stoked.  Worth a trip haha."

Good to know there are still people out there looking for spots and that there are still cities building ditches that are actually skateable... also good to know that there is a ditch that hasn't been trooped on by 300 film crews following skaters who feel it's necessary to alter a good ditch by bondoing it up, etc., so as to enable them to get footage of the one trick they can do at every spot in the United States... can you say "Santa Teresa." Much obliged to the Chango for sending this in.