OUR
STORY
“Everyone is human. Everyone has capability to do good whether they have a bad rep. It uplifts both the name of skateboarding and brings us and the community together.”
- Dirk
The Medicine Hat Skateboard Association is a group of people who share a passion for skateboarding. Not only do they love to skateboard, but they also desire to use the talents that they have been given to shine a light in some dark places of this world. They have shown that they are committed to achieving the goals they set, regardless of the sacrifice that must be made.
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They take part in events around the globe and host one of Alberta's largest skate competitions "Beat The Heat" every July 1st. Medicine Hat Skateboard Association is always pushing to make each year better than the last, no matter the obstacle put in their path.
OUR Adventures
Skate Trips
2018 Ensenada, Mexico https://vimeo.com/266032117 Juan and Angie
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King Magazine
https://kingskatemag.com/video/pub:9626/Medicine-Hatters-in-Mexico
2013 Calling Lake https://vimeo.com/63853108 Josh Swanson
2012 Mexico https://vimeo.com/81408189
Skate.Build.Grow Mexico https://vimeo.com/42985143 Josh Swanson
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Trajectory https://vimeo.com/40053377 Brock Mitchel
2009 Regina https://vimeo.com/4903856 Tito Ferretty
2007 Africa
Africa Skate https://vimeo.com/682422
CTV News https://vimeo.com/682130
2006
Mexico Skate https://vimeo.com/206585 Josh Swanson
Beat The Heat
2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewzxNI6Akco Zach Creighton
2021 Road to the Thunderdome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1wwvWKI9c8
2021 promo vid https://www.facebook.com/medhatskate/videos/3096761510553591
2020 COVID BTH https://www.facebook.com/medhatskate/videos/2710490399187763
2019 Beat the Heat https://www.facebook.com/medhatskate/videos/1265437353633267/
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2018 Beat the Heat
https://www.facebook.com/medhatskate/videos/1734589323304576/ Zach Creighton
Promo https://www.facebook.com/medhatskate/videos/1679897585440417/ Zach Creighton
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https://chatnewstoday.ca/2018/07/04/10th-annual-beat-the-heat-skateboard-competition/ CHAT TV
2017 Beat the Heat
https://www.facebook.com/medhatskate/videos/1371659692930876/ Zach Creighton
Promo https://www.facebook.com/medhatskate/videos/1340415536055292/ Betsy Morales
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Barrel Promo https://www.facebook.com/medhatskate/videos/1342215232541989/
2016 Beat the Heat
https://vimeo.com/176386779 Liam Glass
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-doKA0uu3k&t=20s Worst Tattoo / Highest Ollie John Rajic
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usOJH_azDFI John Rajic
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89RWsEYPWfU&t=146s All the Hammers - Salad Skateboards
Promo https://www.facebook.com/medhatskate/videos/1002617213168461/ Betsy Morales
Promo https://www.facebook.com/medhatskate/videos/973954652701384/
2015 Beat the Heat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU6eg3WaQFw- Josh Swanson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU6eg3WaQFw - Christian Ferguson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVcgMnamfyM - John Rajic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gexDCjqnt8 BTH Ollie and Best Trick Contest - John Rajic
2014 Beat the Heat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys_klPBS-7k&t=187s - Josh Swanson
Sylvan Best Trick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQdE4lMuzTk - John Rajic
2013 Beat the Heat
https://vimeo.com/74646593 Josh Swanson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPQFErhDrv0 - Josh Swanson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aiy-8JY-BWU - John Rajic
Promo Vid https://vimeo.com/67671947 Josh Swan
2012 Beat the Heat
https://vimeo.com/46310073 Josh Swanson
2011 Beat the Heat
https://vimeo.com/13830037 - Travis Nabe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtA-FC6mfB0 Josh Swanson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvL9HAh581E Nick Hale
2010 Beat the Heat
http://calgaryskateboarding.com/author/caseweb/page/163/
2010 Cold Hard Cash - Central
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWg0XZ8JMi8
2011 Cold Hard Cash - the cypress center
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JXXbybVEYA Josh Swanson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ9OPvvdGXQ
2009 Beat the Heat
https://vimeo.com/5767247 Stephane Ramirez
2009 Cold Hard Cash
https://vimeo.com/3191996 Stephane Ramirez
2007 Grip it N Rip it 2007
https://vimeo.com/808362 Nick Hale Shrafta Major
2006 Grip it N Rip it
Other Videos
2022 Bay3 Creatures of the Night Cristian Ferety https://www.facebook.com/medhatskate/videos/3093346967600641
Apr 25/22 Skateboard Bylaw CHAT TV https://chatnewstoday.ca/2022/04/25/city-to-review-skateboard-bylaw/
Apr 24/22 Earth Day Cleanup CHAT TV
https://chatnewstoday.ca/2022/04/24/medicine-hat-skateboard-association-helps-clean-up-parks/
Nov 22/21 Bay 3 CHAT TV https://chatnewstoday.ca/2021/11/22/medicine-hat-skateboard-association-builds-community-and-teaches-skills-thanks-to-new-equipment/?fbclid=IwAR1hTV9tKlFGVzSY8jdhZtdFvXy7yTDfds7D9NTOMLOCAiF1XshWfLIcLH0
June 1/21 Local Teen Campaigning to legalize skateboarding downtown https://chatnewstoday.ca/2021/06/01/local-teen-campaigning-to-legalize-skateboarding-downtown/
May 26/21 Missing and Murdered Indigenous Woman and Girls Day https://www.facebook.com/medhatskate/videos/294234172353739
Mar 5/21 Foodbank Bottledrive https://chatnewstoday.ca/2021/03/05/mh-skateboard-association-collecting-for-food-bank/
Jan 19/21 CHAT Community Builder https://www.facebook.com/chat94.5/videos/218452683263754
Jan 10/21 “Old Crew” COVID Vid https://www.facebook.com/medhatskate
Sept 28/20 Bay3 donations CHAT TV https://chatnewstoday.ca/2020/09/28/bay-3-in-need-of-donations-as-they-gear-up-for-fall-programming/
July 20/20 COVID Back at the Park CHAT TV Oct 28/19 Bay3 launch
May 30/20 COVID Thank you for opening video Davie https://www.facebook.com/medhatskate/videos/545288092826525
May 24/20 Skate Park reopening CHAT TV https://chatnewstoday.ca/2020/05/24/skateboard-association-encouraging-swift-reopening-of-skate-park/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
2019 Run to the Hills https://www.facebook.com/medhatskate/videos/369355953730964/
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Oct 8/19 Bay3 CHAT TV https://chatnewstoday.ca/2019/10/08/indoor-skateboard-park-location-announced-in-time-for-winter-season/
June 25/18 Smaller Skateparks CHAT TV https://chatnewstoday.ca/2018/06/25/skateboard-association-pushing-for-smaller-skate-spots-in-medicine-hat/
Mar 26/17 Outdoor skateboard season CHAT TV https://chatnewstoday.ca/2017/03/27/outdoor-skateboard-season-in-full-swing/
2017 Jamie Thomas in MH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFHIqNyXqqk ComTV
2017 Crowsnest Pass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncGXgQ9HcMg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rLC6Y8aDzA RADsLife
Long Week-ends 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=099s7h6uhP4 Josh Swanson
2016 Run to the Hills https://vimeo.com/220892639 Zach Creighton
2016 Halloween Edit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW2HQ2fv84I
2016 Crowsnst https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPa0lHUsuow Logan Navratil
2015 Run to the Hills https://vimeo.com/178209545 The Inside
2014 go! Southern https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcQ5QIb8qdg&list=PLvWC2Gt0e_F0LLx0wbZ-anuErnHhpor8j&index=42&t=0s Shaw TV
MHSA invades Cochrane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDYkrkoZXQU John Rajic
2013 Barkman SkateVid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUN2D81D0H8 - Josh Swanson
2013 Summer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncGXgQ9HcMg Josh Swanson
2012 W4L https://vimeo.com/33753987 Josh Swanson
2011 Taber Park Clean up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkeN1KWwfjY TheTaberTime
2011 Element Skate Camp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eU1y9-1M08 Josh Swanson
2010 We Da Boss CamG https://vimeo.com/8006078 Stephane Ramriez
2010 Skate School Is Da Buhh https://vimeo.com/7531399 Stephane Ramirez
2010 Edmonton Trip https://vimeo.com/7530921 Stephane Ramirez
2010 Elephant https://vimeo.com/6471040 Stephane Ramirez
2009 SkateSkool Shred https://vimeo.com/2924669 Stephane Ramirez
2009 MedHat 2009 https://vimeo.com/9919632 Tito Ferrety
2008 A Day in Brooks https://vimeo.com/3847532 Tito Ferrety
2007 King of the City https://vimeo.com/330316 Josh Swanson
2007 Change Your Country https://vimeo.com/297975
2007 Thursday Night Cleaning Team https://vimeo.com/378540 Josh Swanson
2007 Central Update for YQ https://vimeo.com/632029 Josh Swanson
2006 2007 Change Your Country and Mexico and Africa https://vimeo.com/357054 Josh Swanson
2000 Sylvan Lake / YC https://vimeo.com/199775 Josh Swan