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Ripton is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 556 at the 2000 census. The Bread Loaf Writer’s Conference is held annually in Ripton. Jessica Ravitz of CNN said that the town “is the kind of place where cell service fails more often than it works and the country store is really just that. Otter Creek rages along snow-packed banks during springtime, Tibetan prayer flags wave outside a weather-worn home, and the fog lifts to reveal a white horse grazing in a field.”
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 49.5 square miles (128.3 km), of which 49.5 square miles (128.3 km) is land and 0.02% is water. Ripton is mountainous and largely populated by northern hardwood forest. The summit of Bread Loaf Mountain lies in the town. Although the approach to Middlebury Gap begins in Ripton, the Gap’s height-of-land is in neighboring Hancock.
At the 2000 census, there were 556 people, 210 households and 152 families residing in the…

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Skateboarding is a recreational activity, a work of art, or a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2002 report by American Sports Data discovered that there were 18.5 million skaters in the world. 85 percent of skateboarders polled who had used a board in the previous year were under the age of 18, and 74 percent were male. Those numbers have since doubled. In the coming years the skate parks tripled making skateboarding more accessible as privately owned skate parks and indoor skate parks are becoming a reality.

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Skateboarding school since 2009.

  • Ages: 4 through 104
  • Ability: Beginner through Competition-Style Advanced.

    How you can start skateboard lessons?

  • Equipment: We recommend a board and a full set of safety gear. This includes: a helmet, elbow pads, knee pads, and wrist guards. Rental equipment is available.
  • Location: We can do lessons in your driveway, in your garage, or at the Ripton skate park.

    What will you learn?

  • Safety Techniques
  • Proper Stance
  • How to Ride and Push
  • How to Turn
  • How to Continue being Steady Going Down Hills
  • How to Ride Ramps

    Ripton VT Skateboard Lessons




    Ripton Vermont skateboard lessons
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