Exposure
November 3 - 5, 2023
An annual street, vert, and bowl contest for women, trans, and nonbinary skaters
About
COMMUNITY > COMPETITION
Exposure is an inclusive community of women, trans, and non-binary individuals. We recognize and value the contributions that our non-traditional community makes to skateboarding and it is our intention to provide safe and inclusive spaces for competition and coming together.
IF YOU CHOOSE TO COMPETE IN OUR EVENT, YOU WILL BE COMPETING WITH OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY.
Location
Poods Encinitas Skate Park, 425 Santa Fe Drive, Encinitas, California
Registration
Note: within each discipline (vert, bowl, street), you can only enter one division.
Please note that the street course this year is smaller. See below for details.
Bowl Practice Groups
Bowl practice is divided into groups. Check the practice group you're in here.
Schedule
- Friday, November 3rd
- 8am - 6pm: Bones Love Milk Vert Ramp Construction
- 8am - 6pm: Woodward Bowl and Street Open for Practice
- Woodward Bowl will have Scheduled Practice Groups
- 12pm - 4pm: Registration Open
- 4:15pm: Riders Meeting at Bowl
- Saturday, November 4th
- 8:30am: Registration
- 9am: Street Intermediate
- 50 skaters, 1 minute breaks between
- 3 skater jams, 3 minutes each
- Top 6 advance to Finals
- Finals immediately following
- Final jams: 2 skaters, 3 minutes
- Street course will be limited this year, see below
- 11am – 5pm: Bones Love Milk Vert Practice
- 11am: Woodward Bowl Advanced
- 25 skaters, 2 minute breaks between
- Organized jams of 5
- 3 runs, 40 seconds each
- Skate until you fall
- Best run is scored
- Top 5 advance to Finals
- Finals immediately following, same format
- 12:30pm: Woodward Bowl Intermediate
- Same format as above
- 2pm: Woodward Bowl Golden (30 & Up)
- Same format as above, without a separate Finals
- 2:30pm: Woodward Bowl Open/Pro
- Same format as above
- Top 8 advance to Finals
- No timed runs in Finals
- After 40 seconds a bail/fall does not count against you
- Finals immediately following
- $1,000 Longest Frontside Grind, $1,000 Longest Backside Grind, $1,000 Longest Slide, open to everyone
- Awards immediately following
- 5:45pm: Hard stop time
- Sunday, November 5th
- 8:30am: Registration
- 9am: Street Advanced
- 50 skaters, 1 minute breaks between
- 3 skater jams, 3 minutes each
- Top 6 advance to Finals
- Finals immediately following
- Final jams: 2 skaters, 3 minutes
- Street course will be limited this year, see below
- 10:30am: Bones Love Milk Vert Intermediate
- 20 skaters, 2 minute breaks between
- Organized jams of 5
- 3 runs, 30 seconds each
- Skate until you fall
- Best run is scored
- Immediately following: Domestic violence survivors speech
- 12pm: Bones Love Milk Vert Open/Pro
- 18 skaters, 2 minute breaks between
- Organized jams of 6
- 4 runs, 30 seconds each
- Skate until you fall
- Best run is scored
- Top 6 advance to Finals
- Finals immediately following
- Same format, but no timed runs
- After 30 seconds a bail/fall does not count against you
- 1:30pm: Vert Best Trick, open to everyone
- $1,500 Cash For Tricks, distributed to individuals who land worthy, personally-challenging tricks, plus overall "Best Trick" of the session gets $1500
- 2pm: $1,000 Triple 8 Vert Highest Air Backside, $1,000 Triple 8 Vert Highest Air Frontside, open to everyone
- 2:30pm: Street Open/Pro
- 36 skaters, 1 minute breaks between
- 2 skater jams, 3 minutes each
- Top 6 advance to Finals
- 3, 1 min runs, best counts
- Street course will be limited this year, see below
- Street Best Trick immediately following, open to everyone (obstacle TBD)
- $1,500 Cash For Tricks, distributed to individuals who land worthy, personally-challenging tricks, plus overall "Best Trick" of the session gets $1500
- Awards immediately following
- 4:50pm: Hard stop time
Judging Criteria
- Performance is judged on overall impression of skater in jam or run
- Judges analyze the following elements when scoring:
- Commitment, creativity, and use of entire ramp/bowl/course and features
- Distance traveled through air, slides, or grinds
- Speed, style, flow, and power
- Lines carry weight, but innovation and difficulty are rewarded
Purse
The Course
The street course is limited to the area shown below.
Additional Street Course Photos
Vert and Bowl
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