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Jordan hoffart
“To describe Jordan Hoffart in such a small box is a tall task. Honestly you could use this whole mag on one street outing with him. The guy is a beast, however I will try. Hoff is definitely cut from a different cloth. It’s probably some Canadian lumberjack’s day-old flannel to be exact, due to the fact he is one of the hardest working guys on and off a skateboard. A lot of people do not know how funny Hoffart really is. His sense of humor, his loyalty to his family and friends are his best attributes.” ~Derek Medina OC Ramps Brand/TM
WORDS :: Derek Medina PHOTOGRAPHY :: Jeffrey Moustache
Aye Jordan, can you put that dog down and do this interview? Which one?!
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What’s up with all these dogs? You running an animal rescue or something? Funny you should ask... My chick would if she could. She’s trying to figure out a way to get a rescue going in Vista. She’s got a huge heart for dogs, pit bulls in particular. They are pretty amazing companions, but people are selfish and irresponsible. Unfortunately it’s the dogs that have to suffer. If we could save them all we would. But it’s the lack of breeding laws that are causing a lot of the problems... In my opinion.
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For everyone who doesn’t know where are you from originally and where do you reside now? I’m originally from Vancouver, Canada. I now live in Vista, California about forty minutes north of San Diego. First let me say “BIG UPS” on those tricks in the Bones, “New Ground” video. That ollie was HUGE! You just finished that bowl... Do you have any other projects in the works? Thanks G. I was stoked on the new video. The team is getting so big, so it was nice to share a section with some homies. As for projects, they never end dude.
I’ve got a bit of a heel bruise so I’m currently trying to finish the back yard and around the bowl. Skate-wise I’m gonna do an online part in collab with my sponsors in the next few months. We will see where it pops up. I’m really stoked on the footage we have been able to get, so I’d like to hype this one up a bit in the next couple of months leading to its release. Why do you call it the Guacabowle for the people who don’t know? And are the dimensions pretty standard on it? My buddy Daniel Evans actually called me out and said, “Dude, its obvious it should be called Guacabowle.” So, it’s Guacabowle now. It’s ‘cause I have an avocado tree right beside the bowl that you can do tricks off of. Dimensions are 5’ with a 7’ clamshell. It’s about 50 feet wide. What other obstacles do you have finished at your house and what’s your favorite one? I got a mini ramp beside the bowl that OC Ramps birch layered for me. It’s pretty sick. You can transfer from the bowl into the mini then back in the bowl. I have volcano in the front yard that used to be sick, but I bullnose bricked it and the reveal is too big. So it sucks now. I gotta re-brick it. And I got another foot high quarter pipe beside the garage that looks shitty, but it’s actually really fun. That’s probably my favorite.