The “baddest babes in the skate scene” are on fire. Las ChicAZ take us on a visual adventure to Baja that will have you wishing to join their crew.
A version of this interview appears in Issue 004 of Quell Skateboarding.
Buy a copy online here. Photos by Natalie Krishna Das
“Who’s got the lid to the tequila bottle?! ” yells Courtney Ramos across the 12 passenger van that is bouncing across every bump on the dirt road to Cuatro Casas.
“Pee break!” As Cristal Taren pulls off the highway at full speed, everybody laughs so hard until tears are pouring like dew rolling down an ice cold can of Helton beer (who sponsors this crew on their adventures). They had made it to Mexico!
Rena Accetta takes the first barefoot hill bomb on the side of the road. The stoked sets in! That anxious feeling of skating a new spot fills the hearts of the whole crew as they jump back in the van to get to Cuatro Casas!
After an excruciating 14 hours of traveling, all 13 members pulled up to the sign of the hostel. Cuatro Casas is a Mecca of a skate and surf trip deep in Baja. It’s frequented by Tony Alva and is famous for its pool coping from the Dog Bowl from Lords of Dogtown.
As the Las ChicAZ ripped out of the van, some were drunk, some were tired, some were ready to shred! The sound of pool coping grinds sparked the tone of the next three days. Las ChicAZ had arrived.
In between surfing, riding dirt bikes, yoga, and bonfires with karaoke, the girls found time to be in a couple commercials that were being filmed by a few companies who were also staying at the hostel. Natalie Krishna Das (crew founder) grinds the deep end and knocks over two bottles of Gnarwhal Coffee as the film crew gets the shot in slow motion.
They had ten ladies present and three dudes with the crew. Everybody had an epic sesh.