FINGERBOARDING MAGAZINE 

What’s up everyone,
As this issue hits your hands, the truck is packed, the trailer’s loaded, and we’re getting ready to hit the road for our 4th season of the USAFBL Tour. It still doesn’t feel real sometimes, what started as a wild idea in a notebook is now a full-blown movement, and somehow, we’re about to do it again.
This is more than just a tour. For me, it’s fingerboarding summer camp, where the whole culture gets in one place and just lives it. Every stop is a reunion, a proving ground, and a celebration of how far we’ve all come. From Portland to Philly, Detroit to Atlanta, and finally Indy, this is the route that connects the country through fingerboarding.
And it’s not our first time doing this. We’ve been out here since 2021, through ups and downs, sold-out venues and rainy load-ins, packed floors and late-night breakdowns. Every year we’ve grown. Every year the scene has leveled up. And now, in our fourth season, it feels like we’re carrying a legacy that belongs to all of us.
This issue of Plies is a time capsule, capturing the moment right before it all unfolds. The energy. The anticipation. The quiet before the noise. But when the lights hit, the parks go down, and the people show up, it all becomes real. This is where the culture lives. This is what we’ve built together.
So whether you’re pulling up to compete, vend, judge, or just hang out, thank you for being part of this. And if you can’t make it in person, stay tapped in. We’ll be telling this story as it happens, on the podcast, in the magazine, in the rankings, and across every corner of the scene.
Let’s hit the road and make history, again.

– Levine Cunningham
Founder, USAFBL | Plies Magazine