Slam Magazine Issue 249

Autumn, 2025. 

COVER: NIXEN OSBORNE says, “If I can kickturn a quarterpipe, I can invert it”. We put him to the test to hold a handplant on this burly brick quarter in Ballarat. With the help of a wakeboard winch, Nixen managed to haul enough speed to hit the lip and stall this textbook Smith vert. All while recovering from a recent surgery. Warrior SOTY status. PHOTO: WADE MCLAUGHLIN.