The rain cleared and the celebration went on! Check out the photos from the grand opening event this past weekend at our newest Vans store in Costa Mesa, CA.  The What If? bus was skated, Christian Hosoi, Joel Tudor, Omar Hassan and Jeff Grosso signed autographs, Tomorrow's Tulips (Alex Knost) performed an acoustic set, and everyone  went home with free stuff.  For all of those that came out...thanks for showing up!  Stay tuned for a video recap soon.

On Saturday, February 6th we are opening a new store in Costa Mesa, CA. Come out and get autographs from Vans pros- Christian Hosoi, Joel Tudor, Omar Hassan and Jeff Grosso. We will also have the What If? Skate Bus complete with half pipe for you to skate and tons of giveaways and prizes from Vans and Rockstar.

The Winter X Games is no stranger from being the premier action sports event in the world, bringing more than 200 of the best action sports athletes including past Olympians to compete in Aspen every year. As the sport progresses each year, riders bust out more and more insane tricks and suprise us all. This year will be no different. Keep an eye out for Vans team riders Andreas Wiig, Hana Beaman, Eric Willett and Cheryl Mass bringing their skills to the mountain. Full coverage will be broadcasted live on ESPN.

Get the whole lowdown on the Vans - Hellz Bellz project. We'll be blogging live TONIGHT from the party and uploading videos and photos throughout the evening. You can follow the happenings from the event by clicking on the news section on Vans.com/Hellz.

Vans team rider Andrew Doheny is on the US Team for the ISA World Junior Championships and is over with the rest of the US Team in Piha, New Zealand. Piha is a beautiful black sand beach, don't know if it has the best reputation for good waves, but we'll see how it goes. They ran round 1, and so far everyone from the US team has advanced through. You can check out the live action right here. Go Andrew!

For all you music lovers and party people out there, Coachella is hitting Southern California soon. The weekend-long music festival brings the world's hottest bands to one of the hottest parts of California. Be sure to check out the artists we back such as; P.O.S., Devo, The Specials, Coheed and Cabria, Z-Trip, Dillinger Escape Plan, Frank Turner and more.