7/25/13: After Hurricane Irene hit the Mad River Valley in 2011, Matt Groom and Whitney Phillips met while fixing the flood damaged woodwork in Warren’s Pitcher Inn. Dismayed by the amount of wood waste post-flood, the two formed Warren Pieces, using recycled wood to make unique skateboards and longboards. They call it “art you can ride” and Eva got a tour of their shop and a skateboarding lesson.

Music: Barbacoa, “Hoveround”

This article appears in Aug 7-13, 2013.

Seven Days senior multimedia producer Eva Sollberger has been making her award-winning video series "Stuck in Vermont" since 2007. In 2024, she won first place from the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for her video, “Barbie Collector.” She received...