© 2026 All Rights reserved WUSF
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
WUSF's Wake Up Call
Our daily newsletter, delivered first thing weekdays, keeps you connected to your community with news, culture, national NPR headlines, and more.
Subscribe

North Carolina's mountainous hills become proving ground for downhill skateboarding

NPR | By Laura Hackett
Published June 30, 2026 at 4:46 AM EDT

The mountainous hills of Western North Carolina are welcoming athletes of a growing and dangerous sport -- downhill skateboarding.

Copyright 2026 NPR
Tags
US / WorldMorning Edition
Laura Hackett
[Copyright 2024 BPR News]
Thanks to you, WUSF is here — delivering fact-based news and stories that reflect our community.⁠ Your support powers everything we do.
Donate Now