Introducing Cannon Skate Shop

Brielle Loveland
Staff Writer
  At 357 A St., Idaho Falls, ID, Cannon Skate Shop has arrived. Owner of the business, Tyler Cannon, and his family are excited for their skate shop and its impact on the Idaho Falls community. Cannon, who is originally from San Diego, was introduced to his love for skating by his older brother when he was around six years old. Cannon states, “My big brother was a skater, and I wanted to be like him.” Cannon chose to open the shop in July because of his wife. She told him the space was available, and they came by to talk to the landlord. Cannon explains they opened the shop in August and "didn't even think it through." He spoke about a couple of things that he likes about skating: the unique styles, the fashion, and the art. He explained that it does not matter if two skaters are doing the same trick because everyone has their own unique style of skating. Cannon prefers skate ramps and bowls at skateparks; however, he admits he used to do more street skating when he was younger. Skaters may have a reputation to be bad kids or have a negative connotation. Cannon believes that skaters may not be able to overcome those stereotypes, but "you just do you, and your community and culture will catch up." Cannon chose to open a skate shop because he believes the IF community could see benefits from it. He said, “We are kind of at a point where we've always been in the skateboard industry; somehow the next step was just opening a shop and supporting this community, so people can just feel comfortable here." Some of his future goals for the shop are not losing money and just being a hangout hub for the community. Cannon believes that people should "skate whatever level [they] want and just do it for [themselves.] If people are looking for a brand new skateboard or some of the latest fashion or just a place to go, visit this skate shop downtown!

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