My Snowboarding Skillz

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"My Snowboarding Skillz"
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Produced bymw
Starringmw
Cinematographymw
Release date
  • April 23, 2005 (2005-04-23)
(20 years ago)
Running time
11 seconds
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

"My Snowboarding Skillz" is a YouTube video uploaded shortly after the creation of "Me at the zoo" on April 23, 2005, recognized as the second video uploaded to the platform and the platform's first "fail video". The 11-second video features "mw" attempting to traverse a ramp or box feature, but ultimately fails at the end. As of August 2025, the video has received more than 5.9 million views. [1] [2] [3]

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Background

After the release of YouTube, "Me at the zoo" was uploaded by Jawed Karim as the first YouTube video. Shortly after, "My Snowboarding Skillz" was uploaded by "mw" as the second YouTube video. And considered YouTube's first "fail video". [4] [5] [6]

Release

"My Snowboarding Skillz" was uploaded on April 23, 2005, at 8:51 (UTC-7) p.m. [7] It shows "mw" outside in the snow, getting ready to show his snowboarding skills before losing balance 4.3 seconds into the video, crashing into the snow at the 5-second mark, while his snowboard completes the journey across the platform. He begins to stand up at 6.6 seconds and is fully upright by 10 seconds. [8]

References

  1. ↑ Roth, Emma (2025-04-23). "20 years ago, the first videos uploaded to YouTube were short and sweet". The Verge. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  2. ↑ Patil, Pratik (2025-03-18). "10 Oldest Videos on YouTube". Oldest.org. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  3. ↑ Wirth, Jordan (2025-05-10). "13 Of YouTube's First Uploaded Videos And How Many Views They Have Now". SlashGear. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  4. ↑ Miller, Jessica (2023-08-11). "A Throwback to Early YouTube: What Is the First Video Uploaded to the Platform?". Buzzoid. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  5. ↑ Adler, David (March 25, 2023). "What Was The First Video On Youtube?". Net Influencer. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  6. ↑ Hiskey, Daven (2024-01-19). "What was the First YouTube Video and How Did YouTube Start?". Today I Found Out. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  7. ↑ Gairola, Ananya. "YouTube's Timeless Classics: The Three Oldest Videos - Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)". Benzinga. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  8. ↑ "Twenty years later, YouTube is returning to its roots". Telegrafi. 2025-04-24. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
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