Courtesy of DestructoJake Johnson spent the winter recuperating from an injury. He's back on the board now and getting back to business.

Jake Johnson is a powerhouse. Having moved to New York about a year and a half before Alien Workshop released, "Mind Field" in 2009, I kept hearing about this kid, here in the city, who was on the come up and might be getting on the Alien team. When the video dropped and Johnson's part stood out strongly among a team of legends and legends in the making, it was obvious that a new talent had arrived. He was finding new lines at old spots and tearing into new ones as well.

Years before many of us were fans of Johnson or even knew who he was Jeremy Cohan and Johnson had already struck up a friendship and been filming together for some time. Cohan made the little seen but highly regarded Chapman video, "Short Ends," in which Johnson has a standout part. So when Johnson seemed to disappear from the spotlight shortly after "Mind Field" put him no our collective radar, Cohan knew exactly where to find him. Sidelined by an injury, Johnson relocated himself to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he's been rehabbing his body and dreaming of skateboarding all winter long. Now on the mend and recently back on board, Cohan gives us a video glimpse into Johnson's injured months and some of the first clips of Johnson back on board. Full video after the jump »