Snake & Destroy Contest April 24th

March 9th, 2010

Mark April 24th on your calendar to be at the Dalhousie Skate Church for the Snake & Destroy contest! More details will be posted here when available.

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Hill Bomb Video

March 8th, 2010

Some of the guys from Godspeed Longboards took advantage of the nice weather and got in a serious hill bomb. This stuff is bonkers!

Mobile Skatepark Monitor Job

March 5th, 2010

The City of Calgary has just posted the skatepark monitor position for the mobile parks. If you want to spend your Summer skating, helping kids out, and making $10-$14 an hour doing it, apply here before March 31.
Reference number 111318.

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Calgz Locz on The Berrics: Final Vote!

March 2nd, 2010

The Berrics has re-posted all the videos from the YOUnited Nations video contest. Vote for our city’s own Calgz Locs!

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Airdrie Skatepark Construction Photos

March 2nd, 2010

Here are some recent construction photos of the Chinook Winds Skatepark in Airdrie, courtesy of New Line Skateparks. The park will be ready to skate this Spring!

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Boarderline Ramp Contest in Lethbridge

February 28th, 2010

The guys from Boarderline in Lethbridge are putting on a mini ramp contest. Here’s the poster:

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LRT Construction at Millennium

February 26th, 2010

Here’s a diagram of what the construction is going to look like at Millennium Park, beginning March 1st:

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Drew Merriman in San Francisco

February 24th, 2010

Calgary skater Drew Merriman is skating with a tight crew in SF right now. Check out the SBC Magazine site for more coverage.


Cold Hard Cash Competition Results/Coverage

February 22nd, 2010

Check out the Ninetimes skate shop site for coverage from the recent Cold Hard Cash competition. Lots of Calgary skaters made it out and ended up winning cash.

Google SketchUp

February 18th, 2010

Not quite Calgary related, but it’s something to keep you busy in Calgary while waiting for the snow to melt. When you get sick of playing skateboarding games on Xbox and Playstation, check out Google SketchUp. It’s a free 3D modelling program that lets you design models. A lot of people have been using it to design skateparks for fun. Here’s a good example: