Archive for March, 2008

Canadian Tuxedo Video

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

The video Canadian Tuxedo premiered at The Plaza theatre in Kensington on Friday. It features skaters from Red Deer, Calgary, Cochrane, High River, and probably some other places nearby.
The theatre was pretty much full of locs who were pumped since this is the first local video released in some time. The vid is great so pick one up. Check their Myspace for details.
Check the teaser:

New Benches at Millennium Park

Monday, March 24th, 2008

The folks at the City have installed some nice new benches at Millennium Park. There’s a nice curved bench and an up bench too. Check the evidence below:


The curved bench looks sick to sesh.


It’s in the “expert AKA BMX” area of the park, right near the deep end of the clover bowl.


AJ coming correct with a crooks.


Jeff back tail.


AJ Front board.

Eagle’s Nest Ranch Snake Run

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

This weather has been great and we’re keeping our fingers crossed that we won’t get any more snow. Who are we kidding? It’s Calgary so I’m sure we’ll get a blizzard in June or something like that. We will be hitting this spot (yes, it is near Calgary) as soon as it’s clear and ready to roll. Photos courtesy MHSA.

Bearspaw Dam

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

From secret spots from days gone by to spots that are still going strong, the dam/spillway thing in Northwest Calgary is kind of an intimidating one. It has the potential for a lot of speed but the large gaps (and rocks) can make achieving that speed difficult. If you don’t know where this spot is, here’s a hint: Google Maps. Enjoy these photos by Tim Smith.


Beau 3-flipping over the hip.


Beau switch frontside flip into the steep bank.


A nice view of the Bow River.

Jankhouse R.I.P.

Friday, March 7th, 2008

For the inaugaural post on Calgaryskateboarding.com, we thought we’d pay our respects to a fun Calgary spot from a couple years back: the Jankhouse.
If you ever got the chance to skate this semi-secret spot, consider yourself lucky. Never has a bunch of junk been assembled in such a fun way.


The conditions were certainly hazardous.


Vintage Kurbz krooks.

Donny Rose repping Red (shirt) Deer noseslide.


Dennis backside 5-0.