There is a mini-ramp contest in conjunction with the City of Calgary’s Live Style event on May 2-3. There will be a lot of good performers like Keys N Krates, Kardinal Offishall and others. B-boy and graffiti demos as well. This is an invite-only contest so get ready to watch some locs shred.
It looks like winter is here again, for a few days anyway. If you have access to an indoor facility, consider yourself lucky. We’ve had the chance to skate some good ramps this winter (Josh E, Hart House, etc) but there’s nothing like pushing around on concrete.
Since we can’t skate outdoors for a while, here is a shot of an old spot that’s no longer around. The HiFi Club barrier was fun for a solid couple of years. 
Zor gets feeble on a long-gone spot.
There’s a newish double set up at the University. It’s aptly named “The Black Hand” because it’s at a building that has an ominous looking black hand painted on the side of it. The set is no joke, either. 5-flat-3, some cobblestone up top but with a solid take off and landing. The rail is a relatively low double-kink. Landing is kind of half on/half off so bringing wood is a good idea.
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:
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.
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.
