Calgarians in Vancouver
Quite a few Calgary skaters have made the move to Vancouver in recent months. This clip features Tyler Warren, Ben Blundell, and others skating some Vancouver-area parks:
Taber Skate Comp Video
Here’s a video from last week’s competition in Taber, put on by Boarderline:
History Lesson: James Short
From the CBE website: “[the] original James Short School was built in 1904. The school was named after James Short, a pioneer, teacher, lawyer, and school board trustee. The cupola of the original school holds a place of honor in James Short Square on 4th Avenue S.W.”
James Short is a well-known downtown Calgary skatespot. Pretty much all of the ledges have been capped at this point but we can still enjoy some old footage like this quick clip of a Ryan Curry line (courtesy of Rob Thorpe):
Sean MacAlister on Tour With Kitsch
Sean is currently on tour in BC with the Kitsch Skateboards team. He has a handful of sweet tricks in the video below:
Kitsch Skateboards – Freaks & Geeks Part 1 from Kitsch Skateboards on Vimeo.
Priddis Ramp Jam Video
If you were at the recent ramp jam/party near Priddis, AB, consider yourself lucky. Here’s a video of some mostly Calgary locals skating the ramp:
CASE on TelusTV
Here’s a video showing on TelusTV, letting you know what CASE is up to these days. We’ll be needing lots of help in coming months with some upcoming developments. Be sure you and all of your friends that skate join CASE so we can count on you to help make more skateparks in Calgary a reality!!