Oil and money... oil money, cowfolks with "sophisticated" biotechnology schemes, too many one-way streets and the largest free outdoor skatepark in North America (did I mention oil money?)... flying into Calgary, Alberta, Canada from the west coast is a trip... right where the Rocky Mountains end and the prairies begin is where this bustling town is located.
Since we're not oil barons, cowboys or evil biotechnology engineers, the main attraction could only be this amazing skateboard park recently constructed by the city. Massive is the first word that comes to mind when attempting to describe this expansive concrete wonderland. Here's the quick run-down:
- big open area for tech skating with various banks, wedges, ledges, rails, flatbars and other treats.
- big open reservoir style thing
- killer little bathtub bowl with coping
- nutty little horseshoe bowl with coping
- crazed approximation of a pool shallow end with coping
- big section with various level 1/4 pipes all hooked together with wedges and trannys of different diameters
- 35 foot diameter full pipe leading into a 13 foot deep 1/2 pipe with metal coping which leads into a 9 foot deep 1/2 pipe with metal coping and bowl end
- the best triple clover with continuous metal cope throughout the 4 foot 6 foot and 8 foot radial bowls... smooth and speedy. If you hate skateboarding, this clover bowl will make you love it.
