This cache is the first in a series promoting Girl's skateboarding
in Winnipeg, in honour of TechDeckPerson. Skate camps and other
supports exist in Manitoba for young boys, but so far not enough
girls have been identified to warrant much activity aimed toward
them. That said, an US based group SkateLikeAGirl and the Manitoba
Skateboarding Coalition have held a girls only event called "Chicks
Flip Out" in July for the past 2 years, attracting skaters in their
teens and 20s from around the world. So get out there and get your
skate on... it's not just for the boys.
This cache is a camo'd metal candy container. Bring your own
pencil. It should be pretty easy to find, except for the issues
with muggles. Extreme stealth is required. This park is busy most
of the time and is guarded by volunteer event staff and the city
ambassadors in order to keep order and keep the patrons safe.
From WinnipegSkateParks.com:
The Plaza at the Forks has become one of Canada's best skateparks.
Covering a total area of over 44,000 square feet, this park
consists of a 30,000 square foot plaza and a 8,500 square foot bowl
complex with a 17 foot cradle. It was designed by Newline
Skateparks in association with van der Zalm + associates and
Scatliff + Miller + Murray. It opened on June 30th, 2006.
The Central Plaza features terrain inspired by famous
international skate spots in places such as San Francisco,
Barcelona, Japan and beyond. And, the main plaza area is made up of
a combination of various stair sets, banks, rails and ledges set
within a host of custom sculptures and other art pieces - the
majority of which are skateable.
Particular highlights include the notched vert wall, the
“Magic Carpet” (a super elevated concrete ribbon track)
and multiple granite capped ledges.
The bowl complex is a one of a kind 8,500 square foot bowl unit
combining traditional pool and modern coping lines. Walls begin at
5 feet and progress through a series of hips, elevators,
extensions, and a pump bump to a massive 17-foot cradle and 13 foot
over vert pocket.
Congrats to magpieboy on the FTF - who vented his
frustrations to me by text message as I was off elsewhere doing the
same in search of a frog. This is my first cache placement and it
was fun to hear the first finder as it happened.
Just to clarify a few things... nothing about this series is
meant to be exclusive to girls. The point is to raise awareness
that they like the sport too. Anything about the caches is fair
game like any other cache. Likewise I am not promoting "girl" brand
skateboards.. it just seemed fitting for the the first cache. Since
most skaters are guys, most people that ride Girl skateboards are
guys. No need for girly things in the caches... the CO rarely likes
things that are girly. There is a reason why she's skating instead
of playing barbie... not that a girl can't do both. Many of the
pre-teen girl skaters I see pictures of from Portland and New York
like their flowery pink stuff too.
Logging
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