whiiiiiiirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr is the noise my wheels make on the polished wood as I make my way around the rink in a never ending left turn. It's like NASCAR with less fire and rednecks.
There are several types of skaters here:
1) Children 8 and under who have no fear, barrel around the place and will knock you over.
2) People who are average, have some falls, lose their balance from time to time, but are enjoyable to skate with.
3) People who have never been on skates before in their life and spend 98% of the time on the floor.
4) Folks that own a time machine and have traveled back from 1973 to show off their fancy skate footwork.
Not an ideal place to learn, pads and helmet are recommend by me. Admission rates fluctuate throughout the week as they have different deals; Monday and Wednesdays are the best bang for your skating buck.
But boy, this is a real Calgary treasure, the ONLY roller rink left in the city. You can rent skates or blades here if you don't have your own. Kid's birthday parties are a staple as well as Roller Derby hopefuls (myself included) who just want somewhere to practice their laps.
So lace up, get into the groove and have a skate to the latest pop hits played by the DJ which are accompanied by a light display.