Look deep inside the skate scene and you'll find certain individuals that know every trick that's gone down on every one of the skate-able spots inside most Canadian cities. This column is highlights those individuals: the ones that know every trick that's been landed, on every skate spot that's been sessioned in the videos and mags because they were there doing it or watching it. Enter the Run It Back spot check.

This month I interviewed Ian Twa about his favorite spots in Calgary, Alberta. Before relocating to Vancouver, Ian spent his time on the streets skating everything that Calgary has to offer. When he's not jet-setting to Barcelona in the winter months, you can find Ian slaying ledges in downtown Vancouver with Brian Wherry, Mike Vince and Joey Williams. Do yourself a favor and drop your finger on the scroll button to learn more about Ian Twa's favorite Calgary skate spots.

OP Waterfall Gap
When I used to live in Calgary, the only time I was able to skate the Olympic Plaza was for a few weeks during the spring and the fall. You should try and find it... Actually if it's any help, it‘s right between a hockey rink and a water fountain. The OP is a dream spot ‘cause of the metal-sided ledges and ill, little gaps everywhere. The waterfall gap is no joke, though. Like seriously, you've gotta be a little nuts to even think about an ollie. It's not even really that high, but in length, its comparable to the Black Ice double set in Vancouver.

Tim Breen: He kickflipped it so long ago; it could have been back in ‘96 or something. The same day he put down a tre flip and broke his board. Now-a-days, if you go to Calgary and have a local skater show you around downtown, Tim still owns the city. He's kind of like our very own Tom Penny.

Lindon Stranquist: In the most recent years since Tim, Lindon is one of the only guys I know that stepped to the gap with an ollie. He might have even tried to kickflip it, but I don't think anything other then an ollie has been done.

Science Center Rails
These rails are insane ‘cause they are super skinny and super thin. There's plenty of run-up, which is pretty much irrelevant considering that a bail on these bad boys could end your career right there on the spot.

Paul Machnau: I know he board slid them, but I'm also pretty sure he crooked grinded the biggest one.

Dwight Pineau: He backside 50-50'ed the big one. Dwight is a Calgary veteran and he's basically destroyed most of Calgary's biggest rails and gaps.

Nosegrind, shuv out. Brian Caissie sequence.

U of C Rail
This double-sided rail is a strange one. At first glance, you would think it was a hubba ledge, but as you get a little closer you end up seeing a square edge sticking up on both sides. That actually makes it much more of a rail than a hubba ledge. Plenty of people have done some good tricks at this spot, but two definite ones really come to mind.

Gailea Momolu: He did a nollie heelflip noseslide down one of them. It was in the North 2 friend's montage.

Aaron Johnson: He came through hard with a back tail to fakie, and another back tail to reg's. This definitely stood out for me. In fact, I was still living in Calgary when these tricks went down. It definitely showed the people of Calgary that there was so much skate talent only a province away.

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Related:
Just Another Day At The Vancouver Plaza (video)
Supra Dist. In Barcelona (video)
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