Portland's March Skate Scene: Fueled by Jazz Skates and a Flurry of Sessions!
What a month, Portland! The energy on eight wheels was absolutely electric across the city. The Let’s Roll app was buzzing, with our community logging an incredible 23 skate sessions in February. This is what it’s all about – skaters getting out there, exploring the city, and sharing the stoke. It’s the perfect grassroots vibe to complement the amazing organized events that have been keeping our rinks lively.
From themed nights like the Jazz Skate Night @ Oaks Park to the inspiring story of PDX's Lex Zhang making waves in the roller derby world, Portland is proving once again that its skate scene is as diverse as it is passionate. Let’s keep this incredible momentum rolling into March and make it the best month yet!
Skaters on a Roll
Let’s give a huge Let’s Roll welcome to our newest featured skater, lilablume! We’re so stoked to see you join the community. And speaking of inspiring skaters, the whole city is cheering for Rose City Rollers’ own Lex Zhang, who was recently featured for skating with pride and her Chinese heritage on the world stage. Your story is an inspiration to us all, Lex!
February Session Log
This is what we love to see! An amazing 23 sessions were logged by the Portland community in February. This is the true heartbeat of the scene – skaters hitting the pavement, day in and day out. Every logged session helps paint a picture of how active our city is, so keep checking in and inspiring others to get rolling!
Tuesday skate sesh
“Dance skating, open book turns, snake walk, manuals, etc.”
my first real street skate!
“finally faced my fear of street skating. i did it once when i just got skates and quickly learned that…”
evening skate session
“quick indoor skate before winding down for the day.”
evening skate session
“indoor session drilling toe manuals and pivots mostly. very sweaty 💃🏻”
evening skate session
“toe manuals, pivots, dips. repeat x♾️”
afternoon esplanade skate
“the sun 🌞 decided to come out on one of my birthday days off and i took full advantage! went…”
Chuffed Skates Anyone?
“Does anyone have experience with the Chuffed skates brand? I’m taking a leap of faith and buying a pair of…”
afternoon street skate
“nice sunset to skate around the neighborhood. last one for a while since it’s gonna rain forever”
Practice session
“A really good and sweaty session. drilled forward to backward transitions, 2 foot slaloms, plus a lot of backwards practice….”
afternoon skate session
“indoor drills, lots of dips and pivots and toe manuals. finally felt the pumping feeling when slowly turning on my…”
afternoon skate session
“quick lil skate to break up the rainy day ☔️”
V-Day Skate
“Didn’t track my session but had a blast partner skating with my partner.”
afternoon skate session
“quick skate during my lunch break, worked on toe manuals and dips. (also don’t judge my hair, i’m in the…”
Saturday Skate class
“Backwards cross overs, transitions”
lunch skate session
“quick skate during my lunch break”
evening skate session
“had a chronic illness flare this weekend so finally back on skates for the first time in almost a week….”
afternoon skate session
“had the whole school to myself pretty much. great skate, unlocked a bunch and am feeling super comfy outside now…”
after work skate
“got to the school right after work to catch the last of the daylight and get a skate in. tried…”
