How about Gibraltar....

[jast4c]

I am one week in Gibraltar in the beginning of November...anybody knows some slalom skaters / places overthere?

Thanks..

[Firefly]

Been there a few times but not with skates -

It would be quite cool to take the cable car to the top or the rock and skate down!

[Becca]

I've skated there a few times. There aren't many other skaters - really the only ones are aggressive skaters in the little skate park in Gib.
You're actually better off going out of Gibralter into La Linea to skate. When you skate out of Gib you actually get to skate across the airport runway. There's a great spot (or at least there was a couple of years ago) for slalom on the sea front in La Linea. If you come out of customs and skate along La Linea seafront keeping the sea to your left, there was a big smooth tarmac section between the seafront path and the sea. It was rather windy though!

[Becca]

It would be quite cool to take the cable car to the top or the rock and skate down!

Having walked down both the front and back routes, I can safely say that neither would be easy to skate! The back route would be impossible. The front route would be possible, but the road is very gravelly and you'd have to be able to stop suddenly on a steep downhill when monkeys jump out in front of you (or, in my case, jump on me).

[jast4c]

Been there a few times but not with skates -

It would be quite cool to take the cable car to the top or the rock and skate down!

If the road is ok for my 80mm's ...why not? Thanks

[jast4c]

I've skated there a few times. There aren't many other skaters - really the only ones are aggressive skaters in the little skate park in Gib.
You're actually better off going out of Gibralter into La Linea to skate. When you skate out of Gib you actually get to skate across the airport runway. There's a great spot (or at least there was a couple of years ago) for slalom on the sea front in La Linea. If you come out of customs and skate along La Linea seafront keeping the sea to your left, there was a big smooth tarmac section between the seafront path and the sea. It was rather windy though!

Thank you for the tip...Wind is what i'm afraid off this part of the year specially on seasides. What u're saying is that i can skate from Gibraltar to spanish side La Linea. Can you tell me more or less how much time it takes to get there at "cruising" speed? I'm on FR1 80mm.
Cheers!

[Becca]

I've skated there a few times. There aren't many other skaters - really the only ones are aggressive skaters in the little skate park in Gib.
You're actually better off going out of Gibralter into La Linea to skate. When you skate out of Gib you actually get to skate across the airport runway. There's a great spot (or at least there was a couple of years ago) for slalom on the sea front in La Linea. If you come out of customs and skate along La Linea seafront keeping the sea to your left, there was a big smooth tarmac section between the seafront path and the sea. It was rather windy though!

What u're saying is that i can skate from Gibraltar to spanish side La Linea. Can you tell me more or less how much time it takes to get there at "cruising" speed? I'm on FR1 80mm.
Cheers!

It shouldn't take more than 10 minutes from Gibraltar Airport (or about 20 minutes from the town centre). They never really have any queues to get through customs into Spain - they didn't even make me take my skates off to go through the checkpoint on the way out.

[jast4c]

I've skated there a few times. There aren't many other skaters - really the only ones are aggressive skaters in the little skate park in Gib.
You're actually better off going out of Gibralter into La Linea to skate. When you skate out of Gib you actually get to skate across the airport runway. There's a great spot (or at least there was a couple of years ago) for slalom on the sea front in La Linea. If you come out of customs and skate along La Linea seafront keeping the sea to your left, there was a big smooth tarmac section between the seafront path and the sea. It was rather windy though!

What u're saying is that i can skate from Gibraltar to spanish side La Linea. Can you tell me more or less how much time it takes to get there at "cruising" speed? I'm on FR1 80mm.
Cheers!

It shouldn't take more than 10 minutes from Gibraltar Airport (or about 20 minutes from the town centre). They never really have any queues to get through customs into Spain - they didn't even make me take my skates off to go through the checkpoint on the way out.

Cool! Thank you!

[jast4c]

I've skated there a few times. There aren't many other skaters - really the only ones are aggressive skaters in the little skate park in Gib.
You're actually better off going out of Gibralter into La Linea to skate. When you skate out of Gib you actually get to skate across the airport runway. There's a great spot (or at least there was a couple of years ago) for slalom on the sea front in La Linea. If you come out of customs and skate along La Linea seafront keeping the sea to your left, there was a big smooth tarmac section between the seafront path and the sea. It was rather windy though!

I found that tarmac section in La Linea but...fences all arround, a guardian told me is a private property now so.... acces denied. Anyway, skating across the airport runway and passing the border on skates was interesting enough!

[Becca]

I've skated there a few times. There aren't many other skaters - really the only ones are aggressive skaters in the little skate park in Gib.
You're actually better off going out of Gibralter into La Linea to skate. When you skate out of Gib you actually get to skate across the airport runway. There's a great spot (or at least there was a couple of years ago) for slalom on the sea front in La Linea. If you come out of customs and skate along La Linea seafront keeping the sea to your left, there was a big smooth tarmac section between the seafront path and the sea. It was rather windy though!

I found that tarmac section in La Linea but...fences all arround, a guardian told me is a private property now so.... acces denied. Anyway, skating across the airport runway and passing the border on skates was interesting enough!

That's a shame. Last time I was there it was completely open to the public.