The Skate Department

The Skate Department Official Administrative Body for Austin Park Roller Skaters
(Formerly CIB Austin)

TAX DAY $KATE RECAP 🤑 Thank you to our upstanding employees who paid their trick tax. To the frauds who didn’t–the IRS h...
04/23/2026

TAX DAY $KATE RECAP 🤑 Thank you to our upstanding employees who paid their trick tax. To the frauds who didn’t–the IRS has been notified.

Big thank you to everyone coming out rain or shine for this event and giving it everything they got! And lookin’ like a million bucks while doing it 🫀💰🫶

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CC: ALL SKATE DEPT EMPLOYEES ‼️Tax Day is April 15th, have you filed? Well we’re not the IRS so we actually don’t give a...
04/06/2026

CC: ALL SKATE DEPT EMPLOYEES ‼️
Tax Day is April 15th, have you filed? Well we’re not the IRS so we actually don’t give a s**t. Your REAL civic duty is paying the trick tax on April 15th at House Park. Come skate, pay your trick tax, don’t get audited.
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When: Wednesday, April 15th @ 7:00 PM
Where: House Park
More details to come

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UPDATE ‼️⏰ Our International Women’s Day skate is now from 3PM - 6PM this Sunday at Mabel Davis! We’ve got DJ with the ...
03/06/2026

UPDATE ‼️⏰ Our International Women’s Day skate is now from 3PM - 6PM this Sunday at Mabel Davis! We’ve got DJ with the beats, raffles benefitting the period product drive with .fairies, iconic womxn-owned vendors to shop, and more! All wheels welcome 🤝

WEATHER WATCH – We’re keeping an eye on the weather and will make a call tomorrow, so stay tuned for potential updates team.

The Skate Department is teaming up with .fairies to host a period product drive leading up to International Women’s Day ...
02/28/2026

The Skate Department is teaming up with .fairies to host a period product drive leading up to International Women’s Day 🤝

In the U.S., 1 in 4 people struggle to afford period products. That number rises to over 60% among low-income individuals.

Help us change that. Please consider donating tampons, pads, menstrual cups and liners to our community:
🛼 At the March 8th skate jam (bring them to our table!)
📦 At collection boxes or

Join us for an all wheels Womxn in Skate Jam on Sunday March 8th, 11am-2pm at Mabel Davis District Park! DJ will be spi...
02/19/2026

Join us for an all wheels Womxn in Skate Jam on Sunday March 8th, 11am-2pm at Mabel Davis District Park! DJ will be spinning, we’ll have prizes for skateboarders, quads, and bikes, refreshments and a couple of our favorite local artist vendors! Send us a message if you’d like to set up a vendor table!

ATTENTION TEAM: We recommend all skaters join at MUD next Saturday, 2/21 for a yoga class + skate sesh. This proactive ...
02/16/2026

ATTENTION TEAM: We recommend all skaters join at MUD next Saturday, 2/21 for a yoga class + skate sesh. This proactive approach will keep us limber and promote synergy 📈

PER OUR LAST MEETING ‼️📈 The Skate Department held its first meeting on Wednesday, and damn, y’all showed up. You’ve nev...
02/14/2026

PER OUR LAST MEETING ‼️📈 The Skate Department held its first meeting on Wednesday, and damn, y’all showed up. You’ve never SEEN synergy like this. Thank you all, and keep an eye on your inbox for the next one.

⭐️ Congrats to our star employees that won the and giveaways! ⭐️

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Mark your calendar, & are celebrating International Women’s day with an all wheels skate jam on March 8th!
02/13/2026

Mark your calendar, & are celebrating International Women’s day with an all wheels skate jam on March 8th!

12/12/2023

Our featured skater of the month for December is…
Kat!

Kat (she/her) was born and raised in Austin and has been skating for about 2 years.

Q/A:
WHY did you start skating?
- SNOWPOCALYPSE (I had a pair of skates I had never used and when we got stuck inside I started skating around my house)
What do you do outside of skating?
- comedy / scroll on my phone
What do you love about skating?
- the challenge, sense of accomplishment when you finally get a trick down, the community!!
What’s a trick you’re working on right now?
- just being more comfy in general with my skating but really working on backslides right now
What’s your dream trick?
- Full cab and rails!!!!!
What’s your current skate setup?
- Jack 2’s, Avanti Mag plates, Brunny blocks, Huck 2.5 trucks, skate last supper wheels
What or who inspires you?
- when I see people on IG or at the park slaying I’m like gotdamn!!!!

This Friday is our annual rollout with our friends from Dress yourself in something festive and bright. Bring the good...
12/05/2023

This Friday is our annual rollout with our friends from
Dress yourself in something festive and bright. Bring the good vibes and a friend.

We'll meet at at 7:30 (or earlier) to grab a snack and a hot drink then it's wheels down and out at 8:00 sharp.

It's only 1 mile and on the way back we'll swing by


It's time again for our annual trip away from from the family and holiday chaos. We'll meet up at one of the most unique...
11/20/2023

It's time again for our annual trip away from from the family and holiday chaos.
We'll meet up at one of the most unique parks you'll ever SK8 and afterwards we'll roll through downtown Taylor to for drinks and treats
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Please share so anyone visiting family in the Austin/Central Texas area can come.
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