What better way LO get kid· off the couch and into the fresh air than b giving them their own extreme sp ns park! With this in mind. the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, decided to con truck the largest skateboard park facility of its kind in North America. The Shaw Millennium Park, which opened in September 2000 i. part of Calgary’s Millennium Project, which will offer l.2 hectares (3 acres) of extreme sport paradise e to it all lev­el, including beginner, intermediate, and expert: a snake run (future)· and the only 9 meters (30 ft) full pip in North America.