DNA Skate School

Hosted Skate by Derek

03/16/26

Derek Macias / Ash
“Rain or Shine \ Glides or Slides”
Meet Spot: Back of Odyssey Elementary @ Roof Covered Basketball Court

Stop 1: Undercover Basketball Court
Spot 2: On Campus hill ( 50’ away)”
Arrival time: 9:30 am
End: 11:30ish



This Sunday looks like chances for a wet day again and I’m still healing my foot so hosting at Odyssey again!

We’re going to meet in the back of Odyssey Elementary where there is a roof covered basketball court! Fantastic for rain days when you want to practice flat land stuff. perfect for beginners. Also great for those of you that want to practice any kind of swizzles, slides or glides!

Hill slide options:
For those of you looking to test out your new found slides, there is a hill within two small breaths of skating. Even better, it might be wet and slippery enough to slide even further than usual.

We’ll meet in the back at 9:30am and likely skate until at least 11:30pm. We’ll have lots of chalk to practice and draw out any kind of tricks you want to learn. See you there!

Hosted Skate by Derek

02/22/26

Derek Macias
“Rain or Shine \ Glides or Slides”
Meet Spot: Back of Odyssey Elementary @ Roof Covered Basketball Court

Stop 1: Undercover Basketball Court
Spot 2: On Campus hill ( 50’ away)”
Arrival time: 9:30 am
End: 12ish



This Sunday it looks like rain but that’s alright!

We’re going to meet in the back of Odyssey Elementary where there is a roof covered basketball court! Fantastic for rain days when you want to practice flat land stuff. perfect for beginners. Also great for those of you that want to practice any kind of swizzles, slides or glides!

Hill slide options:
For those of you looking to test out your new found slides, there is a hill within two small breaths of skating. Even better, it might be wet and slippery enough to slide even further than usual.

We’ll meet in the back at 9:30am and likely skate until at least 12pm. We’ll have lots of chalk to practice and draw out any kind of tricks you want to learn. See you there!

Music Credit: Tribe Called Quest
“Can I Kick It?”

Sunday Morning Skate 02/08/26
ROUND 2

Spice level: 3/5 🔥🔥🔥
Skate type: Trail
Lead: Derek Macias / Aslie Juan
Meet: 9:30am at McCollum Park & Ride
Rollout: 10am
Mileage: ~5

“Rain or Shine \ Coffee & Slides”

Hello everyone!

We had so much fun last Sunday skating the North Creek Trail that we’re doing it again! This time with a little more emphasis on slides, puddle jumping and branch grinding! Thanks to our local hero Cory, we found an awesome dry little garage with minimal wet surface. Perfect for practicing slides while staying dry!

THE GOAL:
Encourage more skaters to skate rain or shine. It’s important for our heath to be active and consistent; for both our bodies and our minds. The rain can be a great way to cleanse both the things around us and internally so what better way then to skate in it. I want to help prepare folks and build confidence in any condition. So brings pads, old rain gear, and a smile! If we want to go practice some flat land dry skating after coffee, there is a parking garage one block away from Visible Coffee that we can go to and practice skate shenanigans.

IF DRY:
We get to have a blast bombing through a dimmed forestry rollercoaster trail dodging squirrels and kicking pine cones with cool light up wheels . Once we get to Visible for Coffee, Tea etc, we can take a short break to discuss new things happening in the skate community or community in general.

IF WET:

I encourage you to come out EVEN MORE! Lucky for you I have 20+ years of experience skating in almost every condition including ice & snow ❄️. I will happily take my time at each section of the trail to ensure everyone’s safety and give you lots of pointers for changing conditions. So bring a smile and be prepared to learn slides! There is a parking garage next to the coffee shop that is dry with wet runs that are perfect for sliding while staying dry!

Stop 1: Visible Coffee Roasters
Stop 2: Mill Creek Slide Garage

Visible Coffee Roaster
https://visiblecoffeeroasters.com

By Derek Macias

Hey everyone,

Derek and I (Ash) have been missing our skate family a ton over the last few months, and I just wanted to share a little bit about what’s been going on. From my personal perspective, life has been very heavy, and I’ve had to lean on Derek so much. For some, skating is their therapy; for me, I needed to completely step away from skating to allow my mind, body, and soul the space to sit and grieve.

To grieve is to feel a great loss, and with a great loss comes sadness. Being able to have the space to grieve and talk to someone has been my priority. Although I have distanced myself a lot from my skate community—and many other things I love—I needed to allow myself the time to think and process life.

That being said, with many losses come many wins, which I have also experienced over the last few months 💙 Like the moon, new cycles come and go, and we, as people, are always evolving and growing. However painful the growth may feel, we will always grow—and it’s always for the greater good. I’ve developed trust, forgiveness, and resilience during this season.

I’m ready to see everyone again and spread the love of skating together. Tonight, I’m excited to share that we’ll be at the fundraiser. This event means a lot to me, especially because has been so open to hearing the input of both inline and quad skaters. They even made an appearance and took these rad photos at @....

Did a little pop up with Bayside Neighborhood Association in Everett this weekend! We were a little bad about mentioning this event but we had a blast, shared info about the community and got people on skates!

Thanks Bayside Neighborhood Association for having us out!

-Stalls stalling your progress?
-Drop ins causing your mood to drop?
-Grinds turning into cess slides?

💫 WELL WE GOT YOU!! 💫
Come and join us every week at WNS with where the trick to learn is up to you! Just follow for weekly location!

Feel free to come up to us at any time during the session for tips and tricks on anything at all! Nothing to small or too big, we’ll help you!

We’re back! For our second annual Salty Sea Days event in Downtown Everett.

Downtown Everett will be having their annual Salty Sea Days block party where there will be live music, venues, food trucks and OF COURSE!….A SKATE PARTY!!

At this years skate party, we’ll have a mini roller rink, diy skatepark by DNA Boxes, a community tent by with skates to try, free lessons by (bring skates or try some limited pairs on site), music and tons more fun!!

Bring your friends! Bring your family! Bring your skates! Bring your skate obstacles! We’ll see you there!

This is good to know for you skaters on a hot day!

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