Photos: A-Rob Skate Jam, park’s 20th anniversary
KELSEY EVANS | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 10 months, 3 weeks AGO
Skateboarders gathered at Dave Olseth Memorial Skate Park for the 15th annual A-Rob Skate Jam on Saturday, Sept. 6. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Colin Wright comes up from Missoula for the A-Rob Skate Jam every year. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Skateboarders gathered at Dave Olseth Memorial Skate Park for the 15th annual A-Rob Skate Jam on Saturday, Sept. 6. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Marty Collyer from Spokane at the Dave Olseth Memorial Skatepark on Saturday, Sept. 6. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Kalispell's Jamie Yeats and band alias Free Drugs keep the live jams rolling at the 15th annual A-Rob Skate Jam on Saturday, Sept. 6. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Skateboarders gathered at Dave Olseth Memorial Skate Park for the 15th annual A-Rob Skate Jam in Whitefish on Saturday, Sept. 6. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Skateboarders gathered at Dave Olseth Memorial Skate Park for the 15th annual A-Rob Skate Jam on Saturday, Sept. 6. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Skateboarders gathered at Dave Olseth Memorial Skate Park for the 15th annual A-Rob Skate Jam in Whitefish on Saturday, Sept. 6. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Skateboarders gathered at Dave Olseth Memorial Skate Park for the 15th annual A-Rob Skate Jam in Whitefish on Saturday, Sept. 6. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Skateboarders spray painted custom grip tapes with a decal that reads "A Rob is my copilot" at the A-Rob Skate Jam on Saturday. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Trystian Buckingham joins for the A-Rob Skate Jam on Saturday. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Skateboarders gathered at Dave Olseth Memorial Skate Park for the 15th annual A-Rob Skate Jam in Whitefish on Saturday, Sept. 6. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Skateboarders of all ages, locals and visitors alike, gathered at the Dave Olseth Memorial Skatepark in Whitefish on Saturday, Sept. 6, for the 15th A-Rob Skate Jam.
The event saw boards, bikes, scooters and a lot of tricks - plus grip-tape painting, live metal jams, vendors, food, a raffle and good vibes all around.
The skate jam is in honor of Aaron Robinson, an adventurous skate and snowboarder who passed away 15 years ago at the age of 24 while snowboarding in Chile.
The skate jam on Saturday was also a celebration of the 20th anniversary of Whitefish’s skate park, which opened in the fall of 2005 thanks to Pam Robinson’s, Aaron’s mother, and others' efforts to create a safe space for skateboarders.
Colin Wright comes up from Missoula for the A-Rob Skate Jam every year. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Skateboarders gathered at Dave Olseth Memorial Skate Park for the 15th annual A-Rob Skate Jam on Saturday, Sept. 6. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Marty Collyer from Spokane at the Dave Olseth Memorial Skatepark on Saturday, Sept. 6. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Kalispell's Jamie Yeats and band alias Free Drugs keep the live jams rolling at the 15th annual A-Rob Skate Jam on Saturday, Sept. 6. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Skateboarders gathered at Dave Olseth Memorial Skate Park for the 15th annual A-Rob Skate Jam in Whitefish on Saturday, Sept. 6. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Skateboarders gathered at Dave Olseth Memorial Skate Park for the 15th annual A-Rob Skate Jam on Saturday, Sept. 6. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Skateboarders gathered at Dave Olseth Memorial Skate Park for the 15th annual A-Rob Skate Jam in Whitefish on Saturday, Sept. 6. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Skateboarders gathered at Dave Olseth Memorial Skate Park for the 15th annual A-Rob Skate Jam in Whitefish on Saturday, Sept. 6. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Skateboarders spray painted custom grip tapes with a decal that reads "A Rob is my copilot" at the A-Rob Skate Jam on Saturday. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Trystian Buckingham joins for the A-Rob Skate Jam on Saturday. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Skateboarders gathered at Dave Olseth Memorial Skate Park for the 15th annual A-Rob Skate Jam in Whitefish on Saturday, Sept. 6. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)ARTICLES BY KELSEY EVANS
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