Windells Academy students Mike Mochan, Nick Goepper and summer college student Eric Hughes were competitors in this years Aspen Open at Buttermilk. Held on the same slope style course as this years Winter X games, it was quite the crowd pleaser. Windells Academy student Nick placed in qualifiers, and made it into finals. Windells College Academy student, Eric Hughes placed 3rd overall in slope style at Aspen Open.
Windells Weekends only have a few more public weekends left. Do not miss your chance to skate or bike Windells “normally” private skate & bike park. After Spring BrEak Camps start up on March 20 – Open Windells Weekends will be closed until next FALL! Plus – come check out our new trampoline super springs and fly-bed!
Windells Academy student, Jamieson Skinner, filmed and created this awesome edit from our trip to Colorado, including Copper Rev tour. He has been traveling with the snowboard students to all contests, and in his free time has been filming and working on developing his production company/ clothing line: Paradice Snowboarding. Check out his work!
Due to the amount of jam packed FUN and Excitement Windells Academy is having, it has been 2 weeks since the last update, so let me fill you in. The students of Windells Academy have been on the road traveling to contests nationally from Vermont, to California, Colorado, Utah and Oregon. Ski students spent time at the Dew Tour at Mount Snow in West Dover, Vermont, Feb. 5-7, where our own Nicky G, and Eric Hughes threw down some killer runs in slope style. Snowboard students headed for Colorado, Feb. 4-10th for the Revolution Tour stop at Copper Mountain, and met up with the skiers Feb. 10-14th for the Aspen Open. Windells Academy skiers threw down some massive runs on the aspen open slope style corse, which was the same exact corse where the X-Games were held two weeks prior. Snowboard students competed in the halfpipe event along side Windells alumni JJ Thomas, and Dylan Bidez. Windells Academy skier, Eric Hughes placed 3rd overall in slope style at Aspen Open.
Check back at the end of the week for more photos and an awesome video edit by Windells Academy student, Jamison Skinner.
Add the new 28,500 Sq Ft Skatepark to the other parks Windells has, indoor & outdoor, and you get the largest private skatepark on Mt Hood. Below is a Sneak Peak at What the skate guys have been working on the past few months. Behind this picture will be another section of rollers, spines and bowls.. Work in Progress………
Windells Park Totals 55,500 Square Feet. This Shot was a New Addition Last Season.
I was digging through some old files and came across the 2002 addition of Windells Brochure. Inside there were pictures and interviews with some of the top talent in snowboarding today, most notably – SHAUN WHITE. Plus a lot of old school campus and park pictures. Here are some of my favorite pages!
Windells Presidents Camp starts this Saturday the 13th and is is not to late to sign up. But if you think it is, Windells Spring Break Camps are just around the corner too!
Watch This Video To Get An Idea Of What A Winter & Spring Session Is Like.