April 26, 2011
While ski resorts across the nation are packing up and ending the season, Mt. Hood is getting more snow than ever! Timberline sent over this picture of Palmer, and yes, the chairlift is completely buried. Talk about a lot of snow! Mt. Hood Meadows set records this month for the most snowfall in April with over 4ft in just the first week. The storms keep hitting and it doesn’t look like the snow will stop anytime soon. You know what this means right? Even more snow for our park during the summer months!
Spots are filling up fast, so hurry up and fill out your registration! We know you want a taste of that record breaking snow.
April 18, 2011
Spring break has finally come to a close and so has the Windells Academy “Show us your goggle tan” contest. After reviewing entries from Oregon, New York and even Finland we had to give the winning title to Mike Janes (left hand side). As a park crew member of Timberline Lodge Mike has been putting in work on the mountain while maintaining a nice goggle tan at the same time. As the winner, Mike will be receiving one of our new Windells Academy crew neck sweaters and a sticker package to lace his board and books with. Congratulations, Mike and thanks for everyone who entered!
April 14, 2011
Windells hit the road last week to support the largest snowboard competition in the world! USASA Nationals draws in thousands of competitors from every corner of the United States. Athletes of all ages gear up and train for the events at Copper Mountain, CO in hopes to get on that podium and represent their home series. Nationals brought 1,215 snowboarders and 427 skiers to the hill for an amazing week of competition and events.
This year, competitors, patrons, and volunteers remembered the unmatched efforts of Chuck Allen, founder and life long supporter of the USASA Program. During the fun week of comps, Windells worked to raise money for the Chuck Allen Scholarship Fund, providing financial aid to deserving young athletes. Thanks to all of those who supported the raffle and donated to a great cause. With everyone’s help, Windells raised over $7,000 for the recipients to put towards tuition, camp, travel expenses, and competitions.
Congratulations to all of the competitors. Medal or no medal, it’s an achievement just to get to Nationals, so give yourself a high five. We hope everyone had an amazing competition season with USASA and we look forward to seeing you this summer at camp!
