Archives For August 2011

The Technine Doughnut Eating Challenge returns!

One of the best days of summer, the Second Annual Technine Doughnut Eating Challenege, went down in Session 7. Last year, the competition ended in a sugary storm, and this year, there were more doughnuts and more powdered sugar.

Technine team riders, Derek Dennison, Dylan Thompson, Andrew Brewer, and the T9 Prospects, Zander Blackmon, Ben Bilodeau, and Brady Larson hosted the event. Dylan event competed, almost getting all of the doughnuts down before the powdered sugar started flying. Continue reading →

Skate Coach Ian Neal summer 2011 edit!

If you love to skate, having the Concrete Jungle as your backyard for the summer, if the best thing you could ask for. Such is the case for Skate Coach Ian Neal, who by day takes camps all over Oregon and Washington skateparks, and then heads back to the Windells campus to host games of SKATE, kickflip challenges, and skate the concrete.

Ian put together a bunch of his shots from this summer, check it out!

Summer 2011 comes to an end…

Summer 2011 has come to an end. It’s always sad to see it go, but it was an amazing season filled with so much snowboarding, skiing, skateboarding, bmxing, so many sponsor activities, on hill competitions, visiting pros to meet and watch shred…there was so many fun things to do, it went by so quickly!

It’s hard to pick out just a few favorite moments from summer 2011–there’s so many to chose from, but we gave it a shot. Luckily, Windells is year round, so the awesome times don’t have to stop! Open skate and bmx is happening on the weekends all fall. If you live in the Northwest, come skate the Concrete Jungle and BOB. After that, it’s time for winter and spring camps!

There’s a lot to do this winter, but before the snow falls where you live, here are a few of our favorite moments from summer 2011: Continue reading →

Session 7 Skate video

Session 7 is a wrap! Head Skate Coach Jamie Weller, and his crew of Ian McMartin, Sev Boosinger, Ian Neal, and Cody Hodge took campers all around Oregon and Washington during Session 7, in order to skate at some of the best parks in the Northwest. And what’s better than skating at places like Hood River and Ed Benedict and then coming back to camp to skate the Concrete Jungle? It was an awesome session, check out the recap video!

Windells Academy trip to Seattle part 2

One of the coolest things about Windells Academy (and that is saying a lot, because what isn’t cool about getting to snowboard and ski twelve months out of the year?), is the many industry trips that the students attend. During these trips, which happen a few times a month, Windells Academy students get a first-hand look at real jobs, real companies, and real ways that they can grow professionally after high school and college. Industry trips take students to Portland, Oregon, Seattle, Washington, and even to snow/ski/skate industry hotspots like Southern California.

This summer, Windells Academy students went to Seattle to visit the K2 offices and warehouse. Here is part two of their trip to Seattle and check out part one, where the students went to a Mariners baseball game. Continue reading →

Atmosphere skate and bmx contests – Session 8

Session 8 was full on skate and bmx camp at Windells and Atmosphere Clothing was there with a contest for all of the campers. The Atmosphere crew took over BOB, holding a best trip on the Euro gap for skateboarders and a two run jam for the bmx’ers. Winners earned Atmopshere gear! Drew Smalley was there to capture all of the action, check out some photos below. Continue reading →

Windells Academy trip to Seattle part 1

Ok, so maybe school in the summer doesn’t sound that great. It’s a bit of an oxymoron, right? Summer’s about having fun, vacationing, (and of course if you’re at Mount Hood) snowboarding, skiing, and skateboarding. That is where Windells Academy comes in, because President Mike Hanley has found a way to make school in the summer fun. Crazy, right?!

Going to Windells Academy means skiing and snowboarding during the day, doing some schoolwork in the afternoon (which isn’t that bad), and taking trips on the weekends to awesome places, close by like Portland, where students check out Nike’s headquarters and get a firsthand look at working in the industry, or further away, like Southern California, where students visit Transworld Snowboarding Magazine’s office and go surfing. A few weeks ago, Windells Academy students went to Seattle, to Mervin Manufacturing, where both snowboards and skis are made. While there, they got to check out the sights around Seattle. They took a ton of photos, so check out part 1 of the Windells Academy Seattle trip, here, where they went to Mariners game! Continue reading →

Session 7 Ski Recap video

The moment you have been waiting for, the Session 7 Ski recap video just dropped! Filled with Windells coaches and visiting skiers like Mike Hornbeck, Collin Collins, Andy Parry, Will Wesson, Parker White and more! There was tons of snow, tons of good weather, and these guys were ripping up the park!

Session 7 Snowboard Recap Video

It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for: the final snowboard session edit of summer 2011 just dropped and all your Windells favorites are featured, as well as the Technine Team! Check it out be stoked on the riders, the tricks, the park, and how much snow there was at the end of the summer! The session was so fun!

Session 7 Snowboard Recap

Andrew Brewer launches the spine with a picturesque nosegrab.

It’s official: 2011 summer snowboard camp has come to an end. The towropes have stopped, the rails have been taken down, and everyone’s boots will finally be given the chance to dry out. It’s always sad to see the season go, but lucky for everyone at Windells, Session 7 was one of the best summer finales that we could have asked for. The weather was super sunny and there was tons of snow, so it was perfect both on hill and in the Concrete Jungle. Campers, visiting riders, and staff spent every moment shredding, making sure to squeeze the most fun out of the session before it was over. Continue reading →