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February 9, 2012
Nick was featured in a recent article in his local newspaper.
Nick Goepper is a rising you am on the freeskiing scene. Since last season, Nick has been showing up on podiums at major slopestyle events, turning heads with his style and large bag of tricks. More than that, Nick is only getting better. He’s a student at Windells Academy and a pretty awesome guy, too. He let us in on what he felt like, winning silver at Winter X Games 2012. Continue reading →
October 5, 2011
This week at Windells Academy, we wanted to put one of our recent graduates, Diva Helmy, in the spotlight. Diva is living the life. As a freshman at the University of Vermont, she couldn’t be happier with her college decision. Diva took some time out of her busy schedule to catch up with us and share some of her hard earned wisdom.
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August 20, 2011
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 →
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!
March 28, 2011
According to the Chinese calender 2011 is the year of the rabbit. According to the 2011 ski event calender this is the year for the “Guppy”. Windells Academy student, Nick Goepper doesn’t skip a beat and walks away with 1st place and $12, ooo at this year’s Dumont Cup.
From the West coast to the East coast, Europe and back, Goepper has been traveling and competing with the industry’s top free skiers throughout the 2011 season. You’ve seen him place in competitions including the Dew Tour and North Face Open series, get invites to world renown events including the US and European X Games and now finish first at the Dumont Cup held at Sunday River, Maine. Despite many miles on the road and jet lag Goepper has got what it takes to stay on top. When asked about his 2011 season Goepper shares, “I worked hard to get to where I am and I’m stoked it has paid off. I’m looking forward to continue doing the same thing in the future”.
At Windells Academy we have watched Nick progress and become a top athlete right before our eyes. Coaches, fellow students and staff members couldn’t be happier for Nick and his accomplishments. Friend and Windells Academy student, Cristian Santini gives Goepper a shout out, “I’m stoked for Nick to have come such a long way and he kills it wherever he goes! I’m excited to see what the future has in store for him.” Congratulations, Nick!
March 20, 2011
Spring is in the air and whether your are spring breakin’ to your favorite mountain on the West Coast or keepin’ it local at your home mountain, we know you’re working on your goggle tan. From Oregon to Colorado, the East Coast and every where in between we want to see who’s got the best goggle tan! So start bronzing and send a photo to info@windellsacademy.com to enter our “Show Us Your Goggle Tan” contest. The winner of the contest will receive one of our new Windells Academy crew neck sweaters!
March 11, 2011
Rising star and Windells Academy student Nick Goepper is flying over the pond today to compete in the European X Games. “Guppy,” as he is known to his friends and family, is a rookie to the scene but has been making a lot of noise since his arrival. Taking home 3rd place at Killington’s Dew Tour stop and the North Face Open, Goepper has absolutely begun to make a name for himself. The small town native is practicing hard and gearing up for a tough competition. Go big Nick! Everyone from Windells is cheering for you!
March 9, 2011
Six ladies from Windells Academy packed up and made the trip to B.C Canada for the 4th stop of Billabong’s Flaunt It tour held at Mount Seymour. After traveling 7 hours with a packed van of boards, bags and pop tarts it was time to get in with the ladies in B.C and flaunt it. Words by WA student: Nicole McNulty.
Randa and Nicole place for Flaunt It Slopestyle!
The morning of the event we rallied up to Seymour from downtown Vancouver and made it just in time to meet everyone and register. After making our way to the course and discovering foggy conditions, the schedule was switched up. The rail jam was in the morning rather than the afternoon and the slopestyle event was held once the fog burned off. Continue reading →
February 24, 2011
Windells Academy student, Zach Johnson went behind the lens at Timberline’s Friday Night Feature Rail Jam and took some action shots of our students. Check out the photos here!
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February 6, 2011
This was what it looked like atop the scaffolding at the Denver Big Air. Windells Academy Student Easton Gilman was one of the 10 riders from the US to be invited to compete on January 26th. Easton was able to make it through the qualifying rounds and advance to finals.
Finals consisted of each rider getting 3 hits. Here’s Eastons first, a backside double rodeo 900. Not bad for being 16.
Easton on the monitor spinning a FS720 and to the left getting advice from another rider and Academy coach Miah Wheeler.
Eastons final trick was a FS10, he didn’t quite get it clean but the TV cameras didn’t seem to mind! Easton ended up finishing the event in 7th place with Rocco Van Straten in 1st, Zak Stone in 2nd and Michael Macho in 3rd.
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