Year Round Action Sports Camp
The sun is shining in Oregon and locals are grinding the rust off their trucks. Windells Academy Skate Director and the man behind the concrete on the Windells campus, Jamie Weller, is closing the books on the school year and prepping for another Summer of skate camp. I managed to catch up with Jamie and the skate students long enough to fire off a couple questions and pick up some details on summer skate plans. [Read more...]
Here’s a question for you. If a pound of feathers and a pound of bricks are dropped from a balcony at the same time, which will fall faster? Don’t know? Don’t care? Sounds like summer is just around the corner! Six weeks until you can trade your pencils and notebooks for sunscreen and airbags. Until then, we’ve got you covered.
“Team Take Over Thursdays” is a new blog series that highlights our ski and snowboard lineup for Summer 2012. We’re taking an in-depth look at who and what is in store as another summer approaches the start gate. Get stoked! This year is going to be bigger, better, and “funner” than ever.
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Over the past year, Instagram has infiltrated our daily lives. Pictures, comments, likes, followers–we’re not complaining, it’s one of our not-so-guilty pleasures to scroll through our feed and see what cool things our friends take photos of every day. Besides being a very good way to pass the time while waiting in line at the grocery store, Instagram is a interesting look at what others find interesting enough to capture and share with their followers. Maybe it’s that athropology 101 class from freshman year creeping up on us, but we think it’s pretty cool to look at what others take a second to save and share. [Read more...]
The Windells Camp store is shaking off its Winter coat and getting spruced up for Spring. Make a purchase before April 30th, 2012 using the discount codes provided to take advantage of the savings!
Pro snowboarder Nick Visconti is rocking his Windells Camp gear. Check out Nick’s hoodie and the rest of the lineup in the online store!
You’ll find a huge selection of Camp gear including…
Have you ever wanted to buy a snowboard from Johnny Lazz? A sweatshirt from Tom Wallisch? What about a “Digger Dogs” sticker from Kyle Martola? At staff sale, you can find these things and more, as the coaches, counselors and rest of the Windells staff set up boards, skis, boots, outerwear, and more in BOB in the style of a shred-only flea market. You can get new-to-you gear from your favorite snowboarders, skiers, and skateboarders that work at camp. Staff sale happens once a session, every week during the summer and is the place to check out a lot of new gear and up and coming companies that many of the riders, skiers, and skaters at camp are involved in. [Read more...]
Now is the time to think about summer camp! Tons of you are asking about scholarships and discounts. Let’s shine some light on the issue here. We do offer the following discounts:
1) “Good Grades” Discount (mostly A’s and B’s or a 3.4 GPA and up!) Fax us a copy of your report card or transcript and we’ll knock $50 off your camp fee just for being smart.
2) “Bring a Friend” Discount In your registration paperwork (under “How’d you hear about camp?”) persuade your friend(s) to put your name down and you’ll get $50 off for every friend that’s new to Windells. Over the years we’ve discovered friends respond well to bribery with candy.
3) USASA Discount Are you a USASA member? That’s neat. We’ll give you $151 off of camp.
Windells Camp is accredited by the American Camping Association. What does this mean for you? There’s money floating around the universe waiting to be scooped up! Search for federal grants. They’re out there.
Here it is. The third installment of our Employee Scavenger Hunt. Our staff is amazing. They come from all over the country to live life in Mt. Hood with Windells Camp. Once August starts to slip away, they all eventually have to go back to reality and back to their roots. As winter keeps on trucking, our employees are building parks, taking classes, teaching lessons, and just about everything you can think of to pass the time until summer comes back into our lives. This winter hibernation gives us a perfect opportunity for you guys at home, to find our staff members in their natural habitats! “Who Are We? Where Are We?” will take place once a month all over the country. Each contest will spotlight one of your favorite Windells employees at home in their stomping grounds, and it is your job to find them, snap a photo, and win some swag! Sounds fun right? Let’s see what happens when we try and find one of the many redheads occupying our campus.
Name: Marsha Hovey
Position: Marketing Crew
Hometown: Brewster, NY
Sport: Snowboarding (and a pretty serious soccer lady)
Favorite Resort: Mount Hood Meadows
Favorite thing about Windells: The unbelievable level of gnar that is alive on a daily basis.
Favorite memory from camp: Slapping on that SPF 55 for my first summer laps on Hood.
Yes, it’s true, Spring Break is almost here. Before we knew it, groundhogs were seeing shadows, Valentine’s being were stamped and sent out, and BAM…March is now only minutes away. Last spring we had unbelievable snow, tons of parks to choose from, and of course, our amazing campus as the home base for all your possible camp needs. Take a peak at spring break 2011, and try to imagine what your photos will look like from spring break 2012. There are three sessions coming up, which one will be your unforgettable vacation?
Will Bateman is one of our favorite people. He’s hilarious, an awesome friend, and a heck of a good snowboarder. Oh yeah, he is sick on a skateboard, too. Will hosted Session 1 last year and it was a pretty amazing time, so we’re more than stoked that Will is coming back in 2012 during Session 1 for his Team Takeover Session.
Will is always down to shred with campers and help them learn new tricks. You may have gotten to ride with him last year, but if not, come out to Session 1 and take some laps with Will! His riding is really creative and he offers up a unique look at lines and features in the park. For anyone that hasn’t gotten the chance to become friends with Will, here’s a little bit from Mr. Bateman, himself. [Read more...]
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