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 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!
Windells Academy is the “funnest” AND smartest place on earth! The past week at Windells Academy was jam packed with fun. The students took a trip to the bowling ally wednesday night for 2 rounds of awesome cosmic bowling. All snowboard students prepared and competed in the second USASA slopestyle, and third USASA halfpipe events. Lucas, and Toby placed second and third in halfpipe! Windells Academy ski students spent 4 days enjoying some fun in the sun at mammoth for the gatorade free flow tour. Check it out!
This week the snowboard students are heading out for Copper Revolution Tour, and all students are heading to the Aspen Open. Check back next week for updates!
Best Skatepark in Portland according to Willis Kimbel and the rest of the Creature Skate Team that swung by Windells Last week regarding our new 28,500 square foot park. Joining Willis were big name skaters like Chet Childress, Al Partanen and David Gravette. On the side, World Famous photographer Bryce Kanights was taking photos for a future Ad Campaign for Brixton Hats. Windells Skatepark is still under construction and as soon as it is finished we will show it in its entirety.
Paranen, Gravette and Kimbel Hanging out At Windells Camp.
In the world of skiing videos, there exists big production films, documenting only the top pro skiers on terrain no average human will ever access. On the other side of the spectrum is the 60 second online sponsor me edits. Last season Line and it’s underground band of misfit skiers lead by Will Wesson & Andy Parry set out to document skiing like never before. No high production camera crews, no snowmobiles, no heli trips to AK, just a couple of guys and a camera criss crossing the US in search of nothing but an angled surface to slide on armed with good old fashioned creativity. It was reality TV meets skiing and the overwhelmingly positive response from skiers around the world watching this FREE monthly online series was mind blowing. The show received over 20,000 views per episode and over 200,000 views for the year of all 9 episodes. Will & Andy became overnight icons of the everyday skier and skiers around the globe demanded a follow up season.
Los Angeles, the first stop of the Ski Dazzle where over 100,000 people poored through the doors purchasing up to 6 Million Dollars in winter related items. Windells was on hand to teach the never ever first timers as well as throw a pro am dry slope rail jam for cash and prizes. Look for Windells in Chicago this weekend, San Francisco next weekend and Sac the weekend after next.
PORTLAND, OR. (OCT. 20, 2009) – The 3rd Annual Backyard Bang Rail Jam, presented by Salomon Snowboards and the Art Institute, will bring Pro’s and Ams into Portland’s Pearl District for sideways snow sliding, fun games and tons of prizes this Halloween, October 31st.The event is free to spectators and prizes will be awarded for the best costume.
As well as serving up suds in the VIP area and at the Backyard Bang after-party, Kona Brewing has partnered with the Oahu Visitor’s Bureau and Hawaiian Airlines to grant one lucky winner two free flights from Portland to Oahu, the heart of Hawaii. Also included in this prize package are surf lessons for two with Waikiki Beach Services. Spectators can pick up a lei and experience some aloha in the Kona Brewing tent while registering to win during the event. For more info, go to www.visit-oahu.comor www.konabrewingco.com
The Backyard Bang is hosted by Salomon Snowboards and the Art Institute of Portland and supported by Bonfire Snowboarding, Windells Camp, Skull Candy, Mt Hood Meadows, Exit Real World, US Outdoor Store and Kona Brewing Company.
For the past two decades, Tim Windell has been at the forefront of our industry’s progression with the development of camps designed to push action sports to new heights. Now action sports and education can go hand-in-hand with the launch of the Windells Academy, giving athletes year round access to terrain, education and the industry. We caught up with Tim Windell to find out how the summer camps were impacted, his plans for the Windells Academy and adapting to the changing industry.
Yesterday, the top freeskiers in the World swung by Windells Camp, for a private sesh, to take advantage of BOB, our 15 thousand square foot rec center. Sammy Carlson, Eric Pollard, Dylan Hood, Josh Larkins and Tommy Ellingson were skating, jumping on tramp and filming in BOB. Who knows, maybe some of the footy might show up in a Nimbus Webisode this year?
While Sammy was here, we discussed a series of comps at Windells next Summer so please stay tuned! Sammy sure was pumped on Windells, ” Im freaking stoked on this place, it changes every time I am here. I’m loving what you guys are doing !”
For the past two decades, Tim Windell has been at the forefront of our industry’s progression with the development of camps designed to push action sports to new heights. Now action sports and education can go hand-in-hand with the launch of the Windells Academy, giving athletes year round access to terrain, education and the industry. We caught up with Tim Windell to find out how the summer camps were impacted, his plans for the Windells Academy and adapting to the changing industry.
