Forest Bailey Archives

Summer Camp New Year’s Resolutions

It’s the end of 2011 and looking back, it’s been a great year. Here at Windells, staff, campers, and family have taken tons of laps at Timberline during the summer, skated the Concrete Jungle all fall, and have been skating in BOB every weekend. We have gotten to meet the snowboarders, skateboarders, and skiers we look up too, have them as our coaches, take runs with them, learn new tricks from them, and get their autographs. We’ve gotten to see tons of new snow movies, gotten new gear, and lined up to take runs at our local mountains.

Now that 2012 has begun, we decided that we would set a few resolutions for the new year. Below, ten things that we will be doing in 2012 to have the funnest year ever! Continue reading →

Snowboarding Pro Sessions 2012

We have some great news to get you guys hyped for another amazing summer here at Windells. Below you will find the latest info on our Snowboarding Pro Sessions and the visiting riders that YOU will get to shred with. Summer is six months away and we could not be more excited to lap the park all day with these great folks listed below. Check it out.

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Summer Caption Contest Winner

Well, it’s Friday, and that means the Summer Caption Contest has come to an end. We got tons of responses so thanks for taking part in the challenge! The lucky winner will get a custom Windells NXTZ, DVD, and sticker pack. You earned it. Before we can announce the winner, we want to share some of our favorite responses with you guys. Here are the top 5 Honorable Mentions:

“I think I left the sink running….” – Jonny

“I swear I told Forest that it was Hawaiian shirt day.” – Ben

“At Windells, not only can you learn to ski and snowboard like a pro, but Forest Bailey can also teach you how to professionally clean the 6.0 kicker!” – Vince

“(sigh). I swear if he doesn’t get down I’m going to make a caption contest and put it on the Windells site.” – Troy

“Wow, polarized lenses see through more than water!!” – Brad

Now for the big winner. Congrats to Cora Belsher for filling in Mr. Johnny Lazz’s thought bubble with a fun and creative response. “Wow, I can’t believe he can do a one arm push-up in that position.” It’s funny and also believable. Forest Bailey is exceptionally strong. I mean really, that kid wakes up and just starts lifting weights. Congratulations again Cora! You are the lucky winner of a Windells custom prize pack. Stay tuned everyone for more contests all winter long!

Summer Caption Contest!

Everyone is back to school and back to work. Vacation…is over. But here at Windells, we try to remind you that summer is never too far away! For those of you who already forgot how awesome the past few months were, let us jog your memory with a caption contest:

Fill in Johnny Lazz’s thought bubble and let us know what he was thinking as he watches his good pal Forest Bailey hit the Nike 6.0 feature. The best response will get hooked up with a custom Windells NXTZ and a Windells sticker pack. So get those thinking caps on and get creative. We will accept submissions until next Friday September 30th. Get going!

*One submission per person. And remember, keep it clean folks.*

*How to submit entries: comment on this blog entry, post to the Windells Facebook page entry, or email marsha@windells.com*

Summer skate update video

The Concrete Jungle is an awesome skatepark. That’s pretty much what’s up. You’ve probably heard us talk about it before here, here, and here, but it’s just so fun to skate. Tons of skateboarders come from all over to skate the Concrete Jungle. Here’s a short glimpse of some of the guys that have rolled through the park so far this summer.

Session 5 snowboarding recap with Eric Willett, Austen Sweetin, Jonah Owen and Cam Pierce!

Summer’s more than halfway over and at Windells, we’re trying to figure out where the time has gone (it probably has something to do with all of the snowboarding and skating we’ve been doing the last two months). It’s sunny out, there’s tons of snow, and each week the park keeps getting better and better. Session 5 just came to a close, and if you missed it, here’s what went down. Continue reading →

Wish you were here! There’s spots available in Session 3!

Summer is going strong at Mount Hood and there’s some spots available for Session 3! If you needed any more reasons to come to camp for the funnest summer ever, here are some photos from the first two sessions. There’s so many awesome things to do at camp, check a few of them out here and register here to join in on the fun at Windells this summer!

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Session 1 recap – snowboarding

Chris Hagerty came all the way to Hood, via Colorado, to start of his summer shred with this back five stale.

Summer has officially begun at Mount Hood. The jumps are salted, the towropes are turning, and campers are strapping in and learning new tricks. Session 1 just wrapped at Windells and it was a seriously sick start to the season. The mountain is completely white, with over 100 inches of snow more than usual, and the Windells Diggers have crafted one of their best parks ever: two separate jib areas and all of the jumps, hips, and quarters that your summer-shredding heart could desire. Continue reading →

Johnny Lazz’s mystery drink

Johnny Lazz is one of the funnest people to have at camp and lucky for Session 1 campers, he was hosting the entire week! Since Lazz has been at Windells for years, he is pretty good at coming up with crazy activities for the campers to do. During Session 1, Lazz and Arnette presented “Johnny’s Mystery Drink”. Doesn’t it look delicious? Continue reading →

Top to bottom run with Nial, Forest, and Will

There’s so much snow on Mount Hood right now. Follow Nial Romanek, Forest Bailey, and Will Bateman as they cruise from the top of the Palmer Lift, through the longest park on Mount Hood (that would be the Windells Park), then through public park, and down to the bottom of the Magic Mile. So much fun!