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November 14, 2010 By

We are giving away a pair of size 12 limited edition Windells Nike 6.0 shoes to one lucky person!

What’s the catch?  Last year we held a contest where we gave away a pair of size 14 Nike 6.0 shoes to the person who gave us the 14 best reasons why Windells is The “Funnest” Place on Earth.  This year we are doing that again with one of our last pair of size 12 Nike 6.0′s! We are asking for 12 reasons why Windells is The “Funnest” Place on Earth and expect the competition to be even closer this year!

Here are the rules:

  1. Come up with 12 reasons why Windells is The “Funnest” Place on Earth!
  2. Post your 12 reasons as comments on this Windells Blog
  3. Email your 12 reasons and shipping address to info@windells.com

Along with the shoes we are going to be sending out a bunch of sweet new Windells stickers!  Don’t miss out on this chance to get yourself some fresh new kicks!

Strictly Business: MapleXO

November 13, 2010 By

Entrepreneur, Lindsay Jo Holmes of MapleXO came to Windells Academy to share her story. Her message for the day: do what you love! Lindsay began recycling skateboards five years ago as a hobby. Today, MapleXO is on its way to becoming a well-established business. Lindsay stopped by to tell us about her journey and offered advice for students who were looking to create their own businesses in the future.

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Barnes at His Finest.

November 13, 2010 By

This might possibly be one of my favorite edits from the Windells Coaching Staff. Tyler Barnes has been a coach for a couple summers now and we are stoked to have him be a part of the team!

Tyler Summer 2010 from Tyler Barnes on Vimeo.

Sponsors. A Taste

November 8, 2010 By

At the end of the day, if it was not for our sponsors donating unlimited amounts of product and promoting athlete appearances to Windells Camp, it just would,nt not be the same. High Fives for the industry! Below are a few videos of companies that have shown great support over the years. Obviously, there are more companies then listed below but we can not show them all?

Enjoy.

Poor Boyz at Windells from Windells on Vimeo.

VOLUME 1- PRE-SEAON (IN THE CUT). from Saga outerwear on Vimeo.

Polar Summer with Jeff Kiesel

November 1, 2010 By

One of the countless edits put together by a Windells Coach – Jeff Kiesel Drops the Polar Summer on his Vimeo Page. .  Click Here for a quick bio!

Thanks for a great Summer Jeff!

Polar Summer from Jeff Kiesel on Vimeo.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

October 31, 2010 By

The Windells Family wishes you a fun and safe Halloween weekend!  Celebrate by coming to our Open Skate/BMX “Best Costume Contest” for your chance to win great prizes and stock up on candy and stickers! Have you ever played Zombie Dodge Ball in BOB? Peep this summer activities video to see how it’s done at the “funnest” place on earth!

Windells 4 & 5, 2010: Activities! from Windells on Vimeo.

Hornbeck Eats Breakfast.

October 28, 2010 By

Another coaches edit from a summer on Hood.  Mike Hornbeck brings style to the hill that influences kids worldwide.  Watch and Learn.

orange juice and pop tarts. from mikehornbeck on Vimeo.

Show Us Your Boots: A Full Tilt Contest

October 25, 2010 By

Campers:  you were able to try a number of our Full Tilt’s at Dex’s Demo, this past summer, now here is your chance to win a pair of your own.  Details Below:

SHOW US YOUR BOOTS!

Full Tilt Ski Boot Giveaway

“I thought once I ran out of these boots I would have to retire from skiing.”- Seth Morrison

Full Tilt’s commitment to keeping the Original 3-Piece design alive has been inspired by the passionate people skiing them for all these years. With over 30,000 views of the already 200+ submissions in two weeks, the “Show us Your Boots!” online contest is an opportunity for these skiers to virally share their real-life inspiring stories & pics about keeping their own pair of original 3-piece boots alive, just like pro skier Seth Morrison. Seth has been riding the same boot design for over 21 years and they seem to work well for him. For everyone else that doesn’t own a pair, they can just explain why their current boots aren’t working and why they deserve a new pair of Full Tilts.

Each month’s most inspiring, convincing & more often than not hilarious submission wins a new pair of Full Tilt Ski Boots of their choice & also appears in web ads re-promoting the contest. September’s winner was Stephan “Chai” Chaikovsky of Denver who was so desperate for some new boots he created one on his foot with some markers! The question remains, who will win the next pair?  Will it be the guy with the Full Tilt logo tattooed on his shoulder or the kid who’s dog pooped in his boots, or someone else?

The Academy visits Nike Headquarters

October 14, 2010 By

Windells Academy students went behind the scenes of Nike’s World Headquarters in Beaverton, OR. This was an opportunity of a lifetime to check out the mechanics of this legendary company and get the latest on the 6.0 line.

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Skate 7 Wrap Up

October 8, 2010 By

Session 7′s edit for skateboarding is live – we know it took a few extra weeks to post but in our defense, we also had one of the biggest skate sessions ever that week.  Long Story Short, we had lots of footage stacked to sort through & this is how it turned out.

Windells 7, 2010: Skateboarding Coaches and Pros from Windells on Vimeo.