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Early Bird Discount!

November 11, 2011 By Marsha

Alright everybody, things are about to get serious. Winter Camp is coming up fast! Here at Windells we want to reward you for your quick thinking with the Early Bird Discount. Sign up and pay in full for Winter Camp by Monday December 5th and receive $100 off the cost of your session! Not only will you save some cash, but we will also automatically enter you into a drawing for one of three Windells Swag Bags worth over $750. Now that is serious. Our first place winner will win a swag bag worth over $300, 2nd place gets $200 worth of prizes, and 3rd place wins $100 worth of prizes, not to mention everyone receives $100 off. Winners all around.

It’s easy! Just register for Winter Camp, enter the code “gettheworm” and pay in full, pack your bags, and prepare yourself for the best holiday trip of your life. Sign up by December 5th and enjoy the benefits of being an early bird. Do it now!

Discount code: gettheworm

Downtown Throwdown San Francisco

October 28, 2011 By Marsha

This weekend, Snowboy Productions is putting together the second stop of the Downtown Throwdown in San Francisco. California will set the stage for another epic battle. In case you missed out in Seattle, watch the quick video recap below. In the Northwest, it was Brandon Hobush who was crowned champion. Let’s see who claims the title in the Bay Area tomorrow afternoon.

October 29th
San Francisco Civic Center
12pm to 4pm

Winter Photo Contest Winners

October 21, 2011 By Marsha

It’s Friday! Which means the weekend is only minutes away, but more importantly, we are announcing the photo contest winners today! Thanks for sending all of the awesome pow shots. We enjoyed sifting through them this week in the office. As the air gets colder and the top of Mount Hood gets whiter, we know that our infamous Oregon powder is right around the corner. If you have never experienced a winter out here, we highly recommend it. There is nothing better than knee deep turns through the trees, forgiving landings for those first ever back flip attempts, and all the terrain you could ever ask for. Don’t take our word for it, come see for yourself! Winter Camp is coming up quick, and these lucky winners are getting a head start! So here it goes, drum roll please…..

3rd Place: Eli Frandsen
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Forum Goes On Vacation In Portland

October 18, 2011 By Marsha

Well, another amazing Portland weekend is in the books. This time it was the Forum crew that paid us a visit. With their new movie premiering nationwide, the boys are truly living every day like it is “Vacation.” In the 2011/2012 installment, our friends Austen Sweetin, Cam Pierce, and Stevie Bell travel the world in search of fresh snow, urban playgrounds, and poolside festivities. Grab your Hawaiian shirt and throw on some flip flops for this one, it’s good.

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Winter Camp Photo Contest

October 13, 2011 By Marsha

Winter Camp is coming. Mount Hood has a new blanket of snow and the lifts are starting to turn. Some people are thinking about Halloween costumes, but not us. We are thinking about that first heavy snow fall, a midday hot chocolate, and a face mask painted white from pow shots. In honor of the new 2011/2012 powder filled season and our upcoming Winter Camp, we are giving you guys a chance to earn some money towards this session! That’s right, it’s contest time.

Start searching through those desktop folders, because we want to see YOU and your best powder photo. Show us something good. A cliff drop, a heavy pow turn, you digging out your car, anything with you YOU and POWDER. First place will get a Windells prize pack along with $100 off the cost of Winter Camp. Seconds place will get a sticker pack and $75 off, and third place gets a sticker pack and $50 off. We will give you until next Friday the 21st to get us your entries. Send us those pictures!

*Send one entry per person to marsha@windells.com by Friday Oct. 21st at 3pm Pacific Time.

Take me back Tuesdays: Summer 2011

October 11, 2011 By Mary

It’s hard not to miss summer camp at Mount Hood. Sunny laps through the Windells park, fast-paced skate sessions in the Concrete Jungle, meeting new friends, learning from talented and friendly coaches, and having literally the best time ever. Summer camp is the funnest, which is why from now until next summer, we’re bringing you a tons of summer 2011 memories every Tuesday, in a weekly flashback right here on the Windells blog. Take me back Tuesdays will be filled with photos and videos of your favorite summer shredding moments: the new tricks, the sweet park, the sick pros, the awesome sponsor nights, and more. Every week, as you countdown to next summer, you can get a little bit of that sunshine and sunny shred on the Windells blog.

For the first week, here are a sampling of our favorite moments from summer, stay tuned each week for more! [Read more...]

Summer Caption Contest Winner

September 30, 2011 By Marsha

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!

Meadows Installs New High Speed Lift

September 29, 2011 By Marsha

Just in time for Winter Camp, Mt. Hood Meadows is installing a new high speed quad at their main base area. The Stadium Char, now better known as Stadium Express, will give skiers and snowboarders easier access to the north side of the mountain, which means no more pushing and unstrapping to get over to Forest Park and Park Place!

Meadows has always been the go to mountain after a heavy snow storm. With the addition of another high speed quad, this means more powder runs for all of us as soon as the snow starts falling. Windells Winter Campers have the luxury of getting to know the terrain of Meadows, Timberline, and Ski Bowl all during one session. This year campers will be the first ones to try out the new Stadium Express lift as 2011 comes to an end. What can be better than skiing and snowboarding while you count down to 2012. Come celebrate the New Year with us at Windells this winter, and see the new Stadium Express lift for yourself!

Summer Caption Contest!

September 23, 2011 By Marsha

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*

Session 6 Video Recaps!

August 17, 2011 By Windells Media

Check out the recap videos from session 6!

Six down, one to go, and still riding down to the parking lot. What a summer it’s been. Session 6 couldn’t have been any better. We had a ton of fun riding the park and sunny skies everyday.