Year Round Action Sports Camp
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.
The Surface team dropped in at Windells for skiing, skating, games, and even tie dying.
Session 6 Skate… so much skating.
Filmed By: Tyler Malay, Alexandra Erickson, Jake Strassman, Paul Heran & Jacob Durham
Vermont is home to the O.G. (Original Gangster) of snowboarding contests. The 29th annual Burton US Open came to a close this week in Stratton, VT after yet another memorable competition series.
Athletes from all over the world were greeted by the rain and slush of an East Coast winter. Sopping wet spectators watched as their favorite competitors and Windells coaches threw down, despite the gloomy conditions. Thanks to all those who came out and showed their support!
This was what it looked like atop the scaffolding at the Denver Big Air. Windells Academy Student Easton Gilman was one of the 10 riders from the US to be invited to compete on January 26th. Easton was able to make it through the qualifying rounds and advance to finals.
Finals consisted of each rider getting 3 hits. Here’s Eastons first, a backside double rodeo 900. Not bad for being 16.
Easton on the monitor spinning a FS720 and to the left getting advice from another rider and Academy coach Miah Wheeler.
Eastons final trick was a FS10, he didn’t quite get it clean but the TV cameras didn’t seem to mind! Easton ended up finishing the event in 7th place with Rocco Van Straten in 1st, Zak Stone in 2nd and Michael Macho in 3rd.
Dylan Thompson was shredding Windells park all summer long! It really was a pleasure to have him around all summer… he is a dang good rider! Check out the edit of Dylan… See you next summer!
The Burn Units crew sent this over and we wanted to share with everyone! Backcountry at night is SWEET!
From Burn:
“This planet is alive. If only we could know what it knows, see what it sees. Sometimes you feel like it’s trying to tell you something, showing you where to look, how to see. Lighting up the darkness ahead, illuminating your soul.”
Burn is honoured and excited to present ‘Alive’, featuring The Burn Units, a rider-led initiative headed by the legendary Austrian snowboarder Gigi Rüf, star of many a Pirate Movie Production and hands-down one of the most stylish riders on the planet. In ‘Alive’ Gigi is joined by fellow Burn Units riders Norwegian freestyle prodigy Ståle Sandbech and ultra-smooth French sensation Arthur Longo.
Nicole McNulty of Windells Academy has been hard at work traveling and competing in Rev Tour, USASA events and most recently the Burton AM where she placed 3rd in half pipe! As one of our top students and upcoming athlete, Nicole has earned herself a role as one of our leading ladies. Nicole sat with us for an interview to talk about competitions, skating, the future, and what songs on her playlist get her stoked to ride.
Sorry for the delay folks! We recently wrapped up our Holiday Camp Session which was super fun and ended up losing track of time! Now as promised there is a winner to the “where in the world are your Windells sticker” contest. For those of you just checking in this was a contest to submit the most unique and creative place you have put one of your beloved Windells stickers. The winner will be receiving a box full of Windells goodies!
Be sure to stay up-to-date with the Windells Blog for all sorts of news, contests and camp updates!
Finally, the winner of the “where in the world are your Windells stickers” contest…for being creative and defacing their parent’s dictionary…Nick Gates!
Check out some of the other submissions below!
Dedication.
“Whatcha lookin’ at!”
Merry Christmas!
Thank you to all that participated! If you want to get a hold of some new Windells Stickers please feel free to email us your name and address and send it to info@windells.com
While the sun was shining and the temperature hovered at a nice 67 degrees, Windells hit California with a burst of winter air. SkiDazzle kicked off the season with the largest ski and snowboard consumer show in the nation! As shoppers hurried to find the best deals on this year’s equipment, Windells was dishing out stickers and offering free progression sessions to eager beginners of all ages.
Windells Academy students receive high end coaching and teaching from the “best of the best” within Action Sports. From coaches to teachers and advisers, the faculty at Windell’s Academy is knowledgeable of the action sports industry on all levels. In a 3 part article series we’d like to introduce you to some of the amazing members of our team. Meet Randa Shahin, Windells Academy Math teacher and professional snowboarder.
The 2010 fall semester has been filled with exciting industry trips for Windells Academy. Students have gone behind the scenes of some of the top businesses within action sports and this week was no exception. America’s leading snowboard factory, Mervin Manufacturing invited Windells Academy to tour their facilities and meet the people behind the making of Lib Tech, Roxy and GNU technologies.
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