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!
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Winter Camp 2011/2012
December 26th to January 2nd
This week at Windells Academy, we wanted to put one of our recent graduates, Diva Helmy, in the spotlight. Diva is living the life. As a freshman at the University of Vermont, she couldn’t be happier with her college decision. Diva took some time out of her busy schedule to catch up with us and share some of her hard earned wisdom.
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!
Windells ski coach Nicky Keefer is standing behind Saga Outerwear‘s movement of correctly fitting clothing. More specifically; pants. In today’s world, this may seem outlandish. Some believe that the taller the tee, the better the skier. But what if Nicky is right? What if the size of your outerwear is not directly correlated to your ability level? What if bigger is not always better? We asked Keefer some questions to get inside the head of a trendsetting young man.
Q: Keefer! How was your summer season at Windells?
A: Hellllloooo! It was tons of fun in the sun… It was nice to be on my skis all year instead of just the winter. And what better place to be on skis this summer than Windells great weather and great park thanks to Chase Weaver the park manager.
Q: You were a coach for a couple sessions. Any memorable camper moments?
A: Umm, definitely a few unforgettable ones. Probably one of the memorable moments is when my campers entered into the Saga Activities on hill which led to some classic puking. As gross as it is…I still think it’s hilarious.
Q: Where did you grow up riding as a little grom?
A: I grew up in Huntsville, Utah skiing resorts like Snowbasin (Snowbasin holds the last dew tour stop) and Powder Mountain. Huntsville is about an hour north of Salt Lake City and is a tiny farm town. Definitely an interesting place growing up; compared to my friends that I’ve met throughout the U.S. Utah is a little sheltered, but at the same time; the state is possibly little more safe to raise your kids.
Q: What styles did you rock back in the day? What was your outfit on hill?
A: Ohh man, I used to have the hardest time trying to figure out what style worked best for me. I definitely got called out for looking like a gaper at Park City whenever I got the chance to get over there, where the real park scene is. I would wear the classic outerwear that you would wear when you went out to play in the snow when you were real young. Just try to imagine suits beyond suits.
Q: Slims are in. Do you think they are here to stay?
A: Well in other snow sports yes.. but for skiing I think it will take a little more time to be that much more of established sport. So skiing will have “ALL” the different variety of styles that may take place in snowboarding and skateboarding. Hopefully people will stop caring so much about what’s cool and what isn’t and start wearing what they like to wear. PERIOD! Plus ski boots are kinda weird with slim pants cause they are just oddly shaped boots. The new Saga Slims are the answer.
Q: Did any campers hate on your Slim style?
A: No hate, but some of them where all about gangster this and gangster that. Huge pants here and huge tall tees there. Some were into ‘em though.
Q: The tall tee craze…tell us what you think.
A: Well depends on how tall. If it’s a dress than noooo. But if it’s just a slightly larger shirt to hang out of your hoody or jacket than suuure.
Q: Thanks for taking the time to chat with us Keefer! Where can we find you this winter?
A: I’ll will be residing in Salt Lake City skiing Park City every chance I get! Also messing around in the rest of the Wasatch Mountain range filming for the new 4bi9 film. If you get a chance pick up our latest and greatest film “Begging for Change” at 4bi9media.com. Do it!
There you have it, directly from Nicky Keefer himself. The message of the day is: wear whatever you want! Whether you are rockin’ the Slims, or sagging your pants down low, we want you to be on hill with us! Go check out Saga Outerwear‘s entire winter collection and don’t forget to check out Nicky Keefer in 4Bi9′s new film “Begging for Change.”
What a summer it’s been. Seems to be flying by. Cam Pierce, Austen Sweetin, Eric Willett and Jonah Owen were here just to name a few. The park is as long as its ever been and we’re still taking full laps from the top of Palmer to the bottom of the Mile. What could be better…
Edit: Paul Heran & Tyler Malay
Filming: Tyler Malay, Alexandra Erickson, Paul Heran, Jake Strassman, Jake Durham. Additional Shots: Brett Spurr
Session 4 sure was a blast, and how could it not have been with the likes of Nick Visconti, Curtis Woodman, Jason Robinson and Stevie Bell hanging around. The single largest and longest knockout games ever recorded went down, some pretty incredible skate sessions happened in BOB and the Concrete Jungle and we all shredded one of the funnest on hill parks to date!
Don’t forget about the campers! They have been out there killing it too!
Filmed by: Tyler Malay, Paul Heran, Alexandra Erickson, Jake Strassman, Jake Durham. Additional Footage: Mark Pirc
How long is the park at your local mountain? Our summer park is probably longer. Check out these full laps with Will Wesson, Nial Romanek, Forest Bailey, and Will Bateman!
Everyone give a warm welcome to our new head digger Chase Weaver! He has been working around the clock to make sure our park is the best one out there. Get excited folks; new for this summer are freshly designed features from Kab Rails. We can’t wait to get them on hill. The Digger Crew is finishing our signature blue paint job and making those final touches. Three more weeks and our lucky Session 1 campers get to break in the new park. Let the countdown begin.
Want to see the rails for yourself this summer? Well then sign up! Don’t forget, the first 120 campers to sign up and pay in full for Sessions 1 or 2 gets a FREE RED HELMET! Pretty sweet deal. If Sessions 1 and 2 don’t work for you, no problem. Give us a call in the office to hear about other discounts you may be eligible for. Click to register, fill out the paperwork, pack your bags, and see you on the hill!
Summer is right around the corner. Only a few more weeks until Session 1 starts our season off with a bang! Whether this is your first summer here or your 12th, everyone will be excited about the new additions to Windells. We have been working hard to make sure 2011 is the best yet. Take a look at all our new features:
Be prepared, this summer Windells will have 4 air bags!
A new concrete street course was added to the Concrete Jungle, and the concrete is still being poured for more!
Windells will have two rope tows accessing our park with 15 new features!
BOB, our indoor skatepark, got a nice new makeover and it rides better then ever.
The campus is ready to go and green friendly with fresh paint and all new energy saving windows.
We are now the proud owners of two new buses sponsored by Skullcandy and Neff!
Our on campus jib line has a whole new set up and along with the dry slope for the airbag jump.
The dirt tracks are being rebuilt and we are stocking campus with more BMX bikes for everyone to use.
The demo shed is full to the brim with next year’s product for the campers to test out all summer long.
Snowboards, boots, bindings, skis, ski boots, ski poles and skate decks are new and ready to get checked out.
Keep checking the blog for the latest Windells News. If you aren’t a fan of us on Facebook, go like us today! The countdown to summer has begun, who’s ready? We are!
