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Checking in with Head Snowboard Coach Danger Dave

May 20, 2013 By 5 Comments

Danger Dave, our Head Snowboard Coach, has been stacking frequent flyer miles and riding days this season. Hitting the open road every chance he gets, Danger has taken the Windells Academy students on a whole bunch of adventures this year. Now that he has landed back in Oregon for the summer, we wanted to check in with him and see for ourselves what he has been doing! We are so excited to have Danger back running the show and providing a fun, progressive summer of riding for all of our campers. Now let’s check out those grams!

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USASA Nationals 2013 with Windells Camp

April 4, 2013 By 8 Comments

Another great season with the USASA Hood series is in the books. We made our annual trek to Copper Mountain, CO to hang out at the USASA Nationals, dish out a ton of free gear, and raise money for the scholarship program. Man, what a fun week it has been. Check out all the festivities right here!

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Nick Goepper wins 2013 Austrian Open!

March 6, 2013 By 9 Comments

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Congratulations to Windells Academy alum Nick Goepper on another amazing win for this 2012-2013 season. Nick been traveling the world in search of new adventures, and exciting competitions, making all of us here at Windells proud supporters of his success. Good work Nick. We are so stoked for you!

2013 Austrian Freeski Open Results

Men’s Top 10:

  1. Nick Goepper
  2. James Woods
  3. McRae Williams
  4. Andreas Hatveit
  5. Gus Kenworthy
  6. Charles Gagnier
  7. Vincent Gagnier
  8. Felix Stridsberg-Usterud
  9. Elias Ambuhl
  10.  Antti Ollila

Women’s Top 10:

  1. Lisa Zimmermann
  2. Katie Summerhayes
  3. Kelly Sildaru
  4. Sarah Poppel
  5. Maude Raymond
  6. Anna Vincenti
  7. Camillia Berra
  8. Regina Rathgeb
  9. Philo Bair
  10. Wilma Lofgren

Nick Goepper wins the Austrian Freeski Open | Photo: Austrian Freeski Open/ Matthias Rhomeberg

 

#Windells – October 24, 2012

October 24, 2012 By 8 Comments

Windells with the boyz p: @connormcbean

Welcome back to #Windells Wednesdays, where we showcase a couple of our favorite photos that were taken by you and hashtagged with #Windells or #Windells2012. There’s tons of awesome throwback photos on instagram right now because everyone is ready for winter! Check out some awesome ski photos this week and remember you can join us for winter camp if you are missing Windells a ton! [Read more...]

#Windells September 26, 2012

September 26, 2012 By 2 Comments

Licherally #thefunnestplaceonearth #windells #windells2012 #ski #newschoolers p: @mikey_crump

Welcome to your weekly dose of #Windells instagrams. Here are some of our favorites to get you excited for skating, bmxing, skiing, and snowboarding! For more, hashtag your photos #Windells and #funnestplaceonearth and follow @WindellsCamp. [Read more...]

Windells Academy student Nick Goepper signs with Red Bull

August 17, 2012 By 3 Comments


@nickgoepper Fun first day in NZ! Shredding with @pettit93 @nickrapley

Windells would like to extend a huge congratulations to Nick Goepper for signing a multi-year deal with Red Bull this past week! Nick has been with Windells Academy since ’09 and, in short, his skiing career has been nothing short of impressive. Nick is now skiing alongside fellow Dalbello teammates Tanner Hall, Sean Pettit, Russ Henshaw and Paddy Graham.

Congratulations, Nick!


@nickgoepper Headed to NZ! @louievito

 

Kenworthy and Goepper top the podium at 4th annual Dumont Cup

March 27, 2012 By 1 Comment

Maine’s main event, the 4th annual Dumont Cup, went off at Sunday River Resort last weekend. Fifty one skiers gathered to compete for over $20,000 in prize money. The top spot went to Gus Kenworthy this year, a familiar face around Windells in the summer time. Windells Academy student, Nick Goepper, came in second, just two points behind Kenworthy’s 96.0. Last year, the two were switched; in 2011 Nick placed first at the Dumont Cup, one of the events that would propel his skiing career to a professional level. Nick has been competing and placing in just about all of the season’s major freeski events. Park City’s Joss Christianson placed 3rd. Joss is a familiar face around Windells and he’s spent plenty of time in the Private Park on hill. Alex Beaulieu-Marchand, also a student at Windells Academy, has had an incredibly successful season and placed 9th in the Dumont Cup.

Congratulations on the wins, guys! We’ll be seeing you around camp!


Interested in learning more about Windells Academy? We’re now taking applications for the Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring semesters. Hang out with Nick and Gus this summer at camp! Register online now to reserve your spot at www.windells.com.

Windells Academy students take major competitions by storm

February 14, 2012 By 1 Comment

A handful of Windells Academy students are causing quite the commotion in the emerging freeski lineup. Most recently, Senior Academy student and Indiana native, Nick Goepper, took first in Men’s Ski Slopestyle at the Winter Dew Tour Championships at Snowbasin. Nick’s performance won him the number two spot for overall Dew Tour Slopestyle athletes, as well as his fifth consecutive podium at a major event. Nick was named the Mitch Breakthrough Male Athlete of the Year. Currently, Nick holds the number one spot for Men’s Slopestyle in the AFP Top 100. Huge congratulations, Nick, from all of us at Windells! Read more about Goepper’s win from Freeskier Magazine and Alli Sports.

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Alex Beaulieu-Marchand, Senior Windells Academy student from Quebec City, Canada, took 10th in Men’s Ski Slopestyle at the final Dew stop. ABM placed 9th at the Waterville stop and he was runner up for the Ballpark Rookie of the Year award. ABM has had an impressive year and the Windells Academy staff of teachers and coaches are ecstatic about his overall performance.

Both Nick and ABM have received offers from the US and Canadian Freeski Teams. Mike Hanley, Windells Academy President, describes both boys as academically driven. After graduation, Alex has his sights set on Universite Laval in Quebec and Nick plans to attend Westminster in Utah.

Windells alumni are continuing their successes years after they graduate from the Academy. Maggie Stout, Pennsylvania native, placed second in Women’s Pipe at the North Face Open. Congrats, Maggie!

For more information on Windells Camp and Windells Academy, visit our websites at www.windells.com and www.windellsacademy.com.

Catching up with Nick Goepper after his X Games Slopestyle silver

February 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment


Nick was featured in a recent article in his local newspaper.

Nick Goepper is a rising you am on the freeskiing scene. Since last season, Nick has been showing up on podiums at major slopestyle events, turning heads with his style and large bag of tricks. More than that, Nick is only getting better. He’s a student at Windells Academy and a pretty awesome guy, too. He let us in on what he felt like, winning silver at Winter X Games 2012. [Read more...]

Student Spotlight: Diva Helmy

October 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment

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.

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