COACHING

Nobody has been coaching freeskiing longer than Windells. While at camp, you’ll be treated to industry-leading freeski coaching, no matter what your ability, from hitting your first jumps to standing on an X-Games or Olympic podium. Under the direction of head coach, Mike Hanley, Windells’ world-class coaches like Topher Newett, Ben Harrington, Dean Spirito, Ethan Swadburg, and many others focus on your specific needs to help you become the best skier you can be. When you combine our unrivaled ski coaching, pristine and creative terrain parks, and flawless summer weather, progression is inevitable at Windells. Come dial in your skiing skills and take home a bag of tricks large enough to make even the best of pros jealous.

A Windells ski camper learns news tricks into an on hill air bag at mount hood

Whether you’re a beginner, intermediate, advanced (or anything in between), we have the right coach just for YOU! Campers are divided into coaching groups according to ability and age before being placed with the most suitable male or female coach. Our coaches are accomplished freeskiers and trained coaches with the ability to coach at any level.

Windells Ski Camp Camper Demographics

The PERFECT BALANCE :

Unlike instruction you may get at a resort, Windells’ ski coaching program is designed to go hand-in-hand (or mitten-in-mitten) with the world-renowned terrain parks at Mt. Hood. Our coaches will guide you through the terrain at your own pace to hot-step your progression and promote fun while doing so. We call the marriage of the people and our parks The Perfect Balance™ as it is designed specifically to lead progression.

To really boil it down, in order to achieve The Perfect Balance™, Windells employs highly trained ski coaches (People pt. 1) to help show our amazing campers (People pt. 2) how to use Mt Hood’s Exclusive Terrain Parks (Parks) to advance their riding at a specific and comfortable pace (Progression).

Mathematically speaking, it looks like this, for those “numbers” people:
Windells  x (People + Parks + Progression) = The Perfect Balance™

The Perfect balance freeski curriculum at windells ski camp at mt. hood, oregon


Coaching Focus:

  • Stance

  • Approach and landing

  • Spotting

  • Edge control

  • Speed control

  • Air awareness

How Long Are Your With Your Coach?

Campers are with their specific coach and group until 1:30pm*, and then finish the day on hill by choosing any of the daily afternoon clinics. Everyday we offer optional jump, rail, and halfpipe clinics for all abilities. Each session there will be clinics offered by Signature Session™ Pros in collaboration with our coaches. How about a rail clinic with Khai Krepela, a halfpipe clinic with Torin Yater-Wallace, or a jump clinic with Alex Hall?!

*campers stay with their coaches all day the first day on hill

Want an intensive training experience?

While you’ll have a fun and highly progressive experience with our basic camp coaching, if you want to focus purely on progression as an athlete, then register for our Performance Camp. Click to learn more.

Private ski Coaching

Looking for one-on-one coaching for your entire stay at Windells Camp? Getting undivided attention from a coach all session long is a sure-fire way to improve your skiing. This option has limited availability (meaning it sells out), so book it early.

CONCIERGE SKI coaching anytime of year, anywhere in the world

Turn your next weekend or ski vacation into an extremely productive and fun time on snow with one of our professional coaches. For adults, youth, or the entire family, one of our highly vetted coaches will help you select the right resort, terrain, equipment, and times of day to be on snow to make your trip great. And most of all, we’ll improve your skiing wherever you are, anytime of year, on whatever you’re riding: terrain parks, halfpipe, ski cross, and all-mountain. We will make you a better freeskier.

Please call or email to inquire. Snowboard concierge coaching available through our sister camp, High Cascade.