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The Academy visits Nike Headquarters

by Windells
Oct 15th 2010 - 1 comments

Windells Academy students went behind the scenes of Nike?s World Headquarters in Beaverton, OR. This was an opportunity of a lifetime to check out the mechanics of this legendary company and get the latest on the 6.0 line.

Nike headquarters is a city in itself; a place where major league athletic teams come to practice, global [...]


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Windells Academy: College, the Community and Beyond!

by Windells
Oct 12th 2010 - 0 comments

Brie Tiffany, an Academy alumni returned to Windells to share her experiences as a college student at the University of Utah. Current students were given the opportunity to ask questions about college life and what they had to look forward to in the future.


When asked why she chose to attend the University of Utah Brie [...]


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Armada Week

by Windells
Oct 11th 2010 - 1 comments

Armada Week at Windells brought out a number of professional skiers to hang out & ski with the campers for the week !  If you were here, you were able to check out the action first hand, if not – check the edit the guys over at Armada made up for the week.
Phil Casabon, Alex [...]


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Past, Present & Future

by Windells
Oct 9th 2010 - 0 comments

A quick glance at how Windells started, where it has gone and where Tim Windell see’s it going.



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Skate 7 Wrap Up

by Windells
Oct 8th 2010 - 0 comments

Session 7’s edit for skateboarding is live – we know it took a few extra weeks to post but in our defense, we also had one of the biggest skate sessions ever that week.  Long Story Short, we had lots of footage stacked to sort through & this is how it turned out.

Windells 7, 2010: [...]


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?High 5? for Good Times and Good Grades

by Windells
Oct 8th 2010 - 0 comments

Gina Petrice, 16 from San Francisco, California earned herself a pair of Dakine/Windells pipe gloves for completing almost 40 assignments in one week. What keeps Gina motivated? Competitions, friends, free gear and Kumara Kelley to name a few.
Gina is well on her way to completing almost her entire Spanish course, which means more time for [...]


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Staale Sandbech in Onboard Magazine

by Windells
Oct 6th 2010 - 0 comments

We’ve been lucky enough to have Staale Sandbech come out to camp the last two summers. Staale is just 16, but already he has been to the Olympics, the Arctic Challenge and way too many contests to list. He is a great snowboarder, with picturesque style, and on top of that, he’s just fun to [...]


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Camper Close-ups

by Windells
Oct 5th 2010 - 0 comments

Justin Wiegand shoots Windells from a different angle – Camper Photos like this can be viewed and purchased from his site  - Check it Out HERE.







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Nick Visconti gets interviewed on Transworld

by Windells
Oct 5th 2010 - 0 comments

Windells’ own Nick Visconti was just interviewed on Transworld Snowboarding in their “Quote This!” interview series. Nick has lots of good things to say, so check it out here. Nick was at camp during Session 1 last summer, check out some photos after the jump. And check back in November to find out when Nick [...]


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Collin Collins

by Windells
Oct 3rd 2010 - 5 comments

A great summer edit from one of our solid coaches, Collin Collins – Check it out!

Summer in tha Hood 2010 from Collin Collins on Vimeo.


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Windells Academy Talks Business With Atmosphere

by Windells
Sep 30th 2010 - 3 comments

Located on 800 SE Hawthorne Blvd you?ll find a kitschy Portland antique shop filled with furniture plucked right from grandmas living room. Just one flight up is Atmosphere Clothing, a self-described, ?Super-fashion Company?.  John Prosser, Head of Business Relations, invited Windells Academy students to the warehouse and offered a refreshing perspective on international business.

Rather than keeping up with fashion trends, Atmosphere [...]


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King Of Style

by Windells
Sep 30th 2010 - 1 comments

A few KOS edits we liked here at Windells.  Make your choice and vote today!






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FirstHand: Tom Wallisch

by Windells
Sep 28th 2010 - 3 comments

If you did not have the chance to check out Tom Wallisch on Fuel Tv’s FirstHand a month ago or so, it is now available to watch on Hulu.com.  One piece of Tom’s lifestyle they did not portray in the episode, is that he spends summers at Windells learning, coaching and having fun!

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Students roll VIP to Poor Boys ?Revolver? premier

by Windells
Sep 25th 2010 - 0 comments

Tis the season for video premiers and the Academy is getting in on the action. Poor Boys Production, ?Revolver? swept through Portland and although it was scheduled for a school night, we managed to squeeze it in before bed time.
Snowboarders and skiiers alike attended the movie to meet their favorite athletes, check out their first [...]


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Visitation.

by Windells
Sep 25th 2010 - 0 comments

The boys over at Satellite Board Shop made the voyage up to Windells from their shop in Boulder Colorado to film for their yet released vid: Ride With Us.

RIDE WITH US 2010: Windell’s Special Podcast from Installite on Vimeo.


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Summer of Moxy 0-Ten

by Windells
Sep 24th 2010 - 1 comments

Ben Moxham has a summer edit coming out soon but has dropped this fire in the meantime.

Windells sumer 2010 extras from ben Moxham on Vimeo.


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Summer Reel From Ryan Sheetz

by Windells
Sep 22nd 2010 - 0 comments

Check out this reel from summer that filmer Ryan Sheetz put together! Lookin Good!
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Photo Hunt.

by Windells
Sep 22nd 2010 - 0 comments

In my opinion, which is obviously bias, Windells has the most talented ski coaching lineup ever!  On top of having the most progressive coaches, the private parks and lifts at Windells are frequented by the highest level of athletes of all time, it blows my mind! 
I want to take this time to thank all coaches and guests [...]


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Skate Coach Ian Neal summer edit

by Windells
Sep 21st 2010 - 0 comments

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Our dude and skate coach Ian “Wisconsin” Neal just sent over this edit of him tearing up the Windells ‘crete. Filmed by Windells Filmer, Ryan Sheetz. Check it out and sign up to come to skate camp [...]


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Congratulation Nick Visconti for winning HDHR!

by Windells
Sep 20th 2010 - 0 comments

Nick Visconti is Windells family. He was a camper growing up and now as a pro rider, he comes back every summer to hold a session and ride, skate and hang out with campers. This past weekend, Nick started off the 2010/11 season by winning the first event of the fall, Bear Mountain’s Hot Dawgz [...]


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