We are pretty lucky. We have great snow, incredible sponsors, and some of the best coaches around. This week we spotlight one of those ski coaches that just happens to be part of our Session 3 Team Takeover Crew. We are talking about the one, the only, Will Wesson from the Line Traveling Circus. This [...]
For this Team Takeover Thursday we asked all of you to describe your ideal adventure with Van Bear Pig. The Line Traveling Circus crew has definitely worked this thing to the bone, but there’s always room for another good road trip. Our lucky winner Hunter Muir figured out the next best trip for this infamous [...]
Dakine has confirmed their snowboard team is taking over Windells’ first summer session, June 6-13th! Dakine Headquarters is just a short trip over Mt. Hood into Hood River, and we’re more than happy to have the local crew here for Session 1. Join Curtis Ciszek and Austin Smith of Bend, OR, and Bryan Fox of [...]
Dave Boldwin, better known as Danger, has pretty much lived out of a suitcase for the past couple years. Constantly on the road, this adventure seeking Vermonter is our Head Snowboard Coach and resident ginger. Danger Dave has spent this entire season traveling the globe, prepping his amazing athletes for the top competitions, and rocking [...]
For this Team Takeover Thursday we asked all of you to describe your ideal adventure with Van Bear Pig. The Line Traveling Circus crew has definitely worked this thing to the bone, but there’s always room for another good road trip. Our lucky winner Hunter Muir figured out the next best trip for this infamous [...]
The folks over at Camtrol were nice enough to let us use some of their products this past summer! Never heard of Camtrol or have any idea what we’re talking about? Well, if you shoot any video, you might be interested in looking into a Camtrol! They are handles / supports for your camera and [...]
We are pretty lucky. We have great snow, incredible sponsors, and some of the best coaches around. This week we spotlight one of those ski coaches that just happens to be part of our Session 3 Team Takeover Crew. We are talking about the one, the only, Will Wesson from the Line Traveling Circus. This [...]
Dakine has confirmed their snowboard team is taking over Windells’ first summer session, June 6-13th! Dakine Headquarters is just a short trip over the mountain in Hood River, and we’re happy to have the local crew here for Session 1. Join Curtis Ciszek of Bend, OR, Bryan Fox of Portland, OR, and Austin Smith of [...]
p: @alexdoyle Summer is near, and that means even more people are beginning to make the migration to Mount Hood. Those who haven’t headed out yet, and getting stoked, and all of this has meant some pretty awesome instagrams lately. Niko Cioffi is getting ready for Session 5, when he’ll be Taking Over camp with [...]
The start of camp is almost here! Visions of laps on the towrope, tricks on the rail line, and learning new things in the on hill activities are all filling our minds right now. We can’t wait to hop on the Palmer chairlift and ride down to the Windells park for the first time–what are [...]
The ever-elusive female shredder; we’re usually outnumbered and sometimes we’re underestimated, but we are always, always stoked. It happens often; a group is huddled at the top of a jump line and when a small high pitched voice chimes in, “Dropping!” the boys immediately crane their necks to find the culprit. She hits the line, [...]
Running the “funnest place on earth” is not your average 9 to 5 cubicle job. It can get pretty hectic; phones ringing off the hook, mailbox filled to the brim, and of course ya gotta make time for the mandatory pow days. This summer we are lucky to have a killer crew manning the office. [...]
There’s a whole lot of welding, grinding, painting, and moving going on behind the scenes this week as our Head Digger Chase Weaver gears up for another amazing summer on hill. Along with his talented and definitely memorable crew of diggers, this mad scientist uses a whole lot of metal and a whole lot of [...]
Johnny Lazzareschi. Rail Slayer. Windells veteran. The man whose voice resonates on the megaphone better than any other. Lazz has been stopping by Windells to hang out during the summer for years, and we’re always excited to see him when he rolls up to camp. His upbeat personality is infectious, he always thinks up the [...]
…Teresa Tarn! Thanks for leaving your two cents on the Team Takeover Thursday blog. You had us at “Northwest flannel.” You should see our gear for this summer! It’s very NW. Everyone else, thanks for the positive, creative answers and we are just as excited as you are for Summer 2012! Gotta have some Windells [...]
The excitement of summer snowboard camp at Windells is an equal-opportunity kind of fun. It transcends age, gender, and location; whether you are a six year-old day camper learning to skate in the Concrete Jungle for the first time, a 45 year-old IT Specialist who spends vacation at Hood, snowboarding with like-minded adults, or a [...]
Summer is creeping up, which means everybody is snapping photos of sunny days on hill and outdoor skate adventures. Let’s see what you guys have been up to on the world of Instagram. Don’t forget to tag #Windells in all your photos so we can get you up on our site! Now get out there [...]
There’s only a couple Take me back Tuesdays left before summer starts. Not only does that mean that we’re close to summer laps, skating in the Concrete Jungle, and hanging out with pro snowboarders, skiers, and skateboarders as they takeover camp, but it also means that we’re closer to another really exciting time of year–when [...]
Nick’s ear to ear smile peeked in the door before he did. After the grin strolled in some signature Nick Visconti tight pants, excited chatter and a couple friends. When Nick and I sat down to talk, I expected a quick interview about shenanigans lately, upcoming projects, and general stoke for summer at Windells. A [...]
Kevin Bacon might be famous for the six degrees of separation, but in the snowboard industry, Mary Walsh has got him beat. This lady is all over the map, traveling in planes, trains, and automobiles to bring us the raddest events out there. Everyone knows Mary Walsh and her fast talking ways. She’s the one [...]