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Just another day on the slopes of Timberline and at Windells Camp…it’s hard to believe that we’re in session 3 and halfway through the summer!  The US Snowboard Team has been at Windells Camp to practice in the pipe and get some air bag time in on the slopes so I hit up the mountain [...]

Location: Breckenridge, Colorado Snow Conditions: Hardpacked to icy conditions on the mountain. Setup: I rode the Burton Lexa bindings with a variety of Burton snowboards (Lipstick, Feelgood, Whammy Bar) with my Vans Veil Boots size 8. Time to set up the binding: Average time with the EST system and disc system.  I rode both types [...]

Most of session 3 at Windells has been sunny bluebird days but today the cold overcast skies came out for the morning on the slopes.  It was a reminder that even though it’s summer snowboarding, there’s always a chance for winter weather on the mountain.  I headed up a little later than usual but went [...]

Job Title: VP of Marketing Employer: 686/Westlife Distribution Years on snow: Wow, I can’t believe it but 19. Since 1991. Days on snow: Not enough, that’s for sure! Currently Riding: A few different boards – Omatic, Never Summer, Lib Tech and Elan, all different sizes and shapes, depending on the conditions. Currently I am: Sitting [...]

It’s been such a fun and crazy summer being out here at Mt Hood and Windells Camp but the best feeling was today when I headed up to the mountain realizing that the mountain is my office for the summer.  Every day I wake up, eat breakfast and head to the best office I’ve ever [...]

After all the years of Rome snowboards, the shred remains in their collection and is the constant devotion behind their products.  For 2011, their snowboards feature a variety of camber/rocker options for the assortment of riders that hit up the local mountains. For camber, rome has positive camber, hybrid camber and powder S camber.  For [...]

Today was the first day of on-snow for session 3 and still insane to believe that I’m at Windells Camp all summer to partake in the most shredding and fun for months.  I carpool up to the mountain each day with my skier gals Dania and Keri so we can get up early for laps [...]

It’s hard to believe it’s already session 3 at Windells…time just flies by when you are having fun at summer camp!  Today was arrival day for session 3 as campers made their way to camp for another epic week of fun, sun and shredding.  The sun was shining which made arrival day perfect to be [...]

During the off-days at camp most of the camp is quiet as staff and campers are non-existent but the Windells Academy students stay busy with on-snow and off-snow activities.  On Friday the van was loaded up with Academy kids to head to Seattle where K2 Sports is located and were given a tour of the [...]

We’ve got two days off from Windells Camp before session 3 begins but that means a relaxing morning and then hitting up the mountain for an amazing bluebird day of riding with Izzy, Johnny and met up with my friend Julie and family. During off-days the Windells private park is closed so we just lapped [...]