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Today was another cold weather day on the slopes but this time I stayed down at camp to fight off a cold.  The campers went up to shred the lower mountain park that was set up yesterday and when they came down from the slopes, the on campus activities were in full force after dinner. [...]

Job Title: Co-Founder, Co-Owner & Co-Director of Magical Go-Go® and POM POM® Employer: Magical Go-Go, LLC (POM POM and Magical Go-Go) Years on snow: Since I was 4…wow, that means 31 years. Yikes. Days on snow: As many as I can get. With 2 kids in tow we’re now weekend warriors but are also able [...]

It may be June in Oregon with summer just around the corner but today winter paid a visit with cold temps and weather on Timberline.  The mountain opened up the lower chairlifts and created a mini park for camp so we could hit up the mountain today despite the weather. A bit cloudy walking up [...]

Location: Steamboat, Vail, Beaver Creek, CO Snow Conditions: Hardpacked groomers to icy to powder conditions on the mountain. Setup: I rode the Roxy Eminence C2 BTX with my Union bastardized bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 155cm. First Impression: Disregard the prettyness of this board because it rides like a badass down the [...]

It’s hard to believe that I’m really at Timberline and Windells Camp snowboarding, but every day I wake up, get my gear on and head back to the mountain to capture snowboarding in it’s most core form…snowboarders who ride in the summer.  Today was a action packed camera day, I spent most of the day [...]

Name: Charlie Ninegar (pronounced like vinegar) Job Title: Snowboard Sales and Marketing Manager Employer: Arbor Years on snow: My first trip was around 1993 Days on snow: Lifetime? No idea. This year: 30+ before I dislocated my shoulder riding. Currently Riding: I think the 2011 Coda is the best board I’ve ever ridden. Our System [...]

Session 1 at Windells Camp is in full swing and today was the  first on-snow day of camp.  The weather cooperated and despite some cloud coverage on Timberline, most of the day offered up bluebird skies. I met up with some of the staff in the parking lot and ended up riding with Steph one [...]

First chair and last call is the quintessential logo of Special Blend outerwear and since 1992 they’ve brought out their signature styles in colors, stripes and technical features on their snowboard jackets and pants. Each of the Special Blend group collections focus on a different fit, inspiration and details.  For the men the Fader group [...]

Today was the beginning of summer camp at Windells Camp as session 1 campers began to arrive.  It was an early day with a staff meeting to go over details so we could work together during the day to welcome new and returning campers.   It was fun to be on the opposite end than [...]

It’s been a rainy past week in Oregon but today the sun came out full scale for a great day on the mountain. I woke up at 9am, got my gear together quickly and headed up to the mountain with Johnny from camp.  A bunch of the staff was up shredding since today was a [...]