Windells Skiing

"Windells is about progression. We’re about big air. But most of all, we’re about having fun. That’s why you see siers like Tim Durtschi, Sammy Carlson, Tom Wallisch, Liam Downey, Anna Segal, Keri Herman, Tanner Hall, Pep Fujas and Grete Eliassen coming back year after year. A support crew 300 strong is here to ensure every camper gets exactly what they came for." This is how Windells describes their summer ski camp. They "take natural snow, sunny skies, the sickest rails, smoothest pipe and best jumps around, session it all with the best skiers in the world and you have Windells summer freeski camps!" They have some of the best coaches in the world to teach you. Some of the coaches are Mike Hornbeck, Brady Perron, Tom Wallisch, Liam Downey, Anna Segal, Keri Herman, Eric Dusfshci, Will Wesson, Steve Stepp, Nick Martini, Ashley Battersby, Andy Parry, Jeff Kiesel, Tyler Barnes, Ben Moxham, Charlie Owen, Corey Vanular, Parker White, LJ Strenio, John Ware, John Spriggs, Sean Jordon, TJ Schiller, Sean Jordan, Phil Asabon, Tanner Hall, Tim Durtschi, Sammy Carlson, Phil Casalon, Alex Bellmare, Zach Davison.

High Cascades

High Cascade is a great a snowboarding camp. We have already talked about their park and great staff. Their is also a lot to do after the snowboarding is over. You can practice your tricks on their new spring free trampolines. You can play dodgeball with two teams of 50 on a two level arena. You can also go waterfall hiking. You can go Manimal Hunting. They also have a Staff sale where the coaches sell their new and used equipment. They also have tons of gear giveaways thanks to their sponsors. They have a talent show for all campers. They have a Huckleberry Jam for the best skater. There is a dance party for all campers. They also offer white water rafting and paintball. But the best part of High Cascade is the Cobra Dog.

High Cascade Snowboard Camp

The next summer camp we will talk about is High Cascade Snowboard camp. This camp is 100% snowboarding. They have two main parks designed for snowboarders. The first one is their main park.Here is a description from their website "More tricks have been learned, invented and enjoyed on this stretch of snow than any other on Earth.  Although you can lap this park on the lift too – most choose to ride the rope-tows, and some folks even like to hike specific features.  No matter how you choose get up the hill, you're gonna have a blast on the way down." Their second park is their lap park. Here is a description from their website "The Lap Park offers a continuous flow of fun size trick friendly jumps, boxes, rails, and hips for all ability levels (and is served by a high speed quad)." They also have a park designed just for beginners. Here is a description of that park; "We’ve teamed up with the revolutionary new Burton Snowboard Academy to provide the most comprehensive learn to snowboard beginner program on Earth. If you’re a camper, and you’re a beginner: you’re automatically in our Soft Start™ program – the comfiest spot at camp." Finally they have a skate park for when your not snowboarding. This is the description of their park. "Whether you’re learning to drop in on the Beginner Ramp or your winning the Huckleberry Jam™ - we’ve got what you need: a giant bowl, mini bowl, beginner ramp, mini ramps, stair sets, jersey barriers, euro gaps, flat bars, ledges, banks and more..."

MHSSC has its own private park for those enrolled in the camp. They have a description of what you can do and how their coaches can help. "Can't do a 360? Having trouble landing that 720? Our coaches can help!  MHSSC operates it's own private park for freeskiers and snowboarders. The terrain park is shaped every day by our diggers to accommodate the campers’ individual learning goals.  There are features for every level to provide a steady progression through to the week’s end.  We have 3 large jumps of 20', 40' and 50' as well as a progression of small ones to help get the beginning freeskier into the air. We have a total of 13 rails, boxes and jib features to pick from; starting with the smallest ones early in the session and progressing to the bigger twisted ones later in the week.  If you want to learn how to do rails and challenge yourself on a progression of rails and jumps, then our park on "Lower Cuervo" is the spot to be."(http://www.mthood.com/freeski.htm). This camp offers a great way to progress in skiing.

Some of what Mt. Hood offers

There are many different summer camps that you can attend at Mt. Hood. The first one is Mt. Hood Summer Ski Camp (MHSSC). This camp offers camps for ski races, skiing moguls, freestyle skiing, snowboard camp, snowboard racing and smith rocks. There ski racing camp is built to help new racers get better and have good racers fine tune their skills. In their mogul camp you can learn how to ski bumps or how to compete in moguls. There free ski camp is similar to their snowboard camp. It is designed to make you better. Whether you are starting out or trying to improve your skills. The rock climbing camp lets you train in indoor facilities or take it to a real mountain.