Losing My Edge

cause I am. Totally stoked. Holla!

also I'm an "adult" camper.

snowgypsy

I'm going to session 2! less then 6 weeks away!! I'm an adult camper as well, I'll let you kno how it goes!

Simply^Ride

It looks like this camps are pretty famous, I never knew about them till I visited hood. With all the snow they had this year, the conditions are going to be excellent all through the camp.

Good luck, it sounds like it's a great place to meet people and make new friends.

Mooz

I'm going to be there in session 2 as wel. Can't wait. Oh and Snowolf promised me a 4000ft vertical run. Hopefully, I won't die.

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Dcp584

Must be nice, I wish I had the money to drop on those things maybe some day...

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snowgypsy

oh you won't die!! just pretend its just like the shit mountains of pa... no worries... 5 more weeks!!

Snowolf

Its nothing gnarly and only dangerous if you get too close to the volcanic vents or fall into them. Actually it`s an awesome ride down and the views are amazing. The hike up to the Hogsback and the Bergshrund Crevasse is steep and tiring, but does not require climbing gear. Here are some teaser pics from my last hike up:

Climbing up toward Crater Rock high above Palmer:


Illumination Rock


Devil`s Kitchen above Crater Rock in the caldera


Volcanic vents on Crater Rock



Hogs Back leading up through the Pearly Gates to the summit of Mt. Hood


West wall of the Caldera headeding down to Illumination Rock


Illumination Rock


Entrance to Big Zig Zag Canyon below Illumination Rock


Missippi Head in Big Zig Zag Canyon

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Simply^Ride

Maybe we should of climbed up hood, but I was way to tired to do that.

Losing My Edge

awesome, please do!

I talked to a lady there one day when I had some questions...and she said that apparently last year, the adult house partied so hard that the Windells people had to prevent their staff from hanging out there, bc they were useless the next day, lol. To me snowboarding = drinking anyway, but in a camp environment I'm sure it gets even more out of hand...

I was def relieved to hear that a) the adults are housed separately from the kiddies... b) there's a staffer whose job is to attend to the adult campers' needs... c) the skatepark is closed at night to the kids so that the adults can shred without feeling super embarrassed (haha)...

Make sure you take advantage of the demo-ing, apparently they get all 2008-2009 boards from their sponsors...I'm def sweating some Lib Tech or Capita boards and am amazed that I'll be able to try them out for real as opposed to just reading about them online.

snowgypsy

Sweet!! I was wondering bout the drinking policy, my confirmation says no alcohol allowed... um yeah, not gonna fly with me after a day on the mountain.

I'm actually thinking of doing two sessions this summer... if I do its gonna be the end of summer, so maybe session 7. not sure yet tho, gonna see how sesh 2 goes.

4 more weeks from today!!