Mt Hood Summer Ski Camps March 2010 Newsletter

Summer is right around the corner!
It's starting to get busy here in the ski camp office as people are getting excited about getting back on snow for summer training.   Timberline is reporting a 121" base at lodge elevation (6,200 feet) with much more snow piling up on the Palmer snowfield (8,200 feet).  The Timberline ski resort groomers have been snow-farming in recent weeks on the upper mountain to maximize the summer snowpack.  Head snowboard coach, Mark Stegall, has informed us that our private terrain park area is already being prepped by our personal snow-cat driver by pushing snow where it needs to go. 

Spring Camps
We have 3 spring camp sessions starting up soon.  The training conditions are excellent.  Our Spring camps are taking place at Timberline with side trips to Mt Hood Meadows ski resort on the east side of the mountain.  It's not too late to sign up.  Call the camp office or go to the website for details.  www.mthood.com

Patrick Deneen update
Back on the world cup mogul tour, post Vancouver Olympics, MHSSC alumni Patrick Deneen had 2 podium results in the Are, Sweden mogul events on March 12-13.  Way to go Patrick!

Mt Hood Summer Ski Camps Olympics 2010 Newsletter

Vancouver Olympics!
The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, BC are quickly wrapping up.  Former camp alumni Julia Mancuso added to her 2006 Torino Gold Medal in GS with two more medals in Vancouver.  Julie won the Silver Medal in the Women's Downhill and followed that up with another Silver Medal in the Women's Super-Combined!  Woo hoo Julia!  And this morning Julia ripped her 2nd run in the GS, and ended up in 8th place overall, only .55 second behind the Gold Medal winner Viktoria Robensburg from Germany.  Who knows what would have happened if her first run wasn't interrupted by teammate Lindsay Vonn's crash right before Julia's run, forcing Julia to head back up for a re-run. 

MHSSC coach Andrej Jerman competed in 3 events, the Downhill, Super-G and the Super-Combined, but had a difficult week of racing.  This was Andrej's 3rd Olympics. 

Patrick Deneen finished in 10th place in the qualifying round of the Men's Moguls, putting him into the finals.    Once in the finals, Patrick went for it.  He got HUGE air off the 2nd jump but landed skier's left and a little in the backseat, resulting in a spectacular crash. The Seattle Times newspaper wrote this about Patrick's Olympic run.

MHSSSC alumni and '06 Gold Medalist Ted Ligety finished 19th in the Super-G, 5th in the Super-Combined and 8th place in the GS.  Ted competes in the Men's Slalom on Saturday.

MHSSC alumni and 4-time Olympian Daron Ralves, competed in a new Olympic event, Skier Cross.  Daron was coming off a dislocated hip injury just 2-3 weeks prior in the X-Games when he competed in Vancouver.  Daron ended up crashing in the quarterfinals.  It was amazing that he was even there at all, considering his recent injury. 

Beyond the Olympics, many high school ski racing leagues are competing in their respective State Competitions in the next couple of weeks.  Oregon High School ski racers are set to compete in their State races at Mt Hood Meadows on March 4-5.  We are already getting lots of phone calls/e-mails here at the camp office from high school racers and team asking about summer 2010 training.
 

The Palmer snowfield
I snapped this photo right before sunset on February 18, 2010.  

Mt Hood Summer Ski Camps Pre-Olympics 2010 Newsletter

Countdown to the games!
The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, BC is just around the corner.  We are excited to have a few Mt Hood Summer Ski Camps alumni competing in several events including current MHSSC coach Andrej Jerman for team Slovenija.  Andrej is set to compete in the Men's Downhill, Men's Super-G, and the Men's Combined events.  In the last couple of weeks Andrej has finished 5th in the Wengen Downhill, and 4th place in the Kitzbuehel Super-G. 
 

We have two former ski camp alumni looking to defend their gold medals from the 2006 Torino Olympics.  U.S. ski team member Ted Ligety (gold medalist in the Men's Combined) was a camper with us in 1994 when he was age 9.  Watch this!

And U.S. ski team member Julia Mancuso (gold medal in Women's GS) also came to camp in 1994 when she was 10 years old. 

A new Olympic event, Skier-X, will debut in the Vancouver games.  MHSSC alumni Daron Ralves will be competing in that event.  Here's a photo of Daron at Mt Hood Summer Ski Camps from 1985 when he was 12 years old.  Daron talks about this new Olympic event here.

And for you mogul fans, MHSSC alumni Patrick Deneen will be competing in Men's Moguls.  Patrick talks about making the U.S. 2010 Olympic team; click here.  Patrick won the Mogul World Championships in Japan in 2009 and hopes to carry that momentum into the Vancouver games.  Good luck to everybody!  We'll be watching!

The Palmer snowfield is looking nice these days
I snapped this photo on January 23, 2010.  Although they don't operate the Palmer chairlift this time of year, they do open it up for snowcat skiing during the weekends.

Bonus Spring Camp added for Snowboard freeriders only:
We added a 4th session to our Spring Camp schedule.  It's not advertised on our website, but if you are a freeride snowboarder, we are offering a snowboard camp the week of March 7-13, 2010.  Call the camp office if you are interested in attending this special session.  503-337-2230.

Mt Hood Summer Ski Camps January 2010 Newsletter

Andrej Jerman wins Bormio World Cup Downhill!
On December 29, 2009, MHSSC coach Andrej Jerman beat the field at the Bormio, Italy downhill to win his 2nd world cup race of his career.   You can watch his winning run by clicking here.  Andrej is preparing to compete at his 3rd Olympics this February in Vancouver, BC.

Fall and Winter Camps report:
Camps over Thanksgiving and our winter camps in December were excellent.  Mt Hood received a lot of early season snow this year just in time for our annual Thanksgiving camp.  And we are looking forward to our Spring Camp sessions in March/April.  Dates and prices here.

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Snow Report
The Palmer snowfield has a good head start looking ahead to our summer sessions.  Wet heavy snow this winter is making for a great base up there.  Here's a photo from right before Christmas.

Mt Hood Summer Ski Camps May 2009 Newsletter

SESSIONS AND SNOW REPORT 

We still have openings in all of our sessions.  Late June and early July are always busy.  Late July and August will have short lift lines and above average snow conditions.   Currently it is warm (70 degrees at 3,500 feet) but 5 days ago we received 4 inches of snow on campus.  It is still possible to ski from the top of the Palmer Chair to Government Camp.  We start the summer with the possibility of training on the lower lifts, Pucci, Storm'in Norman, and Jeff Flood Express, plus the upper lifts Magic Mile and Palmer.  Weather, snow conditions, temperature, and training goals will guide us to the best location.

 AIRLINE FARES

There are prices from the East Coast for still around $360.  If you are having trouble finding these rates call our agent Mike at Adventure Travel Service (530) 554-4129. 

FREESKI COACH SEAN DECKER

http://vimeo.com/4643016 Click this link. This winter freeski coaches Sean Decker and Nolan Willard joined kitchen staff and videographer Stu Halverson to pursue their dream of skiing and shooting in the backcountry.  The video speaks for itself but it looks like they had a ton of success now if only they could land a huge sponsor!

 ANDREJ JERMAN TO RETURN TO MT HOOD SUMMER SKI CAMPS IN 09

Andrej is coming sessions 3, 4 and 5. 

SCHEDULE A CAMP AND MAKE YOUR SKI DREAMS COME TRUE AT MT HOOD SUMMER SKI CAMPS!!

Mt Hood Summer Ski Camps April 2009 Newsletter

SNOW REPORT 

March snowfall was the most since the 1940's with over 100 inches of accumulation.  We are set up for another great summer of skiing and snowboarding on Mt Hood.   Timberline's base depth at 6,000 feet is 190 inches with a total of 628 inches of total snowfall in this season.  Its sunny now but we'll get more snow during the next two months.

SESSIONS ARE FILLING UP

If you plan to come in the end of June or beginning of July we encourage you to sign up soon.  For the later summer sessions, the snow is outstanding (better because of the longer cooler nights in August) and the lift lines are shorter or non-existent.  Even though we lose lots of snow over the summer, our training space on the race lanes and in our own private terrain park remains almost the same.  That's what happens when you have 40+ feet of snow to start the summer season. 

ANDREJ JERMAN TO RETURN TO MT HOOD SUMMER SKI CAMPS IN 09

Andrej is coming sessions 3, 4 and 5.  We are one of very few camps worldwide where you can meet a world cup winner and train on the same lane with them.  It's an Olympic year so meeting and skiing with Andrej will give you a great connection when watching the Men's DH and other events.   Sign up now for these sessions.

MOGUL SKIER PATRICK DENEEN WINS WORLD MOGUL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Camper - alumni.  Patrick spent the entire summer of '07 training with MHSSC.  His success comes from his dedication, hard work, amazing skiing ability, and well-planned athlete management (that's what we do best).

ATHLETE MANAGEMENT

We have the country's best coaches - the perfect balance of experienced coaches who have been doing this for up to 30 years and great skiing role models (young skiers with 30 FIS points and less).  Size allows us to have separate training groups for FIS, USSA, High School, Youth and Masters.  Our specific training goals and equipment are not only appropriate to each group, they are also designed to allow for maximum success at each level.  Our off snow afternoon activities program compliments the goals we have on the hill without putting an extreme physical burden on athletes.  

SCHEDULE A CAMP AND MAKE YOUR SKI DREAMS COME TRUE AT MT HOOD SUMMER SKI CAMPS!!

MHSSC February 2009 Newsletter

SNOW REPORT 
Wind-rows - See the below picture.  Wind-rows are 5-6 foot high snow ridges made by groomers on the race lanes and in the parks which help us turn 2 inches off fresh snow with wind into 2-3 feet.  No worries though we're back to measuring new snow accumulation in feet rather than in inches and have received another 7 feet in 6 days.   The wind-rows have been buried.

AIRLINE TICKET PRICES
There are really good deals out there.  Get on line, book camp early and take advantage of cheaper airline tickets. 

CONGRATS TO MHSSC ALUMNI

SNOWBOARDER MEGAN GINTER THIRD AT X-GAMES
Megan's 3rd Place in the Slopestyle Event at the X-Games was an extraordinary feat.  Megan worked in the kitchen this summer as she was rehabilitating from a severe break in her upper arm.  The injury had caused a lot of nerve damage to her arm and limited her function.  Anyone who knows Megan can attest to her dedication to overcome adversity and remain focused on her goals.  We salute Megan's positive attitude, work ethic and of course her incredible riding ability - way to go Megan!!

MOGUL SKIER PAT DENEEN 3RD AT DEER VALLEY
Camper alumni Pat received the first US Freestyle Team podium of the 08/09 season with a 3rd place finish.  Pat continues to separate himself from the field by showing his mastery of speed and technically difficult icy courses.  He also credited his recent success to the summer and fall training he put in here at Mt. Hood.

HAPPY CAMPERS MEETING THEIR SEASON GOALS
SNOWBOARD RACER TONI WINS AND IS OFF TO THE NASTAR NATIONALS

SKIER CARLA TACKLES WAIST DEEP POWDER IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES

YOUNG RACER JULIA PODIUMS IN TAHOE

YOUNG AT HEART RACER HEATHER BECOMES WESTERN REGIONAL CHAMPION

COACH LAURENT SKIS OFF FRENCH ALPS SUMMIT IN IDEAL CONDITIONS

SCHEDULE A CAMP AND MAKE YOUR SKI DREAMS COME TRUE AT MT HOOD SUMMER SKI CAMPS!! 

Mt Hood Summer Ski Camps January 2009 Newsletter

CAMPS UPDATE
We had tremendous training conditions over Thanksgiving and continuous snow for the winter holiday camps.  Spring Camps should have outstanding conditions so make your family spring vacations plans now!

AIRLINE TICKETS  
With the price of petro down the airlines are passing along the savings.  We are hearing about airline tickets as low as $220 from the east coast, when last year they were around $400.  Planning ahead could save you lots of time, hassle and money. 

SNOW REPORT 
Warm beginnings that lasted through Dec 13th changed and we like most of the country experienced record cold and precipitation.  We were blasted when an arctic front met a pineapple express that lasted through Jan 9th.  A month of continuous moisture some as rain but up to 300+ inches of snow (113 inches recorded base at Timberline Lodge).  Simply put we have more than enough snow for all of our summer sessions and will easily make it through September.  We'll keep you posted on the Palmer lift getting completely buried (the snow level goes over the tops of the 30' lift towers).  The last year that happened was 1996.  

SIGN UP INFORMATION
www.mthood.com for session dates and prices.  (503) 337-2230 to register over the phone.  

SPRING CAMP SCHEDULE
Book your airline tickets ASAP
Spring Camp #1 - March 15-21:  Spring Camp #2 - March 22-28:  Spring Camp #3 - March 29 - April 4:  Spring Camp #4 - April 5 - 11:  Spring Camp #5 - April 12 - 18:  Spring Camp #6 - April 19 - 25

Sign-up at www.mthood.com  

ALUMNI NEWS
We have a many distinguished alumni from Mt Hood Summer Ski Camps:  Here's the news from a few. 

Polly Hopkins:  Polly worked many years as a coach and in 2008 designed our camp t-shirt for our 30 year anniversary!  Polly writes, "Yes, I did design all the Volkl ads for this year 08/09 campaign :) Woo!"  Congrats Polly!!

Spencer Raymond:  Spencer has many contributions to MHSSC as a counselor and also put together our camper-staff training video.  Mike and Lynne say he was most reknown for the great camp fire stories he told on Friday nights.  Spencer writes, "I made my NPR debut today.  Just in case you're wondering, about 20 million people listen to NPR."  Spencer is looking at working for a few weeks in the early summer.  If you like good camp fire stories come to an early session!

Nathaniel Rosen (camper):  Shows additional talents as a professional classical Cello player.  Nathaniel sent us a picture from front page of a program that was made for a concert series he was performing in Korea.  Nathaniel writes, "Dear Mike,  Please check out the Mt Hood Summer Ski Camp decal on the cello case.  Best wishes from your former student." 

 (See the decal circled in the word Recital)

Thinking about Mt. Hood?  Make your reservations for summer ski and snowboard training!

Close up of the Palmer Lift and Snowfield with grooming on Mt Hood Summer Ski Camps training lanes!

Mt Hood from snow covered Trillium Lake

Mt Hood with evening Alpenglow

Mt Hood Summer Ski Camps Fall 2008 Newsletter

SNOW REPORT 
The combination of plenty of snow and continued cool weather in May and June made snow levels for 2008 a record.  Records:  Campers skied 6 miles from Timberline Lodge to Government Camp on June 18th in two feet of fresh powder.  The Mile lift remained skiable through the end of July, you could ski to the parking lot until mid-end of August, and there is still more snow on Palmer and in the Mile canyon now than during late June in our driest year - 2005.  Conditions are currently cold and when it precipitates there is snow in the mountains.  We're optimistic for a great winter!

SUMMER 08 REVIEW

We had our second busiest summer ever hosting campers from 6 different countries and almost every State.  We have tons of campers coming from as far east and south as Florida and many from even the Carolinas!  Nashville might be home of the Grand Ol' Opera but the skiers from their are proud of their small ski hills.  We were impressed by the level of skier coming from these small mountains and club programs in the southeast; they were impressed by the great coaching, world class facilities and the beauty of Oregon. 

Andrej Jerman again returned to train and help coach.  He skied very well and we are encouraged that he will have a great season on the world cup.  Look for his results in the early races in speed.  Hopefully with enough world cup points to take starts in GS we'll see some top 15 results from him in tech events.  This summer when visiting coach John Fico needed a place to sleep Andrej gave up his bed and slept on the floor.  Now that's an example you want your kids to follow!

 Our terrain park was extremely popular this summer, and not surprisingly Nate Goodman, our park chieftain, was employee of the month for July - good job Nate!.  Tanner Hall made regular guest appearances to session our quarter-pipe at the bottom of our park.  One afternoon the entire race coach staff stopped to have a BBQ lunch on the top of the quarter-pipe while Tanner sessioned.  Tanner's started his session off doing 12-15 jumps with a triple body contorting spin.  It was apparent to the race coaches how focused and the level of professionalism that he brings to his sport.  Tanner was very methodical and calculated in his approach to going bigger and bigger on the jump.  Additionally, Tanner worked up over the course of 10-12 jumps testing his ability to go for one more rotation.  When he felt it was safe and he was going high enough out of the pipe he through down an extra rotation.  The trick does have a name but you don't even have to know it to realize the level of athleticism and courage it takes to do this while flying nearly 20 feet out of the top of the pipe.  To perfect it and get filming of it he made another 7+ jumps.  Amazing and inspiring to watch an athlete with his focus and talent.  There were a few snowboarders confident enough to ride during Tanner's session and it was great to watch camper staffer Ian Bigley go big on a snowboard as well.  Great job to our park crew making the features in our park worthy of the best riders in the world.  When the pros ask to ride in "your" park you know you got it going on!!

 FALL SESSIONS, THANKSGIVING CAMP AND WINTER CAMPS

We have plenty of sign ups and a few college teams coming out to train on Mt Hood during Thanksgiving and winter in 08.  If you want to ski all day and get in a full training day as well as avoid the crowds in Colorado or the expense of traveling to Europe then come join us on Mt Hood.  This fall teams have experienced snow harder than world cup injected to perfect groomed.  When its warm you can salt and when its cold you need to sharpen your skis every other run.  Whether you want to get ready for the race season or learn to jib a rail to impress your friends this winter you can find it at Mt. Hood Summer Ski Camps - Fall and Winter Camps.  Staff for winter camps includes John Rust, Head Race Coach, full-time summer coach Luke Wendel for snowboarding and full-time summer coach Nolan Willard for freeskiing.  Come join the fun.

CAMP SCHEDULE

Fall Camps:  #5 Oct 30 - Nov 3 cost $570:  #6 Nov. 6-11 cost $780

Winter Camps:  #1 Dec 13-17 cost $570:  #2 Dec 17-22  cost $780:  #3 Dec 26-31 cost $780

Sign-up at www.mthood.com

 LODGING

Teams and individuals don't forget about the LODGES AT SALMON RIVER MEADOWS.  Our Lodge has hosted teams from all over the world and the west.  The Korean Ski Team, Stratton Freestyle, Western Region, Park City, Gould Academy, Killington Mountain School, Jackson Hole, Park City Ski Team, Diamond Peak and many others all know the great service and hospitality of our Lodge on Mt Hood.  $40 per night gets you a room in the bunkhouse and two all you can eat hearty meals.  Off snow we have the only soccer field on Mt Hood.  Call 503-337-2288 for Reservations.

Mt Hood Summer Ski Camps May 2008 Newsletter

SNOW REPORT 
On May 14 Timberline is reporting 204 inches of snow at Lodge elevation (6200') with much more up on the Palmer Snowfield.  Yeah, 204 inches and it's the middle of May!  We are excited to get going with our first Summer session, that begins in 10 days.   We still have an estimated 2-3 feet of snow on our camp soccer field, elevation 3200 feet.  Soccer and ultimate frisbee might have to move down to our picnic place at Wildwood park the first couple of sessions if this snow sticks around.

30 YEAR CAMP ANNIVERSARY
This year marks our 30th year in business.  3 decades and approximately 30,000 camper alumni and counting. The first year of operation in 1978, we had 13 campers.  Those 13 campers were a ski team made up of mostly downhill racers from the east coast that coach Mike Annett (camp director) brought with him to try out the newly-built Palmer summer chairlift.  The following year, Mike added a couple more sessions to the mix, and over time it grew into the year round ski and snowboard camp we see today. 

COHO LODGE
Our 2nd lodge will look quite a bit different from last summer.  Wall to Wall carpet has been installed in all the dorm rooms, new shelving units in the hallways, and plans to turn the basement into a recreation room.  We'll also have a half dozen or so video review stations for coaches to sit down with their campers for extensive daily video analysis. 
 

Here's a May 14 photo of our soccer field with 2-3 feet of snow left. 

Mt Hood Summer Ski Camps April 2008 Newsletter

SNOW REPORT  
Sunny & warm weather showed it's face in the Pacific Northwest for 2 days in a row this past weekend before another series of storms reminded us that winter isn't over just quite yet.  Timberline's total snowfall to date is 741 inches, recorded since September 1, 2007, with a current base depth of 221 inches (elevation 6200') with much more up on the Palmer Snowfield where we ski all summer. 

SPRING CAMPS
Spring camps are wrapping up this week with a small group of adult skiers.  The powder skiing conditions have been amazing.  Below are a couple of photos from Spring Camp session 3.  The first photo was taken at the bottom of Heather Canyon at Mt Hood Meadows.  The 2nd photo was at the bottom of our tubing hill  above our summer soccer field under the zip line.  Andrej Jerman, will be back to coach with us sessions 3, 4 & 5.  Andrej

SNOWBOARD NATIONALS
Three of our Snowboard freeride coaches had outstanding results at this years' USASA Nationals, held at Copper Mountain earlier this month.  Head Snowboard Coach, Mark Stegall, took home the slopestyle and overall title in his division, which made him a 5-time consecutive champion!  Coach/video-man, Ryan Anderson, won the open men's slopestyle event as well as the freestyle combined.  Finishing 2nd in the men's open freestyle event was coach Rick Millett.

SUMMER 2008
The camp office phone has been ringing off the hook the last couple of weeks with people calling about making ski and snowboard training @ Mt Hood part of their summer plans.   Sessions 5, 6, and 7 are filling up fast.  With the near-record snowpack, even our August campers should expect an abundance of snow, even more than last summer. Slovenija world cup racer, Andrej Jerman, returns to coach for us this summer for sessions 3, 4, & 5 after another successful season on the circuit.  Andrej finished 16th in the world in the overall world cup standings, 7th in the Downhill standings.

As of today, we have openings for "camper-staff" in sessions 4 thru 7, as well as sessions 10 thru 13. If you are a former camper, ages 16-17, you can apply for the available camper-staff positions. 

        SNOWPACK @ Timberline Lodge 2008:

Mt Hood Summer Ski Camps March 2008 Newsletter

SNOW REPORT 
Spring storms have been moving thru the Pacific Northwest giving us some excellent spring skiing here at Mt Hood Timberline is reporting 208 inches of snow at Lodge elevation (6200') with much more up on the Palmer Snowfield. 

SPRING CAMPS
Spring camps are in progress right now.  With our spectacular snowpack, the training conditions are excellent.   Our Spring camps are taking place at Mt Hood Meadows ski resort on the east side of the mountain.  Meadows offers skiers and snowboarders a wide variety of terrain on 8 chairlifts including 4 high speed quads, and 6 different terrain parks for every ability level.  It's not too late to sign up.  Call the camp office or go to the website for details. 

SUMMER 2008
With a tremendous snowpack already in place, we look forward to spectacular training conditions for our summer sessions this year.  We are currently taking sign-ups for all our sessions. 

Mt Hood Summer Ski Camps February 2008 Newsletter

SNOW REPORT
The seemingly endless supply of Pacific storms finally took a break and the sun came out for a few days at Mt Hood, giving the locals a breather to get caught up with plowing their driveways as well as shoveling the snow off their decks and rooftops.  Timberline is reporting 179 inches of snow at Lodge elevation (6200') with much more up on the Palmer Snowfield. 

SPRING CAMPS
Spring camps are coming in March and April.  With our spectacular snowpack, the training should be excellent.  It's not too late to sign up.  Call the camp office or go to the website for details. 

FREESKIING
Summer camp freeski coach Sean Decker competed at the recent X-Games in Colorado in the ski slopestyle event, finishing in 11th place, just missing advancement to the finals by one spot. 

MOGULS
Summer camper Patrick Deneen went from the Nor-Am mogul circuit straight to the World Cup podium with two 3rd place finishes in the Lake Placid World Cup Mogul events in late January.  He followed it up with a 6th place in the Mont Gabriel, Quebec event, then a 4th place at Deer Valley.  Way to go Patrick!  We saw you on NBC! 

HIGH SCHOOL SKI RACING
The Oregon high school ski racing State Championships are being held at Mt Hood Meadows this year, March 5-7.  Mt Hood Summer Ski Camps will be well represented with 50 or so former campers competing in GS and Slalom.  Good luck everybody! 

SUMMER 2008
With a tremendous snowpack already in place, we look forward to spectacular training conditions for our summer sessions this year.  We are currently taking sign-ups for all our sessions. 
 

Camp video-man, Robin Cressy, took these photos of Timberline Lodge and of the Palmer Snowfield on February 16, 2008.

Mt Hood Summer Ski Camps January 2008 Newsletter

SNOW REPORT (directly from Timberline Lodge)
Logan here from Timberline. Well it's looking like a banner year already here in the northwest. Snow has been falling heavily and consistently for the past month. All the major canyons are completely filled and the snowfield itself has collected upwards of 30 feet of lovely summer snowpack.

WINTER CAMP WRAP UP
We had three winter sessions in December.  Lots of new snow fell during camp this winter, so conditions were a little soft for the racers on some of the training days, but ideal for the freeski and snowboard campers.   

SKI RACING
Summer camp coach Andrej Jerman is ripping up the world cup downhill circuit.  He's finished in the top 12 in each of the first five Downhill events this year, finishing 7th place in Gardena, 5th place in Bormio, and 6th place in Wengen.  In local Oregon high school ski racing, one of our camper-staff girls, Jacqui Monahan, finished in 2nd place and camp CIT (counselor in training) Sam Campbell, finished in 3rd place for the boys in the first metro league race of the season last weekend at Willamette Pass ski resort. 

MOGULS
Summer camper Patrick Deneen took first place in the Nor-Am mogul event at Val St. Come, Quebec, Canada this week.  Patrick has 3 first place finishes this year and continues to move up the ladder in world mogul rankings.  MHSSC mogul coach Jay Panther is also ripping up the mogul circuit with four top 5 finishes in Nor-Am/FIS mogul events this winter.

SNOWBOARDING
Head snowboard coach Mark Stegall is headed to the X-Games this winter to coach Megan Ginter.  Megan finished in 3rd place in the slopestyle event of the mid-summer Abominable Snow Jam on MT Hood.  She spent a big chunk of her summer training in our private terrain park.

SUMMER 2008
With a tremendous snowpack already in place, we look forward to spectacular training conditions for our spring and summer sessions this year.  We are currently taking sign-ups for all our sessions. 

Timberline's Logan Stewart took these photos of the Palmer Snowfield on January 14, 2008

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