High Cascade Snowboard Camp has been on Mt. Hood’s Palmer glacier since guys like Jeff Brushie and Jimmy Halopoff were blasting super tweaked grabs out of hand-dug half pipes. Every year HCSC uses its past experience, along with new technologies, to improve the summer shred. This year is no different. For the first time ever, HCSC installed a rope tow that has been single handedly eliminating hiking from the Mt. Hood menu. In addition to the rope tow, HCSC also did some dirt work last fall that will allow the run back to the lift to stay open longer. This will hopefully mean that HCSC will be lapable all summer!

So far, all of this hard work and forward thinking has been paying off as Session 1 went down without a hitch. Well, one little hitch named Mother Nature made an appearance with some snow storms, but only one “rain day” had to be called. Besides, Mother Nature would have to come on a lot stronger to ruin a session like this. To start, the signature session athletes were Andreas Wiig, Darrel Mathis, and Tara Dakides. They were throwing down and the kids were obviously stoked. Some other highlights included heated dodge ball games, Tim Eddy eating a 9 lb. calzone, and Ian thorley stomping a backside double-cork variation.

So, that’s it, another Mt. Hood summer is officially under way. The next 2 months will be filled with countless good times, tricks being learned, and, of coarse,  Huckleberry milkshakes. Get it together and make the trip!



Words and photos: Kevin Westenbarger



Matt Faust in mini pipe.


Rope tow!


Ian Thorley


As if camera bags weren't heavy enough.


Coach Scott Stevens brings the pain.


The legacy of the diggers continues.


Darrell Mathes - backside wallie.


JT Busby, switch fs board.


Andreas Wiig.