Hood River Downtown Showdown

USASA Hood Series Rail Jam Tomorrow...Hood River Downtown Showdown registration starts at 8am...practice 10am...Comp Noon...4th Street and Oak Street...LIVE WEB CAST at www.sk8ips.com click on "LIVE WEB CAST"

Winter is around the corner!

Well it's been sometime since I have posted anything. We is around the corner here in Hood River, today has been rainy and cold. Government Camp reports 6 inches in the last two hour, it's 1PM as I write. Timberline will run lifts tomorrow. The kids are out of school for the next 5 days starting tomorrow so I guess we should go up and make some turns.

Sean in Neff video edit

I can across this vide on the Neff blog site. It's Neff at Windells this summer. Sean and Tucker FitzSimons have a few clips skating Windells. Also IPS Rider Dylan Thompson killing the snow. Check it out.

Neff Windells 2010 from Neff Headwear on Vimeo.

IPS Skate Shop Sold

Here is a shot from our first Snowboard / Freestyle Ski Camp held at Timberline on Mt. Hood. Autumn Inouye doing her first rail.

Well I sold the shop to Mark Partain. Mark skates for Old Man Army, Bones wheel and bearings and Indy... He has deep roots in the industry and still kills it skating. Mark will change the name to HRSS (Hood River Skate Supply) and the new phone number is 541 436-0676.

It's been a good ride for the last 4 1/2 years but now it on to my next project: IPS Academy. We will be concentrating on skate and snow camps as well as private coaching. Also I will be running all the USASA Mt Hood Series Snowboard comps the coming winter season.

I would like to thank all of you who have supported us over the years and hope all you go in and say hi to Mark.

IPS Go Skateboarding Day 2010

Father's day !

Come on down and pick up your pop's a new skate ! He would be stoked !

Our first all girl skate camp with a couple little guy's

IPS skate Academy, Session#2, Day 2 (basic, push and balance, clinic)

skate camp is going strong !

Roasting coffee at the HR Coffee Company

Well every so often I fill in at the Hood River Coffee Company roasting coffee for Mark and Peggy. This time it's because Mark is on a solo climb of El Capitan. Mark is 54 years old and will become the oldest to solo this route. It has taken him a total of 13 days which he will summit sometime today. When you solo, you need to carry all your supplies like a gallon of water for each day (gallon weights 8 lbs.) so thats almost 100 plus pounds in just water. Then you actually climb your route twice, you climb a pitch setting anchors along the way, haul your bag with all your gear, repeal down and clean up all your anchors you set before moving on to the next pitch. Quite a feat! Way to go Mark.

What's next in Snowboarding?

The Triple Cork from torstein horgmo on Vimeo.

Skate camp session 2, day 1, IPS style !

Here a video from our Session 2 camp. It was a two day camp but the second day got rained out. It rescheduled for Sunday June 13th. Thanks Mark for putting this video together.

Skate Camp Session 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybN72aHQkz8

If You missed It

If you missed watching the live web cast of this year ProTec Pool Party. Here just some of the highlights of the finals.

New Site

Well Wally has been working hard on a new site for IPS Academy which will replace our shop site. Don't worry the shop site is still up and there is a link from the Academy's site. We are focusing our attentions to running more camps in both skate and snow, as well as clinics, bus tours and events.
check it out at www.sk8ips.com

Massive Front Flip

Sorry for the language at the end of this video.

IPS , First Friday Rocked this year ! Thanks Wally and O.A.C. also The IPS Sk8 Crew

New Jump at Timberline

IPS to carry new roller blade suits!

Roller blading is making a come back.

Order your suit or suits today!

Actually this is nuts, I just wanted you to say:

"What the F*&%K is this guy doing and why?"