Parent References

Please, feel free to contact any of the parents listed below for further reference. (we hope that by this time next year, YOU will be a parent reference!)

Xandra Minnix

Midland, TX

Chase, 15 attended Session 5

He had an absolute blast! Snowboarding in July, white water rafting, meeting other teenagers from all over, traveling alone, and being at camp without parents.

Jimmie Rocha

Kernville, CA

Katie, 17 attended Session 6

Gretchen Bleiler and Mercedes Nicoll coaching in the super pipe were for sure a HUGE highlight. Also, the camp was constantly doing something that was fun and exciting. Had a ton of fun.

Douglas Cox

Tulsa, OK

Daman, 17 attended Session 1

He had an extremely fun time; best part was learning new tricks.

Betty Poffenberger

Shake Heights, OH

Cameron, 14 attended Session 5

Highlights: learning new skills, meeting others and becoming independent on so many levels.

Michelle Rivers

Westminster, PA

Joe, 15 attended Session 3

I was told that he is going to save all of his money so that he can return next year. We live in a rural part of Maryland. Ski Liberty is the closest resort. He really loved the entire atomosphere of High Cascade.

Laura Nelson

Wauwatosa, WI

Erik, 14 attended Session 1

In his own words .... the day he arrived, before hitting the mountain, 'It is incredible, it is like a dream.' Then, after a few days there and riding a chairlift into and beyond clouds,'It is like heaven.' He loved every minute.

Kimberly Mackey

Oakdale, PA

Kellie, 17 attended Session 2

It was fantastic. She loved it, she learned so much, she is still talking about it. We will be back next year for two sessions

Deidre Lewis

Stockholm, NJ

Kailey, 18 attended Session 5

My daughter had a wonderful time...she said she learned more in one day than she had in one week at Camp of Champions. She was pleasantly surprised by the food.... loved it.

Ginny Patton

Piedmont, CA

Cameron, 13 attended Session 4

My kid had so much fun that the first words out of his mouth were 'I'm coming back next year.' Highlights were being able to ride a new Burton board that will be released later on in the year - he loved the board. He also loved the independence, small group size, and general setting of the camp.

Cynthia Beckham

Sudbury, MA

Daniel, 14 attended Session 6

My son had an incredible time! His snowboarding skills really improved, he had great counselors and coaches, and he made some nice friends.

Brenda Marshal

Saginaw, MI

Matthew 14 attended Session 2

My son had the best time ever. He enjoyed meeting other kids and loved snowboarding. He said it was an amazing week ever! He hasn't stopped talking about since he came home.

Karen Kromer

Torrance, CA

Jessica, 17 attended Session 6

She had a really good time and feels that she learned a lot. She basically talked non-stop about all the things she did and the people she did them with. She liked her small cabin group and small coaching group. She has had nothing negative to say about anything.

Mary Gibson

Charlotte, NC

Claire, 17 attended Session 2

She was texting from the airport in Portland that she wanted to come back next year. She loved the snowboarding lessons etc, but also enjoyed the friendships made. She thought it was a great balance between structured and unstructured time.

Melanie Schuckers

LIncoln Park, NJ

Alec, 17 attended Session 1

This trip was the highlight of his 16 years. He had an excellent time, snowboarding was the highlight of his stay there. He is not a skateboarder, but still enjoyed watching all the kids. He really enjoyed working with the coaches and pros. Also, meeting kids from literally all over the world, then coming home with a slew of new facebook friends was awesome.

Kevin Bartram

Antioch, CA

Anne, 12 attended Session 2, 2010, Session 4, 2009

This was Anne's second year at HCSC and she had a blast. It was eight days of non-stop fun for her. She's only 11 and she was so proud when she called home one night to tell us she had been over a really big jump. She also loves riding in the pipe and attending the on-hill clinics.

Christian Koch

St. Paul, MN

Michael, 13 and Christian, 14 attended Session 4

His quote was, This was the best week of my life! Snowboarding in the summertime, Mt. Hood, the camp environment, the friends, the staff!

Michelle Bacher

Orchard Park, NY

Sam, 14 attended Session 4

He liked when the big air bag was on the hill so he could do his flips he did not stop talking about that when he called home.

David Scibetta

Gilbertsville, PA

Morgan, 16 attended Session 3

Wow, fun is too short of a word to describe the great experience that Morgan had. Highlights...quality instruction, great learning experience-snowboard technical skills, meeting and actually hanging out/spending time with 3 professional boarders, J Anderson, K Buaas and the other gal from Norway whose name escapes me. The Norway gals were the best in that they really bonded with the girls. Really, almost everything Morgan did was a great fun experience, meeting/making new friends, beat-boxing/singing with the boys to name a few.

Suzy Moyer

Coopersburg, PA

CJ, 16 attended Session 3, 2010, Session 5, 2009

He met a ton of new friends and said it was very hard to say goodbye this year. Just loved staying on the mountain every day.

Dan Miller

Truckee, CA

Toby, 10 attended Toby has attended over 15 day camp sessions in the past 3 summers

Tracy Hart

Glendale, MO

Brendan, 14 attended Session 3

Linda Hart-Buuck

Lexington, MA

Brendan, 16, Colin, 17, and Ian, 20 attended The 3 Hart boys have logged over 20 combined sessions in the past 5 years.

Bill Fritz

Franklin, PA

Patty, 16 and Bill, 21+ attended Bill and his daughter Patty have been coming to camp for 6 years

Carri Gvozdich

Birmingham, MI

Hunter, 15 attended Session 2

David Burns

Longmont, CO

Andrew, 13 attended Session 1

Diana Bonenfant

Hollis, NH

Chance, 16 attended Session 1

J'nan Knab

Williamsville, NY

Kyle, 16 attended Session 4

Jonathan Konkler

Anchorage, AK

Stephen, 17 attended Session 3, 2009 and 2010

Lauren Sabatini

Menlo Park, CA

Stephanie, 16 attended Session 1

Linda Melcher

Sandy, UT

Brad, 17 attended Session 3 and 4, '08, 2009, 2010

Lynn Peters

Visalia, CA

Mackenzie, 13 attended Session 3

Maria Martell

Burbank, CA

Heather, 17 attended Session 1

Mary Loncar

Dallas, TX

Hailey, 17 attended Session 4

Missy Farren

New Rochelle, NY

Ryan, 14 attended Session 2 and 3

Monica Bice