WY’EAST MOUNTAIN ACADEMY TO BREAK GROUND ON WORLD-CLASS DRY SLOPE AIRBAG, SUMMER 2023 AS $500,000 MAGIC CARPET FUND RAISING LAUNCHES.

Wy’East Mountain Academy is thrilled to announce it has successfully raised the $3.5million needed to begin the first phase of construction for its new world-class dry slope airbag. The consulting design team consisted of US Ski and Snowboard Team coaches, Wy’East’s own former Olympic coaches, Mamal, Inc. (ramp designer for Travis Pastrana), along with countless engineers but the final shape and bag were designed and produced by BangerBags of Austria, considered the world’s best. This monumental jump will serve as a testament to Wy’East’s culture of high-performance and as a critical tool in helping to develop the next generation of Olympic skiers and snowboarders while simultaneously providing access to miles of mountain bike trails and features on Wy’East’s 28-acre Campus at the base of Mt. Hood, Oregon.

FUNDRAISING CONTINUES

While the Wy’East students and staff celebrate this momentous occasion, the $500,000 phase 2 fundraising campaign is launching now, and they need your help. The academy is seeking donations of small and substantial amounts to complete fundraising for the project’s Magic Carpet. With this uphill transportation mechanism, student athletes and visiting pros and Olympians will be rapidly returned to the top of the jump, allowing them to focus energy on progression instead of burning out their legs hiking back to the top.

Donations of $500 and up include exclusive first-ride access to the bag once completed and with coaching, lodging, and food included for up to 30 people at the $5,000 donation level. To contribute, learn more about the project and all the giving levels offered by Wy’East, please visit https://wyeastacademy.com/dryslope-landing-bag.

ABOUT WY’EAST MOUNTAIN ACADEMY

Wy'East Mountain Academy (formerly Windells Academy) is a world-class outdoor-oriented, action sports academy designed to develop driven and talented students in the classroom as well as in the outdoors. Wy’East enrolls students ages 12 to 19 who want to combine a rigorous academic setting with skiing, snowboarding, skateboarding, mountain biking and other outdoor recreation sports. To this end, we offer sport-specific coaching that facilitates athletic progression at all levels, from just starting out to competing professionally. We enable students to learn, train and participate in sports year-round while attaining high school or college credits that are transferable in or out of any US accredited school, national or international.

LEARN MORE™

If you have questions, ideas, or would just like to talk about this project, please contact:

Kevin English, President