For snow enthusiasts, fun-seekers and anyone looking for a rad time, Woodward at Copper is the place to be in the summer. The Colorado-based facility has been called the "premier trick-stomping playground in the world" because of its on-snow terrain parks and enormous indoor training zone, known as the Barn.

Throughout the summer, Woodward at Copper hosts ski, snowboard, and skate camps that are geared toward progression and having a great time. We recently ventured to Copper to check out all the facilities and spent a day in the life as a camper.

We headed up to the Summit County location during Session 5 of camp which was hosted by GNU pros, Forest Bailey, Maribeth Swetkoff, Forrest Burki and 32 pros Chris Brewster, Dylan Alito, and Jordan Smalls.

Our day started off at the Edge, which is the main housing facility at camp that has a lounge, game room, movie theatre and cafeteria. We met in the auditorium and listened to the plans for the day which included GNU's 'Best Tweak Contest' which gave campers the chance to win a couple of 2012 GNU snowboards.

Then we loaded up the busses and set off for the mountain. We were dropped at the top of the park which was split into three sections. The first part had two jumps that were followed by a series of jibs and bonks. The second section housed a rail garden with features suitable for all levels. The third area was home to the airbag where skiers and snowboarders could launch tricks into a giant-sized super soft landing.

Campers broke off into various groups and spent the morning working on tricks while being guided by coaches. The GNU team got after it on the jumps and got crafty on the rails while filming for their video project. Everyone was stoked at the amount of snow Copper still had this late in the summer in Colorado.

Once the campers had a chance to shred all the zones, the 'Best Tweak Contest' went down with skiers and snowboarders sending it and tweaking as hard as they could. The environment was pressure-free and encouraging, which allowed campers to attempt new tricks. At the end of the event, two campers walked away with brand new GNU Forest Pickles, and bragging rights for the rest of camp.

After several hours of insanely fun time on snow, everyone ventured down to the Edge for lunch. Camp fare consisted of chicken sandwiches, hot dogs and PB&J's. Once the goods were gobbled, campers set off for afternoon activities.

Everyone split up and headed to towards the Barn, or geared up for outdoor activities which included go-karts, bumper boats, mini-golf and digglers, which are scooters with giant sized wheels and suspension.

We opted to head to the Barn and were blown away by the massive training area. The unassuming red exterior was filled with Snowflex jumps, rails, foam pits, trampolines, vert ramps, and a huge skate bowl. Campers worked on a number of tricks while coaches gave pointers and helped them along the way.

While at the barn, we had a chance to talk with Phoebe Mills, who is the Program Manager of Woodward at Copper. She said this about her goals for the program:

My favorite part of Woodward at Copper is when kids are having fun. Our main goal is to make sure everyone is having a good time. Of course we want them to learn and to be safe, but it's all about having fun while learning. We're pretty excited to be on snow in Colorado in the summer time and we have a lot to offer everyone on-snow and in the Barn with our training sessions. I've been with Woodward camps for over 15 years and began this program at Woodward East 8 years ago, then developed it at Copper. We've been here for three years, and it's a great program and I'm happy to be apart of it.

Some of the pros on the scene also chimed about their favorite parts of camp:

Chris Brewster: My favorite part of Woodward at Copper is the Barn. The skate park at the Barn is super cool and I love hanging out with all the kids. Seeing all the campers get happy about snowboarding in the summer is rad. I've been at Hood the past few summers and so it's cool to be at Copper because it's just a different vibe and different people here. I like it- it's still people getting stoked on summer shredding, but it's laid back and mellow.

Maribeth Swetkoff: My favorite thing at Woodward at Copper.. Well, that's pretty tough, because it's all so fun!! I really liked digglering because it was super fun and also liked hanging with the kids, watching them progress and shred. Also, just getting pumped to shred.

We had an awesome time at Woodward at Copper and can't wait to go back.

There's still time to sign up for sessions this summer, so head to here for all the details. Do it now!

Make the jump to peep the rest of the photos from Session 5 at Woodward at Copper.

Here's a little taste of all the action the Barn holds:



Big Thanks to David Roth, Copper, and the GNU and 32 teams.

Sometimes girls just want to have fun. And shred. Such is the case for Olympian and shred all-star Gretchen Bleiler. This summer our favorite pipe princess hit up Woodward at Copper, and in between shredding the summer slush, she filmed a music video. Check out the rider getting radical with campers and crew in this awesome rendition of Cindy Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun."

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GrindTV Newswire, Via So Gnar: (August 5, 2010) Breaking news!!! Woodward at Copper has been experiencing some STRANGE weather patterns. Pat Milbery of So-Gnar and Reed Silberman of Ink Monster together are live in Copper Mountain Colorado to report on this strange phenomenon. They are backed by a host of sponsors, bringing the product rain at another session of "It's All Fun and Games." Campers got down on the Zumiez couch, chugged Chalula and got a ton of prizes!

GrindTV Newswire, Via So GNAR: (July 6, 2010) Pat Milbery (So-Gnar) and Reed Silberman (Ink Monstr) are hosting 7 summer camps for Woodward at Copper Mountain CO. This video is a recap for the first session.

Each session is a little different, with a variety of activities including couch jams, old school grab contests, pick a trick from a monster and bunny, spin til ya win, mini golf, dodge ball, sticker & stencil your snowboard and more...Prizes and support for these events will be provided by SO-GNAR, INK MONSTR, SKULLCANDY, ZUMIEZ, VON ZIPPER, CAPIX, SPACECRAFT, HEADHUNTER SUNSCREEN, & OTTER BOX.

Video filmed and edited by the one and only Steve Cummings.

Stay tuned --- NEXT WEEK'S Tube-u-lar Tuesday EPISODE features the crew heading down to Austin, Texas for a art installation mural for a Grand Opening of a new Wahoo's restaurant , some wakeboarding, a live hip-hop show and some counting of cowboy hats they spot in the 2 day trip...

How do you make a summer camp built for kids who love to shred, learn new tricks, and hang out at Copper Mountain even MORE awesome for them? Bring in some pro snowboarders who know how to stoke kids out and have an awesome time doing it, that's what.

Signal Snowboards stopped by Woodward at Copper for a week and had a blast hitting up the trampoline, flipping kids around, spinning into the foam pit, and slashing the rails set up on the hill. Check out all their awesome times in the video below.