An Overview of Mount Hood Snowboard Camp

With more than two decades of experience in the mortgage lending industry, Charles Arnell is an accomplished start-up entrepreneur who has successfully launched multiple ventures. Among the businesses he established include Town and Country Home Loans. The Arnell Snowboard brand and several snowboarding innovations and snowboard binding technologies. In addition, Charles Arnell also served as the founder of the original Mount Hood Snowboard Camp.

Mount Hood Snowboard Camp was a summer sports camp that offers instruction in snowboard freestyle, halfpipes and racing. Professional Coaches worked to help participants improve their snowboarding skills by teaching vital and correct techniques needed for success. In order to achieve its mandate, the camp has numerous programs including freestyle terrain parks and a world class halfpipe. MHSC camp is a summer only camp that provides trainings to snowboarders of all levels. Located on Mt. Hood, about 50 miles east of Portland Oregon, MHSC was a truly unique summer camp that offered winter sports training in the summer months! Snowboarding students attended MHSC and traveled to Oregon from around the world. During the summer sessions, former professional snowboarders, including Charles Arnell, and some of the worlds best snowboarding coaches would assist snowboarders to boost their halfpipe techniques and access goals as well as ensure successful progression that incorporates safety is included to achieve the best results.

Charles Arnell and his Mount Hood Snowboard Camp, MHSC, we ahead of their time. The sport of snowboarding was gaining in popularity in the early 1990's and thanks to Charles Arnell and many other snowboarding business pioneers, snowboarding in 1998 became a Olympic medal sport!

Freeriding Safely in the back country

Charles Arnell is a Portland, Oregon, mortgage professional who serves as branch manger with Geneva Financial, LLC. An avid snowboarder who owned and directed the Mount Hood Snowboarding Camp, Charles Arnell is co-author of the Complete Snowboarder (Random Hill Publishing), which provides a comprehensive look at the sport of snowboarding.

As with skiing, one foundational style of snowboarding is freeriding. This involves tackling open terrain that is un-groomed and in its natural state. This does not, however, mean that there is no defined ski route, as many resorts maintain marked and secured freeride routes, typically denoted in red or yellow-dash lines.

Many snowboarders stick to the trails to avoid risks of avalanche and dangerous obstacles and drops, and to help preserve off-piste areas in their natural state. Others enjoy exploring rugged backcountry zones and even hike or snowshoe to inaccessible areas to access the freshest powder. As an extra precaution, it’s recommended that freeriders carry avalanche transceivers that help rescuers pinpoint their location if they are buried in snow or get lost.

When it comes to equipment, freeride boards are generally longer and have a directional shape, with the nose distinct from the tail. When riding powder, the snowboarder leans back to keep the nose well above the snow. Freeride boards are also typically stiffer, which is ideal for faster downhill speeds but does not offer as much give and flex.

3 Food Swaps Your Heart Will Be Thankful

A resident of Portland, Oregon, Charles Arnell is an experienced loan officer and entrepreneur. He has served as executive director of a local lender, Fast Mobile Home Loans, since 2020. A holistic and healthy blood cancer survivor for over a decade, Charles Arnell is also the founder and president of a healthy food products company, Living Health.

Following are three food swaps for a healthier heart:

1. Eat nuts instead of chips. Consuming chips that are high in sodium and unhealthy saturated and trans fats can lead to the buildup of plaque inside your arteries and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Swap the bag of chips for a handful of nuts rich in heart-healthy unsaturated fats, fiber, and other nutrients. But be careful to eat them in moderation, because as healthy as nuts are, they are also high in calories.

2. Substitute soda with coffee or tea. Coffee and tea (black or green) can give you the desired energy boost instead of the high-in-sugar soda. They also contain antioxidants beneficial for the heart, and may lower the risk of heart disease by decreasing cholesterol levels.

3. Swap baked products for dark chocolate. The latter is the healthier option to satisfy your sweet cravings than any baked dessert that is packed with sugar, white flour, and high in trans fat. Dark chocolate also contains fat and sugar, but its main ingredient, cocoa, is rich in flavanols, beneficial for lower blood pressure and improved blood vessel function.