2 OregonStater.org MOME N T S At the foot of the Cascade mountains, a 20-minute drive from Mt. Bach- elor, 27 engineering, outdoor products, and art, media and technology students are managing a snowboard company. The students are stoked, but this is more than fun and games. SnoPlanks, based at Oregon State University – Cascades, is a real-world company gifted to the campus in 2023 by founders Ryan Holmes and James Nicol. The two had been pop- ular guest lecturers in instructor Todd Laurence’s entrepreneurship classes. CRAFTED FOR ADVENTURE
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