Nick and Dana Blizzard own 5 Splitrock with Dana's parents Dave and Carol VanSchepen since 2006, both our family's live on the West Side of Portland Metro Area.
Dana & Nick met at Hillsboro High School and continued education together at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA. Now they live in NW Portland with their 2 kids and own Blizzard Wines where they make small lot premium NW wines. The winery is in nearby Hillsboro where Dave & Carol live on the family vineyard growing premium Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wine grapes since 1981 - Dana makes the wine, Nick does the winery marketing and also has his own web design business, Dave is retired and manages the vineyard, while Carol is an Adult Nurse Practitioner in Salem, OR. Dave and Carol grew up in Lafayette IN, but have been in the NW since 1974. We love to head to Sunriver to spend time with friends and family, and enjoy the outdoors. Nick is an avid paraglider pilot and mountain biker, Dana loves to run and recently climbed her first 10,000+ ft mountain (South Sister, near Sunriver). Dave and Carol like to spend time with their 4 grandkids, go kayaking on the Deschutes and get together with their Sunriver coffee buddies.