From The WTF Experiences…
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Vintage Garrett Russell and crew tearing up Telluride and Cali. Happy Memorial Day everyone!
We’ve been running on contest with our homeboys at BroBomb this past week to find the ski 360 of the year…
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…Sean Petit’s 360 at 1:40 into this Red Bull Cold Rush video has been leading the viewer’s choice poll all week, what do you think? Head on over to BroBomb and vote!
A little treat from the treasure trove…
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Our former intern, Max Santeusanio, known alternatively as “Max the Poacher” and “Max the Intern,” getting it done this winter on the East Coast. Now if we could only teach him how to poleplant…
Big thanks to our coach Garrett Russell for bringing this clip back from the dead…
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…a video from Garrett’s friend Colin from their time in Argentina and Chile in 2005. This was right at the beginning of SASS’s timeline and is the first South American experience for future SASS coaches Michelle Parker and Garrett, egged on by Skylar Holgate who’s also in the film. Great piece to watch and see where it all began in Las Lenas! See the full story on Garrett’s blog here.
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Backing the adventures in our own backyard…
Interns are an integral part of the office experience – they sit around and nag you while you’re trying to work, ask for gear, poke you with ski poles, avoid anything resembling hard work, and eavesdrop on important meetings while pounding disgusting BK breakfast plates that would send a normal person into a digestive tailspin.
Max Santeusanio has been our devoted intern for almost a year now. An opportunistic young man who never missed a chance to score (steal) a pair of goggles from our gear closet or a free ride to Vermont to ski, Max honed the art of working just hard enough to keep himself involved while simultaneously skiing as much as humanly possible. He’s now moved on to the den of action sports industry sin, Southern California, to intern under the guidance of Powder Magazine’s Photo Editor, the indefatigable David Reddick. While we are bummed we weren’t able to keep Max around long enough to teach him how to pole plant, we’re proud of his small contribution to our growing company. As you can see above, Powder is already allocating proper intern responsibilities to Max – forcing him to cook waffles for the entire staff. We stand by it, and wish Max the best of luck on his newest adventure.
-The SASS Global Travel crew
Now blowing up on Transworld Snowboarding…
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SASS Argentina guides Chris Coulter and Skylar Holgate go big-mountain buck hunting with their splitboards last summer in Argentina. Want to get your split on and step up to some big lines this summer? Spots still available but going quick at sassglobaltravel.com/argentina.
Well then you might as well fly to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, drive all the way across the country, get pulled over by the cops, bribe them,[vimeo video_id=”20009345″ width=”550″ height=”310″ title=”Yes” byline=”Yes” portrait=”Yes” autoplay=”No” loop=”No” color=”00adef”]Hike and ski a 17,000 foot peak, come down, find your gas siphoned, drive to another peak through marijuana fields in the dark, get chase by banditos, get pulled over, hike and ski another XX,0000 foot peak, drive to Puerto Vallarta, and surf. Let’s get serious about this.
More shred news from around the world…
SASS Argentina alum Matilde Byskov, fresh off a season shredding untracked pow everyday in Niseko, Japan with our partners at Black Diamond Lodge, returned to Tignes, France to win the Danish Freeride Championships! Matilde qualified 3rd and ended up skiing a super firm, icy, tracked-out line fast and smoothly to take 1st overall and a two-year sponsorship from Helly Hansen.
Matilde at SASS with The Lucas last year during the adult session.
We’re super happy for Matilde and hope this means big things for the future – if we knew any Danish we’d say something clever but we’ll just say felicitaciones! for now.
Checking in from Silverton, Colorado…
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Nat Gough & Nicki Slechta check in with the final video from their trip to Silverton. Guiding at the mountain with one of our past SASS Argentina guides, Kimmy Grant, heli laps in the b/c, and billygoating through the trees… oh boy! Thanks to Ben Bishop for the video.
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Also check the teaser from the ladies at Peep Show with Nicki nailing the gap to front board – yew!!