Just spent the better part of the morning uploading new photos to the different trips – now Japan, Argentina, Treasure Mtn. Hut in Colorado, Vermont, The Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Nicaragua all have loads of hi-res goodness to slake over… big thanks to all our contributing photographers for making these come together!
The new Rincon, Puerto Rico gallery…
And the new South America Snow Sessions gallery. Fun looking back on our epic summer down in Argentina.
Hey boys and girls! Our trip to the Black Diamond Lodge in Niseko, Japan generated some serious interest during our launch – many of you saw the light and now want to go to the Far East and shred deep, light, untracked lines, pillows, and trees this winter with one of the most unique outposts in the shred world.
This could be you come December… JP Auclair P: David Levin
Well to motivate you a little bit, we’re offering a 15% discount on the Power Trip – your own all-terrain vans, guides, and backcountry touring gear to do and go wherever you want to go shred on the island of Hokkaido for 7 days – you basically roll like a pro on a week-long mission. There are still spots available for the final Power Trip going down Jan. 22-29, so check out the details or call us a 1.800.851.4660 to book – the discount is good only until the end of the month!!
This van, and those guides, could be yours for a week.
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JP & Chris Benchetler on their own Power Trip…
Summer 2010 in Bariloche, Argentina was another one for the books – an epic Santa Rosa storm that dropped 10 feet on Cerro Catedral at the end of August, team visits from Roxy (including Olympian Torah Bright), Dakine, Burton, and One Life, greenhouses and biodiesel reactors being built and donated to the community, great coaching from our guides and coaches, piles of amazing meat, and an amazing group of clients. With the deepest and most stable snowpack in six years, the SASS crew absolutely crushed Bariloche – from the Palmero trees to the park to Laguna cliff hucks to 3,000 foot backcountry lines to 3-day hut trips at Refugio Frey. Always incredible to see the energy, motivation, and stoke that the SASS crew has – it’s unlike anything else. Here’s to another great season…
SASS client and Freeski World Tour competitor Emma Lande on another backcountry mission in Argentina this August. P: Skylar Holgate
It only makes sense that Bariloche, Argentina is going off right now because the SGT staff and crew has arrived! Within the first couple days here it has already been dumping snow, with the entire mountain covered and ready to be dominated by the SGT family.
With more snow than previous years and earlier than ever, the SGT crew has already been ripping pow lines, dipping in and out of trees runs, and have already pin-pointed and tested various jump spots for when our campers arrive. Playing hard also means working hard on the mountain, with SASS guides giving on-mountain orientations for everything from beacon drills, to radio tests, to learning about the immediate snow conditions.
Throughout the week The SGT and SASS staff has been getting the camp up and ready to go before the campers arrive. With full course Asado meals, full internet access, heat, and the most stoked staff crew they have ever had, the SGT compound here in Bariloche is the pimpest place to work hard and play harder.
The campers arrive today, and the stoke meter is going off the charts. The SGT crew is here and ready to give the campers the best SASS experience ever. Keep watch on the blog for banger photos of the copmlete South America Snow Sessions experience in Bariloche, Argentina.
SASS Global Travel Announces Roxy Women’s Session in Argentina
New partnership between SGT and action-sports giant Roxy brings pro snowboarders Erin Comstock and Robin Van Gyn to Argentina for backcountry coaching, guiding and women’s-specific events.
HAMPTON, NH, June 13 — SASS Global Travel is proud to announce the launch of the 2011 Roxy Women’s Session at its SASS Argentina operation, taking place in Bariloche, Argentina from August 20th to September 3rd, 2011. With Roxy athletes Robin Van Gyn and Erin Comstock coaching in addition to SASS’s already stellar coaching and guiding staff, the Roxy Women’s Session is focused on getting women riders into the backcountry and improving every aspect of their snowboarding, from jumping to steeps and trees and everything in between.
SASS Argentina has been at the forefront of progression in the women’s freeride movement for years with its programs designed specifically for female riders, and is proud to have Roxy on board as its partner for the 2011 Women’s Session. “We had the whole Roxy team down last year and they had an amazing time,” said SASS Global Travel Director Travis Moore. “We’re very happy to be bringing Robin and Erin back from the Roxy crew to coach an awesome group of women this year.” SASS and Roxy will be putting together not only an awesome freeride coaching and guiding program, but will have a number of signature events going on during the Session like the Chicas Only slopestyle contest and a Women in the Industry seminar. “SASS is the most unique program I’ve ever been to,” says Roxy’s Women’s Session coach Erin Comstock. “You’re in the middle of winter, hitting cliffs, jumps, and powder. It’s a camp for backcountry – that’s pretty awesome!”
The Roxy Women’s Session runs from August 20th to September 3rd, and riders can pick either week (August 20th-27th or 27th-Sept. 3rd) or both – perfect timing for the biggest dumps of the Southern Hemi season, known as the Santa Rosa. Starting at $1995/week, Women’s Session riders will have access to all of SASS Argentina’s amenities, including slopeside lodging, daily breakfast and dinner, a backcountry awareness course, 24/7 support, local airport transfers, and discounted airfare through LAN Airlines in addition to the women-specific coaching, guiding, and activities. More details and booking information is available online at sass2016.wpengine.com/argentina/roxy or by calling 1.800.851.4660.
MEDIA INQUIRIES: Contact Ryan Dunfee, Director of Communications, 1.800.851.4660 x106.