Category: Travel

Jones Splitboard Clinics at SASS Argentina

Interested in learning to splitboard? Look no further. We have teamed up with Jones Snowboards and Spark R&D Bindings to offer the Jones Splitboard Clinic for the past 3 seasons at SASS Argentina. We have more and more clients each year looking to learn to splitboard and pride ourselves in providing the perfect platform. With a full fleet of Jones Splitboards for demo complete with Spark R&D Bindings, we give you the chance to try out splitboarding for the first time on the best equipment available. Learn from our crew of experienced guides that know all of the tricks and tips that will either teach you how to splitboard or take your uphill game to the next level.

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Booking Flights to Argentina

  • YOUR FINAL DESTINATION IS BARILOCHE (BRC) – not Buenos Aires (EZE / AEP). But, most clients will clear customs in Buenos Aires and connect to Bariloche (BRC). Please email your final itinerary to: flights@sassglobaltravel.com

  • Avoid connections which require you to change airports in Buenos Aires; there are two airports: Pistarini-Ezeiza Int’l Airport (EZE) and J. Newbery Aeroparque (AEP). If you can’t avoid a change in airports, leave at least 4 hours between connections and our team will help arrange ground transportation. The cost is about $50 USD each way.

  • Our SASS logistics team members will be available to meet clients exiting customs at Buenos Aires – Pistarini-Ezeiza Int’l Airport (EZE) and at Bariloche Airport (BRC) on transfer days.

  • If you arrive in Argentina at J. Newbery Aeroparque (AEP), or fly directly to Bariloche (BRC) internationally via Brazil, please connect directly to your Bariloche flight and do not wait for SASS staff members. If you are an Under-18 client and have these in your itinerary, email info@sassglobaltravel.com for options.

  • All of these date suggestions are for clients wishing to arrive at the start of the program and depart at the end of the program. Adult clients wishing to travel independently before or after the program are welcome to arrange stays in Buenos Aires or elsewhere.

FINAL DESTINATION OF FLIGHTS IS BARILOCHE (BRC) not EZE or AEP


BARILOCHE MEET & GREET/TRANSFERS TO CERRO CATEDRAL:

Your SASS program includes airport transfers from Bariloche Int’l Airport (BRC) to our location at Cerro Catedral. We’re typically “on duty” at the airport from 8 AM to 8 PM on arrival days. Please try to have your flights arrive between those times, best times being in the afternoon. Contact us for early or late arrival options.

 

2024 Arrival Dates in Bariloche (BRC):
Your flights should arrive in Bariloche on the following dates:

SESSION 1 –  July 27, 2024
SESSION 2 – August 3, 2024
SESSION 3 –  August 10, 2024
SESSION 4 –  August 17, 2024

*Note: Most clients from North America will depart the day before the session begins and fly overnight. For example, a client arriving in Session 1 would likely depart North America on the evening of Friday to arrive in Argentina on Saturday. Always double-check your arrival and departure dates.

2024 Departure Dates from Bariloche (BRC):
You (or your flight) should leave SASS Argentina on these dates.

AnchorSESSION 1 –  August 3, 2024
SESSION 2 – August 10, 2024
SESSION 3 –  August 17, 2024
SESSION 4 – August 24, 2024

Please email your final itinerary to: flights@sassglobaltravel.com


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Andrew Burns Teaches How To Build Backcountry Jumps

 Andrew Burns has been guiding and coaching at SASS Argentina for the past 14 seasons. That makes SASS Argentina 2018 his 15th season. Burns has taught more people how to build backcountry jumps than anyone on the planet. That’s a fact (we welcome any claims to the contrary). Burns is the man who can take you from the guy sitting on the couch watching your favorite shred movie saying “I could hit that” to actually learning what it takes to build that, hit that and how to hit it well. We have long prided ourselves on being a platform for freestyle progression in the backcountry. Burns is the one on snow making it happen…

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Folsom Skis Demo Fleet in Argentina

We are proud to announce the second year of our partnership with Folsom Custom Skis. We are teaming up to provide a demo fleet of hand picked skis specifically tailored to the terrain at SASS Argentina. Join us this summer and test out some of Folsom’s custom designed shapes in the conditions for which they were built. Every single pair of Folsom Skis in our demo fleet have frame touring bindings giving you the added benefit of being able to take them deeper into the backcountry, try out touring for the first time, or simply get as many laps in as possible.

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Session 5: VIP Week

The SASS Argentina Session 5 VIP Week is a small group experience for adult clients, blending professional on-mountain guiding with upgraded lodging and independent dining. All apartments feature kitchens with a choice of shared or private bedrooms. Unlike other SASS sessions, breakfast is the only meal included giving clients the opportunity to explore additional dining options both throughout the base area and in the town of Bariloche.

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