Cerro Catedral – SASS Global Travel

So Much Snow – A Photo Gallery

We have been receiving some massive storm totals down here in Patagonia. We apologize in advance for having to put you through this kind of temptation during your summer beach time. It’s just that the energy down here at the SGT Compound is turned all the way up to 11, and minds are being blown, while quads are burning. Enjoy and if you still want to make it down then we still have spots available in Session 3B August 31st to September 7th make this your year.

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mikegordon Mikey Gordon having a nice laid back kind of day. Photo: Ben Girardi

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The Views are alright. Photo : Ben Girardi

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Program Director Lucas Moore still has it. Photo: Ben Girardi

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Josh Trosky and Garrett Russell sharing a nice Chairlift Ride. Photo: Ben Girardi

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Mauri Cambilla having some Deep Thoughts. Photo: Ben Girardi

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Such style, such class he has to be European, Piers Solomon. Photo: Ben Girardi

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Diego when he isn’t serving us our Tostado Americanos, loves his old tractor. Photo: Ben Girardi

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Josh Trosky this kid was just everywhere, out for another hike. Photo: Ben Girardi

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Too many to name all of them, but top of the bottom of the world…yeah that makes sense. Photo: Ben Girardi

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Josh Trosky again, not just riding lifts and hiking, he also can ski, quite well. Photo: Ben Girardi

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Top 10 Best Places to Ski in South America: #1 Cerro Catedral

The snow. The story. The legend. It’s really no surprise after sending tours down to Cerro Catedral for the last nine years, SGT awards this world class resort the highly coveted ‘number one spot’ on our list of ‘Top 10 Best Places to Ski in South America.’ With immediate access to an incredible amount of insane backcountry sweet spots, even the most intrepid backcountry explorer will find enough terrain here to stay occupied for days into weeks into seasons. The extent to which you enjoy the potential of this epic South American ski resort just depends on how much time you have. Catedral has everything: gnarly big mountain faces, couloirs, cliff drops and even wicked tree lines with bottomless powder. In addition to the top quality terrain, snow and breathtaking views, Cerro Catedral also boasts Bariloche (think food, drink and partying with hot girls) just down the road.

Here at SGT, we are basically defiling our underwear right now waiting for the moment when we get to to shred again with the family at Cerro Catedral this summer. Actually, while that’s certainly the case, we’re still taking time to enjoy the moments as they come, killing the waves here in Puerto Rico at the Rincon Surf School. But as much fun as we are having (and you are undoubtedly having) the Argentina backcountry experience we share with you is honestly the highlight of each year. Here’s to sharing another year of snow massacre this summer!

Number of Lifts: 38
Proximity to Nearest Major City: 22 km to Bariloche
Vert: 1150m (3773)
Skiable Terrain: 2965 acres
Terrain Park: Yes (snow permitting)
Country: Argentina

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From the Mind of an Intern: Outback Adventure

I’m currently down in Argentina with SASS Global Travel, enjoying the winter fun that Catedral, near Bariloche, has to offer. The backcountry around Catedral is endless, and on a clear day a view out West gives one a true glimpse at the massive scale of the Andes. Today’s crew, consisting of myself, Daniel Ochoa, and SGT guide Chris Coulter and pro snowboarder Robin Van Gyn, had hopes of touring out to the Zebra Chutes, an hour or so out into the Catedral backcountry. The four main chutes descend up to 2,000 feet of vertical and are broken up further by hundreds of vertical granite rock formations, giving the appearance of zebra stripes. The stripes create a maze of smaller chutes, all incredibly steep and with narrow chokes and run-outs. These epic lines can only come together with the perfect concoction of snowpack, weather, group dynamics, and timing, which is why bagging one of these lines could easily be the best run of any splitboarder’s life. Continue reading From the Mind of an Intern: Outback Adventure

From the Mind of an Intern

SASS Global Travel is the unfortunate victim of false advertising. SGT is an organization that sharpens a teenager’s sense of sarcasm. Now, when reading this, you might be sitting there thinking, “who are you to tell me that I accidentally sent my son down to jerk school?” And my answer is simple: oh, I’ll tell you who I am. I am a painfully sarcastic teenager that stepped through the doors of this ski experience at the ripe age of fifteen, with a pocket full of dreams and a brain more malleable than play-doh. Perceptive as I was though, it didn’t take me long to realize that there was, in fact, a hierarchy around the house, unlike I had expected.

The revered SGT boss man did not gain his power from his position, age, or even skiing ability. During my first year I looked up to a twelve-year-old Italian kid who spoke about as much English as I did Spanish (and let’s just say I’m the king of the ‘Smile and Si’). If you had the jokes, the ability to hit your opponent hard and above the belt, you could be having head guide Skylar Holgate make you afternoon snacks within days of your arrival, which I quickly was.

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From the Mind of an Intern

Today was the first powder day for Session Two down here at SASS Global Travel. With only two inches at the base this morning, everyone was preparing for dust-on-crust conditions for the day. As we climbed higher up the mountain it became apparent that snow on the upper mountain was stacked much higher. The crust could still be felt under the snow for the first few runs, but as the day went on, and the snow stacked higher, the bottomless turns became more regular.

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Snow News 11.8.12 (August 8th)

Friday announced with sun and speculation. Signaling mother earth to power up legs and send big air. The unshaven savages of SGT Argentina (Chris Coulter & Andrew Burns) co-mingled up with clients Jimmy Hessler, Jack Hessler and Chase Josey to gain lift like condors probing the clouds in search of the sky’s limit in The Arnet Winter Net 2012 at Cerro Catderal.

The SGT family laid down skis and boards, erected a cheering sections and hang over dens in support of the jumping, friends and fun. The show saw a menagerie of Siente Ventes (720’s) in the qualify rounds forcing 4 members of la familia into the final.

At conclusion the crowd witnessed Andrew Burns conquer third place and claim a nice pay day (which he donated to the good people at Mute). SGT friend and heavy hitter Matti Schmitt stood tall in second and “The Legend” Chris Coulter soared a massive front side 900 well past the perceived landing zone to his well tone legs and 1st place.

Thank you to all the competitors for preforming the appropriate spins and awakening the snow gods, allow us to receive the gift of snow today.

R: Chris “The Legend” Coulter P: Ben Girardi

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Go To The Park & Send It

After a week of powder slashes there is a beckoning to a gentler way of life, a simple need to descend from a controlled airspace into the consistent curve of a human built landscape. A litte R & R in the park is the medicine for the chargers of SGT.

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The Complete Experience: SGT Argentina

Tony Pavlontos aka The Man

OUTSTANDING HUMAN at SGT

With love and appreciation to all of the past women and men that traveled down to Argentina in the name of SGT and adventurous shredding and found the path through the woods to incredible amount of joy, the 2012 SGT staff is the best yet. This week coach Tony Pavlantos put on his eco-friendly big-boy pants on and gave his immense heart and time to every client that crossed his periphery. For that we say THANK YOU TONY!

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Summer 2012 Preview Video

2012 SGT Argentina is only days away from dropping cliffs and crushing powder in Bariloche. The staff and coaches are starting to head down south and the clients arrive on the 25th of July. Here is a glance at what is to come for 2012 with a quick look back at serious slashing, skiing and snowboarding, featuring new bookends from our friends at Levitation Project.

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Split Boardin’

SGT family member Grant Bowen send us over a little edit on splitboard making. This edit is done so well, watch the attention to detail that Grant puts into his Niche Snowboard. For those lucky few coming down to SGT Argentina this year remember that you can make a splitboard with our man Tony Pavlantos or use an MTN Approach set up. Enjoy.

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