Dr. Crockett’s Interview Hour: Andrew Burns

This is Dr. Crockett’s interview hour
Where based on the subject’s intelligence they are asked a serious of questions and then scored on how deeply they search their soul for the answer.

Today’s subject is Andrew Burns. Andrew is one of the talented coaches at SGT Argentina and in his spare time he snowboarders professionally. Ol’ Burnsy claims to be a real Canadian, even though he is part AMERICAN (The good part). He status at the top of  the medical miracle charts is unquestioned. This kid (well he is old, but younger than Dr. C, so that makes him kid) has been through more crap then a toilet in a Wisconsin truck stop, yet he brings it ever day and any night you want. Burns and his meat flavored breath have a way of challenging Dr. Crockett on almost everything. But now he is in the chair of honesty and must yield to the most suffificanted mental barrage of craium cracking questions ever posed.
Mr. Burns’ questions are:

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View on rocker vs. camber vs. mustache boards?
I like camber with a little rocker at the nose and tail. So there.


Describe SGT Argentina Lodge in one story (not featuring Crockett)?

Wake up, shred, pow, epic, après, pool, dinner, Jacksons, fernet, and repeat. The details are unimportant, everything is pretty rad to the max after you wake up.

Bets x-mas/Kwanza present ever received?
Lift pass one year when I was super hurting. That was top notch.

Where do see snowboarding evolving to?
Wherever people want to take it, whatever they want to do with it

Vote on the following:
  1. Rider of the year
    Mikey Rencz
  2. Video of the year
    DOPE 3
  3. Hottest chick in Snowboarding/Skiing?
    There’s a lot of them.
  4. Dude you want to spend a couple of nights in a tent with?
    I don’t, plus I live in a trailer anyways.
  5. Best trend in shredding?
    Trends
  6. ROTY (Rookie of the year)?
    Layne Treeter

Last time you crapped your pants?
Never have believe it or not.

Is Travis Moore a kook?
No but he’s a little nuts!

Marriage, when is that going to happen?
hahahahaha

What type of facial hair should Garrett Russell grow next?
Mustaches under his eyes.

Do you feel like a failure because do not know how the “fiscal cliff” will effect the resale value of your properties?
I don’t have properties, so no.

Any advice for the kiddies?
Be awesome.

Have you ever fallen on a snowboard?
Obviously not.

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 State the best of the following:
  1. Grab
    method
  2. Trick
    fs 3
  3. Band
    Slayer
  4. Celebrity
    Bruce Willis
  5. Beer
    PBR
  6. SGT Legend
    The Dunf
  7. Headwear
    Toques
  8. Country (there is a right answer)
    Wrong, it’s Canada
  9. Hair Color
    That’s just stupid

Do your parents hate your snowboard friends?
Only you pal!

Biggest cliff you have dropped?
Big…

Claim your sponsors:
Capita, 32, The Levitation Project, Union, Dragon, Etnies, SEABA, MyPakage

Better movie Top Gun or Art of Flight?
Top Gun.

Are the Red Bull contests legit? Who is going to win in 2013 and why?
They  seem pretty cool. Who knows, pow’s like that.

Murder, Make-out, Marry (Kim Kardashian, Katie Holmes, Katie Perry)?
I have no real preference. Maybe I’d start with a game of Russian roulette, then see who annoyes me the least out of those two, then bang the other I guess.

Lucas Moore, great or greatest ever?
There is no word yet properly describing the Lucas.

How many nicknames do you have? Please list them and how you got them?
Shit I don’t know… I have lots, don’t you think the nickname question is pretty played out? Call me Burns. Or Andrew. Please don’t call me Andy. Thanks.

Party story, go.
It was crazy! On my way to the club in centro and then… wait I blacked out, you’ll have to ask someone else my best party story haha.

Last time you were in jail? Why?
No comment.

How many double corks do you have?
Some. Less than 23.

Best way to pick up a chick hanging out in front of Tage?
That’s not where you want to pick up chicks.

What is your greatest accomplishment in life?
Surviving? haha

Any advice on how to hook up free drinks at Mute?
Be awesome. For reference, see me (Andrew Burns), Skylar (Holgate), Nicki (Slechta), and (Chris) Coulter.

If T-Rice rules big mountain and Terje is the legend of legends then how many miles do you have to ride on your bike to be a man?
I don’t have a bike, I like machines better. 

Final Score and Rating: 

Even though Mr. Burns feels that he deserves a prefect score and will probably attack me (& lose) he will not receive one. The standards and traditions of Dr. Crockett’s Interview Hour have long been a pillar of journalistic excellence, and will not be bullied. In conclusion, Andrew answers were honest and thought provoking. He challenged his inner Dr. Phil and combined it with the sensibility of a Hallmark movie of the week. In consideration of this – 43 points are awarded.

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

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

Continue reading Snow News 11.8.12 (August 8th)

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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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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Who is SGT? Guide/Coach Chris Coulter

Coulter has spent more time in the backcountry then most treesChris Coulter has been dominating in every aspect of everything since he was forged out of an untold element, deep from within a secret mountain of fire and magic. If you have ever ridden with or seen Chris ride you know that he takes the gnarliest lines and does the sickest tricks in the middle of his runs. Chris has no fear factor and will go bigger then anyone. His emotions are firmly snitched on his sleeves, which is great for the rest of us because he is one of the most fun people you can ever hang out with. SGT is seriously stoked to have Chris back as a guide/coach for his fourth season as camp badass. Coulter can literally kill a man with his legs as if it were an 60-degree first descent in Alaskan.

How SGT scored Coulter:

Continue reading Who is SGT? Guide/Coach Chris Coulter