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So Much Snow – A Photo Gallery

Posted By: lucas
Posted In: Argentina, Snow
August 14, 2013
Comments Off on 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...

Posted By: Taran Volckhausen
Posted In: Argentina
June 28, 2013
Comments Off on How to get off the couch and become a backcountry skier and/or snowboarder

Talking to skiers and snowboarders, it is amazing how reticent many of our peers are about getting out the gates of the resorts and into the backcountry. It’s like standing on the top of the high dive where many...

Posted By: Taran Volckhausen
Posted In: Argentina
June 18, 2013
Comments Off on SGT: Reviews of our South American Ski and Snowboard Summer Camp

Testimonials! We’ve always known the first and foremost when it comes to running a backcountry ski and snowboard camp the most important part is creating the best camper experience possible. Without that we have nothing. While we have always...

Posted By: admin
Posted In: Argentina, Uncategorized
June 05, 2013
Comments Off on DJ Scott Waxenbaum throws down 25 tracks for backcountry skiing in Argentina

SASS Global Travel presents a list of carefully chosen songs from the track collection of DJ Skeewax. The list is designed to bump through your headphones as you lap the park, hike a lengthy line or rip backcountry turns...

Posted By: Taran Volckhausen
Posted In: Argentina
May 16, 2013
Comments Off on 30 freestyle skiers set the record for largest synchronized backflip in history

Any which way you slice dice and roll it. this constitutes an impressive feat of human ingenuity and athleticism. How many freestyle hours spent on the mountain went into completing something like this…? An unanswerable question, but we surely...

Posted By: Taran Volckhausen
Posted In: Argentina, Snow, Top 10's, Travel
March 16, 2013
Comments Off on Top 10 Best Places to Ski and Snowboard in South America

After nearly a decade of sending skiers and snowboarders into the Patagonian backcountry, we at SASS Global Travel feel the time has come to drop some knowledge because we are basically defiling our underwear right now waiting for the...

Posted By: Taran Volckhausen
Posted In: Staff, Top 10's, Uncategorized
March 15, 2013
Comments Off on Top 10 Best Places to Ski in South America: #1 Cerro Catedral

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...

Posted By: Taran Volckhausen
Posted In: Staff, Top 10's
March 14, 2013
Comments Off on Best Places to Ski in South America: #2 Valle Nevado de las Tres Valles

Best Places to Ski in South America: #2 Valle Nevado de Tres Valles Valle Nevado offers the greatest amount of skiable terrain in South America. With unprecedented access to wicked backcountry lines, this renowned ski area shreds into second...

Posted By: Taran Volckhausen
Posted In: Staff, Top 10's, Uncategorized
March 13, 2013
Comments Off on Best Places to Ski in South America: Las Leñas

Best Places to Ski in South America: Las Leñas In what can only be described as a ridiculous amount of skiable terrain, Las Leñas offers some of the most badass, grow-hair-on-your-nuts skiing in the southern Hemisphere. Check out the...

Posted By: Taran Volckhausen
Posted In: Staff, Top 10's, Uncategorized
March 12, 2013
Comments Off on Best Places to Ski in South America: Portillo

Top 10 Ski Areas in South America: Portillo As the oldest ski resort in South America, Portillo definitely claims legendary status. Isolated in the Patagonia, visitors must commit to one week of an all inclusive lodge package deal if...