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How to get off the couch and become a backcountry skier and/or snowboarder

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  • June 28, 2013
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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...

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SGT Signature Women’s Session Returning to Argentina in 2013

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  • May 20, 2013
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SASS Global Travel (SGT) is proud to announce the return of our Signature Women’s Sessions with guiding and coaching by pro snowboarders Robin van Gyn and Hana Beaman at Cerro Catedral, Argentina this summer. SGT’s Signature Women’s Session offers...

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30 freestyle skiers set the record for largest synchronized backflip in history

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  • May 16, 2013
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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...

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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...

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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...

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Best Places to Ski in South America: #2 Valle Nevado de las Tres Valles

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  • March 14, 2013
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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...

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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...

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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...

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Top 10 Ski Areas in South America: Nevados de Chillan

Top 10 Ski Areas in South America: Nevados de Chillan Tucked away in the southern Andes on the slopes of the Chillán volcano, at this ski area you will find plenty of amazing powder, trees and backcountry skiing. After...

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Top 10 Ski Areas in South America: Cerro Bayo

Top 10 Ski Areas in South America: Cerro Bayo This South American ski resort is still under development which means each year this South American ski resort gets a little bit better. The runs here range from beginner to...

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