The Best of 2012
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Social
Ski Machine:
Michelle Parker – If you don’t know, I can’t explain it
Best Bar:
Kiosco
Best Intsagramer:
KC Deane
Best Song:
My D#@k – Big Pun (what up Burnsy)
Best Dance:
Kate Upton – Cat Daddy
Best Shredder:
David Gonzalez – I know this is a skate part, but he is hitting snowboard sized rails on a skateboard. And doing it well.
Best Person to get a Churro with:
Robin Van Gyn
Best Night Out:
Burns’ Birthday @ DUSK – still recovering
Chief Handler:
Tikos – never home before 1:00am and always up and ready to shred
Best Attitude:
Michelle Parker – ski, smile, run, smile, eat, smile, ab ripper, smile, hang out, smile, sleep & smile (I assume)
Biggest Bad Ass:
Chirs Coulter – should just name this award after him
Mellow Cat:
Piers “Semi-Swiss” Solomon – hola
Best Food:
lomoito @ TAGE & anything @ Alberto’s (tie)
SGT Staff
The Garrett Russell Award (words can’t explain this):
Garrett Russell
Best House:
New Hampshire Shanty Crew (Burg, Lucas & Crockett – featuring guest appearances by Burns)
Best idea:
Travis Moore – acquiring Rincon Surf School
Safe as Heck:
Miguel (off-hill) – don’t try to go in the pool after 11:00pm
Skylar Holgate (on-hill) – bringing everyone home
Best Smile, Hair & Bottom:
Nicki Slectha
Best SGT Staff Member:
David Burg – for handling everything
Gnarliest Adventure:
Jon Conway – over 100 hours to get to Bariloche
Biggest Crap Talker:
Fran – in a run away
The Man & Internet Beast:
Skylar Holgate
Over shoot the landing:
Ben Girardi – JESUS!!!!!! He went so far past his normal consumption of none. Twice.
Most things engaged in:
The Lucas – Watch a movie, check clients in, g chat, listen to new track from some crappy band, talk (in spanglish to Samuel), correct a mistake by Burg, . . .
Staff MVP:
Tony Pavlantos – for taking every difficult assignment without complaint
SGT Family
Sendiest Camper:
Blaine Galivan & Chris Poe (Tie)
Funniest Name:
Sam Shopland Reid (say with bad british accent)
Most Stoked:
Chelsey Wells
Wisest & Most Impressive:
Evan Axelrad
Biggest Cojones:
Sparky
Most Fun Had:
Wes Mills & Wes Mills jr.
Best Intern:
Oscar Jacob
The Major Awards
Rookie of the year:
Tony Pavlantos
Most Improved:
Nicole Harris
Best Edit:
Session Uno – Snowboard (by Jon Conway)
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Best Photo:
Tikos
Best Coach/Guide:
Pete Connolly
Best Camper:
Chase Josey
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As the foremost authority on all things snow I take the end of the season honors very seriously. When I chosen from the nearly six applicants to attempt to fill the vast chasm left by the departure of the immensely talented Dunfee, I know this would be the most difficult part of the job. It took the last three months of research, opinion gathering, video watching and the occasionally stress related panic attack to deliver the definitive list for SGT Argentina 2012.
Now that this lomo of a list has been consumed, I must rest in an attempt to muster the courage to once again document Argentina in 2013. For you. . . I will go once again go into the depths of insanity and bottomless powder to overcover the truth behind SGT, the people & Argentina.
Thank you to everybody for being part of the best year in SGT history. We anticipate next year to be even better, so make sure to get down to Argentina so you can make the best of 2013.
-Dr. Crockett
