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Dustin Eldridge Tahoe Storm Riding

by SASS-Global
Apr 27th 2011 - 0 comments

SASS Argentina Media Intern Dustin Eldridge checks in from a snowy break in Tahoe… My trip out to Tahoe started with high hopes.  And how could it not? The forecast called for ridiculous amounts of snow most of the week; not to mention that it…

Nat & Nicki Silverton Part III

by SASS-Global
Apr 27th 2011 - 0 comments

Checking in from Silverton, Colorado… Nat Gough & Nicki Slechta check in with the final video from their trip to Silverton.  Guiding at the mountain with one of our past SASS Argentina guides, Kimmy Grant, heli laps in the b/c, and billygoating through the trees……

Getting to Know Kelly Haddon

by SASS-Global
Apr 21st 2011 - 0 comments

If you read our last newsletter, you’d know that Kelly Haddon of Boulder, Colorado won the Grand Prize of the Deeper movie tour – an all-expenses paid trip to our South America Snow Sessions operation in Argentina with roundtrip airfare courtesy of our generous partners…

Natural Riding

by SASS-Global
Apr 20th 2011 - 0 comments

Our friends over at Unofficial Networks brought to our attention this very cool video from Euro slayer Elias Elhardt Open banger is from the famous windlip cliff at the top of Laguna, and there’s a lot of other shots from Catedral mixed in there with…

Weekend Surf in NH

by SASS-Global
Apr 18th 2011 - 0 comments

So this weekend… www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIUTI_P4Ryw …after a big storm came through and the ocean looked like a full-blown washing machine Sunday morning, the wind switched offshore and BOOM! Double-overhead macking sets coming through all afternoon and evening.

Congrats Coulter!

by SASS-Global
Apr 15th 2011 - 0 comments

We’d like to take this chance to congratulate our SASS Argentina guide Chris Coulter on signing his new sponsorship with the First Ascent outerwear line.  Coulter is one of the living legends of backcountry snowboarding and we’re so stoked for his new supporter! www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYsaZF0lzEA Coulter’s…

Harry Sherman

by SASS-Global
Apr 12th 2011 - 0 comments

As we mentioned – Harry Sherman, a 16-year old snowboarder from the Bay Area who crushes Squaw on the weekends and has been leaving his mark on the SASS crew for a long time, crashed during his boardercross run at the USASA Nationals in Copper…

SGT at USASA Nationals ? superpost!

by SASS-Global
Apr 12th 2011 - 0 comments

SASS alum James “Haffy” Haffner en route to a 6th place finish in the Open Men’s slopestyle at Nationals. So the SGT crew finally got out of the East Coast to head to the beautiful, sun, wine and snow-drenched slopes of Copper Mountain, Colorado.  With…

SASS Alums Blake & Cam in Jackon Hole

by SASS-Global
Apr 11th 2011 - 0 comments

Season’s probably over where you are, but not that long ago we were shredding pow.  Here’s SASS alums Blake Paul and Cam Fitzpatrick cruising on a pow day with friends Aaron Robinson and Alex Yoder around the Jackson Hole resort and backcountry for their Funblock…

Austen Butler in Turkey: Part II

by SASS-Global
Mar 29th 2011 - 0 comments

SASS Argentina alum and Sierra Nevada College student Austen Butler was invited to compete at the 2011 World University Games in Erzurum, Turkey as part of the US Snowboard team.  Part I covered his experience with a Turkish news team and the athlete set up…

Austen Butler in Turkey: Part I

by SASS-Global
Mar 29th 2011 - 0 comments

SASS Argentina alum and Sierra Nevada College student Austen Butler was invited to compete at the 2011 World University Games in Erzurum, Turkey as part of the US Snowboard team.  Part I covers his experience with a Turkish news team and the athlete set up…

A Good Weekend

by SASS-Global
Mar 28th 2011 - 0 comments

A few shots from our shoot up at Lodge Theory near Jay peak this weekend… Top of the Gravity Bowl terrain… Fun in the woods… Intern Max… … and “Joe Washington.”  Super fun weekend – still winter in the mountains folks!

Nicki Slechta Season Update

by SASS-Global
Mar 24th 2011 - 0 comments

Since leaving Argentina and coming back to the states I didn?t really know what to expect from this season. In Argentina we were blessed with an amazing amount of snowfall and tons of powder days. I definitely went into this season with high hopes for…

Red Bull Cold Rush Day One

by SASS-Global
Mar 17th 2011 - 0 comments

Red Bull Cold Rush Day One SASS Argentina coach Michelle Parker is back in the contest circuit and threw a big half-cab off the first jump yesterday.  The Cold Rush contest is one of the most unique contests in skiing, combining three competitions – big…