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Chris Coulter blogging SASS

by SASS-Global
Aug 20th 2010 - 0 comments

SASS coach Chris Coulter has been leading the charge on a lot of the backcountry missions the clients at SASS have been taking, including the recent couloir assault from the Emilio Frey hut.  Coulter’s been keeping pretty good track of what’s been going on here in Bariloche and you can get a pretty good idea of [...]

Transworld?s got Santa Rosa Fevah!

by SASS-Global
Aug 20th 2010 - 0 comments

The good folks over at Transworld Snowboarding caught onto the word that anyone who comes down for the adults-only VIP Session from September 4th-12th is going to have a chance to win a $2500 2011 gear kit from our sponsors, setting you up with brand new gear from head to toe for the 2011 slay [...]

Transworld’s got Santa Rosa Fevah!

by SASS-Global
Aug 20th 2010 - 0 comments

The good folks over at Transworld Snowboarding caught onto the word that anyone who comes down for the adults-only VIP Session from September 4th-12th is going to have a chance to win a $2500 2011 gear kit from our sponsors, setting you up with brand new gear from head to toe for the 2011 slay [...]

SASS Client of the Week: Cam Fitzpatrick

by SASS-Global
Aug 19th 2010 - 0 comments

SASS client and Jackson Hole ripper Cam Fitzpatrick has been slaying it at SASS, and had one of the best sessions of his life on the Condor hip jump, landing his first double right to his feet (catch him on the slay mission in the Session 2 podcast).  After that epic session, media intern Conor [...]

SASS Client of the Week: Cam Fitzpatrick

by SASS-Global
Aug 19th 2010 - 0 comments

SASS client and Jackson Hole ripper Cam Fitzpatrick has been slaying it at SASS, and had one of the best sessions of his life on the Condor hip jump, landing his first double right to his feet (catch him on the slay mission in the Session 2 podcast).  After that epic session, media intern Conor [...]

Ryan Dunfee?s Argentinean Angst with Powder Magazine

by SASS-Global
Aug 19th 2010 - 0 comments

SASS full-timer Ryan Dunfee, stuck at the base of the mountain with a broken ankle after a failed June mission to complete 12 months of skiing in a row, has become increasingly bitter as the snow keeps falling down here in Bariloche, standing at the door of the Hosteria Valle del Sol on his crutches [...]

Ryan Dunfee’s Argentinean Angst with Powder Magazine

by SASS-Global
Aug 19th 2010 - 0 comments

SASS full-timer Ryan Dunfee, stuck at the base of the mountain with a broken ankle after a failed June mission to complete 12 months of skiing in a row, has become increasingly bitter as the snow keeps falling down here in Bariloche, standing at the door of the Hosteria Valle del Sol on his crutches [...]

Session 2 Snowboard Podcast

by SASS-Global
Aug 17th 2010 - 0 comments

  Session 2 Snowboard Podcast: Camper Jake Larue running train on the step-up, the Jackson Hole crew doing some serious work with the rest of the SASS crew on the Condor "doubles hip," filmer Jon "The Fat Kid" Conway getting his own licks, Skylar throttling Catedral backcountry chutes, and camper Timmy Tausig, fresh off a [...]

Session 2 Snowboard Podcast

by SASS-Global
Aug 17th 2010 - 0 comments

  Session 2 Snowboard Podcast: Camper Jake Larue running train on the step-up, the Jackson Hole crew doing some serious work with the rest of the SASS crew on the Condor "doubles hip," filmer Jon "The Fat Kid" Conway getting his own licks, Skylar throttling Catedral backcountry chutes, and camper Timmy Tausig, fresh off a [...]

Sustainability Projects Update

by SASS-Global
Aug 16th 2010 - 0 comments

So Mark Abma from 1 Step left us on Wednesday after spending a bit of his summer helping us out bigtime with our sustainability projects.  Recovering from a knee injury suffered heli skiing in March, Mark could be seen at all hours on the SASS compound pounding nails for the greenhouse, taking apart pallets for [...]

Sustainability Projects Update

by SASS-Global
Aug 16th 2010 - 0 comments

So Mark Abma from 1 Step left us on Wednesday after spending a bit of his summer helping us out bigtime with our sustainability projects.  Recovering from a knee injury suffered heli skiing in March, Mark could be seen at all hours on the SASS compound pounding nails for the greenhouse, taking apart pallets for [...]

SASS Trip to the Emilio Frey Hut

by SASS-Global
Aug 16th 2010 - 0 comments

 The Emilio Frey hut sits off the back of Cerro Catedral, in a huge valley with straight-up peaks and gnarly couloirs in every direction.  It’s a perfect training ground for campers to get the true backcountry shred experience with elements of winter camping, skinning, bootpacking chutes, and riding and hiking with enough food and gear [...]

SASS Trip to the Emilio Frey Hut

by SASS-Global
Aug 16th 2010 - 0 comments

 The Emilio Frey hut sits off the back of Cerro Catedral, in a huge valley with straight-up peaks and gnarly couloirs in every direction.  It’s a perfect training ground for campers to get the true backcountry shred experience with elements of winter camping, skinning, bootpacking chutes, and riding and hiking with enough food and gear [...]

Camper Pete Wentz Crushing it at SASS

by SASS-Global
Aug 13th 2010 - 6 comments

Squaw local and SASS camper Peter Wentz has been getting it done during the first two sessions here in Argentina.  He’s been making moves with Michelle Parker and James Heim on the slopes and the improvement really shows.  Want to ski like Pete?  We still have spots available during the VIP Session September 4th-12th and [...]

Camper Pete Wentz Crushing it at SASS

by SASS-Global
Aug 13th 2010 - 0 comments

Squaw local and SASS camper Peter Wentz has been getting it done during the first two sessions here in Argentina.  He’s been making moves with Michelle Parker and James Heim on the slopes and the improvement really shows.  Want to ski like Pete?  We still have spots available during the VIP Session September 4th-12th and [...]

Session 2 Photo Dump

by SASS-Global
Aug 12th 2010 - 0 comments

While it’s not been quite as deep as Session 1, around here, that doesn’t mean there’s not pow to be had.  Here’s some shots of the Session 2 group slaying it before the monster four-day storm shows up this Sunday.   Thomas Tikos-Kadij Photos:                       [...]

Session 2 Photo Dump

by SASS-Global
Aug 12th 2010 - 0 comments

While it’s not been quite as deep as Session 1, around here, that doesn’t mean there’s not pow to be had.  Here’s some shots of the Session 2 group slaying it before the monster four-day storm shows up this Sunday.   Thomas Tikos-Kadij Photos:                       [...]

ESPN Snowboarding Covers SASS?s Sustainability Efforts

by SASS-Global
Aug 11th 2010 - 0 comments

Jesse Huffman from ESPN.com Snowboarding caught up with SASS’s Director of Sustainability, Ryan Dunfee, about all the sustainability projects going down in Bariloche this summer.  We’re just about to test our first batch of biodiesel and the greenhouse just needs a few more bottles before it’s down.  Big thanks again to Mark Abma from 1 [...]

ESPN Snowboarding Covers SASS’s Sustainability Efforts

by SASS-Global
Aug 11th 2010 - 0 comments

Jesse Huffman from ESPN.com Snowboarding caught up with SASS’s Director of Sustainability, Ryan Dunfee, about all the sustainability projects going down in Bariloche this summer.  We’re just about to test our first batch of biodiesel and the greenhouse just needs a few more bottles before it’s down.  Big thanks again to Mark Abma from 1 [...]

Flate Rate/SGT Guerrilla ad Campaign in NYC

by SASS-Global
Aug 10th 2010 - 0 comments

Our homie Brian Christiano from 24DP is in the middle of a guerrilla ad campaign in New York City right now for the Move Fresh campaign with Flate Rate Moving and SASS Global Travel, with extras dressed in full shred gear in the middle of the summer city heat.  Pretty wild to see!  This is [...]