If you haven’t been living under a rock for the last 6 months, then you know that the chatter about the coming trend of triples has reached a peak. While some pros haven’t even dialed in doubles yet, Sammy Carlson has stepped up and stomped the heck out of a switch rodeo 12. So [...]
Cerro Catedral, where SASS operates, recently launched a flashy new site here, with two shots of two of SASS’s dearest employees. Check it; SASS in full effect in Bariloche! Women’s snowboard coach Natalie Gough getting the Skittles punch-through-pow look off a pillow line. SASS Database Manager Lucas Moore pole-less, but still [...]
Long Island will soon be famous for more than being the home of LL Cool J and flavorful Iced Teas… SASS homie, Jarred "Allstar" Haynes is looking to add find the next big thing to some out of the New York area and give them the shot of a lifetime by recording, mastering, and [...]
SASS homie Eric Beauchemin has been killing it in Argentina for years. This summer he decided to take it even further, getting his skills re-dialed before heading south to get some of the sickest footy of his career. Brain Sullivan caught up with him in the CoC park hitting one of the biggest glacier [...]
As you already know, for SASS Founder and Director of Finance John Sang Wilbur, ‘manffee,’ or man-coffee, is everything. Thus, when a shiny red new coffee maker showed up in the SASS kitchen to replace a failing older model, John had to spend the requisite time familiarizing himself with the new device before giving it [...]
The kooks over at Colorado’s Akomplice Clothing, who have long been holding CO streetwear to a high standard, have also always had a passion for saving the planet. Part of that effort is a new collabo piece called the The Paint Pack, a project between Akomplice, LA fashion house Fred Segal, is simply that; a [...]
Just ran into a Frequency Snowboard Mag article about the inaugural SGT trip to Skylar Holgate’s Treasure Mtn. Hut in Silverton, Colorado this February. Many have you have probably already seen the video evidence from the trip, but Ben Eng caught some great photos of long-time SASS campers Brian Sullivan, Sean Ryan, Jack Kyle, and [...]
Last week EXPN.com, besides catching Women’s Session Fevah, spent some time interviewing snowboarding lifer and Yobeat contributor Todd Richards about his new site, AWSM.com. They review vaguely action sports-related things they think are (fill in the blank) and SASS made it in as one of the sickest places to travel! SASS homie and Ski The [...]
You’ve heard a bunch this spring and summer about SASS’s upcoming efforts to reduce the environmental impact of our operations in Bariloche while better serving the local community. Now’s your chance to help us reach that goal! The folks at Nau Apparel are running an online contest called Grant for Change, where you can vote [...]
Photo Courtesy of K2 SkisMichelle Parker. From EXPN.com: Southern Belles by John Symms South America Snow Sessions, a major skiing and snowboarding camp based in Argentina, has recently added a new trip to its summer offering. This August, the camp will offer a session especially geared toward women. From the 17th to the 31st of the month, patrons will enjoy [...]
In one of the earliest openings ever on record, Cerro Catedral opened on June 20 for the 2010 skiing and riding season. The recent amount of snow brought on by El Nino, has helped to start building the base for what will be one of the best seasons in recent history for the resort. Photo Courtesy [...]
SASS home-girl and Olympian, etc. etc. Gretchen Bleiler was recently named 3rd in the Discovery Channel’s Planet Green top 5 "Eco Athletes" for 2010, up there with Lance Armstrong and Chinese dunk machine Yao Ming. The article cites her work with The Climate Project, Natural Resources Defense Council, the Aspen/Snowmass Save Our Snow campaign, and [...]
The boys at BroBomb have been doing its "Guide to Summer" series for a bit now, with sound advice on how to handle yourself at summer camp, how to piss off the camp staff, and how to befriend your pro skier coach, or at least get their attention for a couple minutes. With input from [...]
Theres a great write up on SASS Ski coach and homie, Dash Longe up on Newschoolers. Check it out HERE! Then sign up to ride with Dash this summer to take your tricks to the next level! -Jack SHARE!
Anytime it says "heavy snow" in the snow-forecast.com forecast, it’s PUKING at Cerro Catedral. As Travis says, they’re usually off by a good two to three feet whenever it says that. Can’t wait to see how much this one delivers! Get your ass to SASS this summer, it’s El Nino and it’s DUMPING!!! SHARE!
SASS homeboy and Summer Sessions surf shop co-owner Tyler McGill has certainly been making the rounds since the media picked up on his wild 218-mile walk from Boston to NYC for Celtics tickets. Tyler has been firing off quips about his experience on ESPN, WMUR, and today, CBS’ The Morning Show. Tyler has been killing it on [...]
 /p> The boys over at Surface just posted tight pants killah Rob Heule’s season edit. As we got to say is the kid’s got moves and he CHARGES. Can’t hate on skinny jeans after that video SHARE!
As part of our effort to reduce the carbon footprint of a trip to SASS, we’ve partnered with Native Energy to provide carbon offsets that offset the 4.5-5.5 tons of CO2 emissions generating during the two flights. For about $150, you can offset the carbon footprint of your air travel by funding an equal [...]
"The Intern," whose name I recently found out was Thomas Tikos-Kadji, has been hanging around the SASS office quite a bit this spring and little did I know, was actually taking a lot of photos in between refilling my coffee. Many of them are good. I’ve posted my top five. Get more [...]
