Articles by japollner
Karolyn Castaldo
Have you ever wanted to jump through hoops of fire, be blasted with snow guns, or run a 5K race, laced with numerous obstacles, up a ski resort mountain? If you answered yes to any of those questions, then The Tough Mountain Challenge at Sunday River Ski Resort in Western Maine...
After a long wait, the winter season in South America is finally underway! SGT Argentina Head Guide Skylar Holgate, Head Coach Andrew Burns, and Filmer/Coach Jon Conway rolled into Bariloche this past weekend and rolled right into pow turns at Cerro Catedral. They’ve already been riding...
By Karolyn Castaldo
Last weekend, my friend Julia and I decided to head up to Sunday River to enjoy the spectacular scenery and beautiful outdoors that western Maine has to offer. We stayed on the mountain and spent plenty of time gazing longingly at the mountain, wishing snow would appear out...
Most of North America is slogging through some brutal heat right now, and all I can say is thank god we got our AC working again here in the SGT headquarters. If you’re on the East Coast, you’re also suffering through the traditional suffering of an East Coast surfer, summer flat spells! Well...
The ?Why I Love My Home Mountain? Contest is finally over and went better than we ever could have imagined! Over 91 of you submitted entries repping your home mountain and telling everyone why it?s the place to be. After days of reading and tallying the votes, it?s time to announce the winners...
Home Mountain: Garrett Mountain
Yesterday I turned 50 years old and i really reminisced about my life and the places it has taken me. while in high school we visited the swiss alps, the mountains of Germany where castles nested regally, along with Ireland, Scotland and a few other famous...
Home Mountain: Sugar Mountain
I love my home mountain because of course its close to home! I might not be as famous as Mammoth or anything but it does mean it is less crowded. I love my home mountain because its where I first learned how to snowboard. I have been going back for a few years now...
Home Mountain: Wachusett, MA
So many great things to say about My Hometown Mountain.. For starters the view is amazing and being in New England is a awesome. The Mountain air in all weather.. Rain sleet and shine it is a great time for familys to count on and sit back and unwind. my mountain is...
By Karolyn Castaldo
It has been said that one must venture out of his comfort zone in order to find himself because then he is not defined by his surroundings but by his true character. Unfortunately, most people spend their lives wondering what may have changed about themselves if they had...
Home Mountain: L’aiguille Percee, France
Here is the story of how I fell in love with the 2748 metres of L?aiguille Percee in the Espace Killy region of the French Alps. My home mountain for the duration of the 2010 / 2011 winter season.
Admittedly, We got off to a shaky start when the mountain...
Home Mountain: Arosa Switzerland
ITS THE BEST! PErfect Park, nice pow, Elias Ambuhls home mountain as well, Why go anywhere else?????
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Home Mountain: Mountain High, CA
The best day of my life was when i was 11 years old and i went to mountain high for the first time ever on january 15, 2010. I was riding at mt baldy before that so i didnt really ride on the jibs or get some sick jump lines. The second of walking out of the...
Home Mountain: Folkestone Ski Slope, UK
Hi, My names Ben and I live on the south east coast in england which is a lovely place and brilliant for surfing, it is also in my opinion home to one of the best skateparks in england (revolution skatepark), the downfall about living here is that I live...
Home Mountain: Wachusett Mountain, MA
Wachusett Mountain, a small mountain in Northern Massachusetts. I love this mountain. It is the mountain I learned to snowboard on; it is the mountain that took my breath away. The first time I went snowboarding was in 7th grade. I remember getting on the...
Home Mountain: The Snow Centre, Hemel Hempstead, UK
Every heard of a town called Hemel? Just north?ish of London, still not? How about Buncefield Oil Depot? If not, it?s not a spectacular town in all fairness, but it?s where I call home and have my own mountain.
The Snow Centre in Hemel...
Home Mountain: Bolton Valley, VT
Bolton Valley is a hidden gem of VT. It?s a small mountain where you can see & feel good vibes bouncing off skiers & snowboarders in the parks. No one thinks they?re better than anyone & you?re not going to find anyone who claims every trick they put down...
Home Mountain: Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre, VA
The main reason I love Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre because they built it in my home town a few years after I started snowboarding and it seemed like they built it just for me! It’s a full blown training center for me to build my...
By: Karolyn Castaldo
Sometimes, summer just gets too hot, with blazing heat waves and incessant sun and it seems like there is no way to enjoy the weather. So, you crank up the AC and watch ski videos, dreaming of shredding, but more importantly, cooling down. What if there were a way for you to...
Home Mountain: Sugar Bowl, CA
I love Sugar Bowl because I am learning to ski powder on its fantastic slopes! My husband and I can always count on the snowfall during a storm to pile up and be just perfect for beginners to expert skiers. The runs off the Jerome ridge are just the right length for...
Home Mountain: Sno!Zone MK, UK
I love my mountain well it isn’t really a mountain because there aren’t any in england so the best i have and i love it is Sno!zone in milton keynes, its a building built on flat land that has a ski slope built in it. Under all of the snow/hill is a shopping...