ARGENTINA SNOW CAMP

2012 Dates: July and August see complete list of departures below Duration/Price: 15 to 30 days /Starting at $4,490 USD per session. Minimum 2 weeks for under 18. level: all ages: adults, teens group size: varies accommodation: lodge rooms meals: breakfast, dinner

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Under-18 Camps - 2012 Dates

All Sessions start and end on a Wednesday; Price per session starts at $4,490 USD

All-Star offers Under-18 Participants 15 day sessions only. Please call us regarding shorter stays.

Session 1: 25th July - 8th August

Session 2: 8th August - 22nd August

Call about our summer long program including all available dates!

Overview:

All-Star's Argentina camp is the place for up and coming skiers and riders to get introduced to the backcountry, shred powder, build jumps, and push themselves with the best pro backcountry skiers and riders in the industry – Michelle Parker, Chris Coulter, James Heim, and Natalie Gough among many others. Step outside your comfort zone by bringing your skis or snowboard to a new country and culture, walk out of our new slopeside lodging, hop on the chair and start immediately ripping untracked lines through trees, chutes, cliffs, and bowls at Cerro Catedral, South America’s biggest resort. With snowstorms that can dump up to 10 feet in a few days, Catedral delivers the goods like nowhere you’ve ever ridden, and is packed with gnar that will get you riding at a new level and coming home having ridden lines and runs you would have never imagined before. Want to learn that new rodeo? Rally with the coaches to build a massive booter in the backcountry and huck away – nothing beats a pow landing for learning new tricks.

All-Star offers the ultimate summer shred program – we’ve been getting skiers and riders into the backcountry for their first time for many years, and you will come away having done something you’ve never done before – whether it’s shredding a 3,000 foot couloir, launching cliffs, skiing neck-deep pow for days on end, or landing your first backflip. All All-Star clients also get a backcountry awareness class and gain experience using an avalanche beacon, shovel, and probe, giving you the proper education and training to make smart decisions in the backcountry – the future of skiing and snowboarding. When you’re ready to shred pow all day every day in the heart of summer, ride with your pro heroes, experience a new country and culture, and reach a new level in your skiing and riding, come to All-Star Adventure for the experience of a lifetime!

Some key points that make this snowboard camp unique:

• Unique cultural spin on the typical summer camp with ski and snowboard trips to an exotic location
• Tight Coach to Camper ratio of 1:5
• Unique look at Argentinean culture
• Avalanche Safety and Spanish courses included

What is included:

• Airport pick-up and drop-off in Bariloche
• Breakfast and dinner daily
• 7 nights of slopeside lodging at our camp complex in either four or six-person apartments (see “lodging”)
• 6 day lift ticket (lifts are open from 9 am-5 pm!)
• 6 days of daily guiding & coaching (5:1 maximum client to guide ratio)
• Backcounty & Avalanche Awareness class
• Weekly asado (Argentine barbecue featuring the world famous organic, free-range Lomo beef) with our camp crew to cap off the trip

* Required add on for under 18 participants:

Supervised transfer from the international airport (Ministro Pistarini International Airport, also known as Ezeiza) to the domestic airport (Aeroparque Jorge Newbery) in Buenos Aires. Cost: $100 Round-Trip.

Optional Extras:

• Travel Insurance (highly recommended)
• Rental of required backcountry equipment (backpack/beacon/shovel/probe). Clients will be required to rent if they do not bring their own equipment.
• Professional photography of your experience from our on-staff photographer
• Spanish lessons & other classes offered by our staff or Sierra Nevada College

Other Optional Activities (*additional fees apply):

• Overnight backcountry excursions to the Frey Hut or other refugios (paid in Argentina).
• Organized group transportation to town for adventures with our camp crew.
  
• Easily accessible public transportation to explore Bariloche and the surrounding area.
• Other activities, including museum tours, boat tours, excursions, climbing, etc.

Quick Facts:

• During our camp, Argentina is 2 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time, and 5 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time.
• The language spoken in Argentina is Spanish and their dialect is called Castellano. Our staff encourages Spanish immersion on a day-to-day basis; language progression is possible for all campers.
• Currency:Argentinean Peso which is exchanged with the US dollar at a rate of about 3 pesos to 1 US dollar.