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Category: Latest News
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Get tickets here for Oct 24 Winter Speaker Series at Cedar House
https://t3-adventures.com/product/winter-speaker-series/
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YOUR SEASON FOR ADVENTURE SKIING WITH THE BEST INSTRUCTORS
What sets our ski clinics apart isn’t just that we offer advanced ski clinics at some of the world’s best resorts, or that we hire great instructors with the highest PSIA credentials, nor that we’ve been doing this since 1994, or that our fantastic clients return year after year for more fun. Its that our clients share a passion for the sport of skiing, they want to improve, they want to finally make a change to their skiing skills and their life, and get off that plateau they’re on! They’re taking the time and resources to focus on themselves with like-minded skiers and to travel with us to the best resorts anywhere. We take great pride in the fact that you’ve trusted us for 25 years to plan your adventure skiing vacations around the world from Tahoe to Colorado to British Columbia to Chile to France to Austria to Iceland and Japan! Thank you NASTC Nation. See you this season for some more great ski clinics!
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Wounded Warriors Climbing Day 9/13/18
Last week a group of Wounded Warriors came climbing with us again! Pete and Holly said they had a great time guiding this crew. These guys are the best – so enthusiastic, grateful, fit, and fun! Thanks for coming to see us you guys, and thank you for your service. –NASTC 9/19/18
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LiveBright!Adventure&Awe!
On September 18 we were privileged to enjoy a great day on the rock with 38 scientists working to make the world a better place! We enjoyed a gourmet lunch outside on the granite thanks to Lupe, Liz, Patty, Jeff, and Craig…inspiring talks and fabulous energy from Candra Cannings and her Live Bright Now! organization, and of course skilled & fun guiding from our amazing guides: Pete, Holly, Steve, Erik, John, Evan and Chris. I even got out there! Kudos to you hard-working biologists and chemists, many of you had never been to Tahoe, and you live only 3 hours away. You got after it crew! Hard chargers making big changes….in the world and in themselves thanks to Candra and Patty’s School of Adventure + Awe. Thanks for including NASTC! Come again!–Jenny 9/19/18
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FANTASTIC PORTILLO GROUP AGAIN
NASTC just concluded another great year (#24!) at Portillo, Chile! Our staff considers themselves to lucky to spend a week skiing with incredible people (we love our clients!) in truly one of the world’s best ski resorts. BIG mountains, great snow, beautiful hotel, unparalleled hospitality, smiling faces, delicious food, apres hot tub and pools, steeps, chutes, corn, all a fantastic chance to improve your skiing – this was the week the group had! Thank you to the 15 beautiful clients and 3 fantastic NASTC staff who joined us plus some spouses and friends at the hotel!
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Summer Fun Rock Climbing (TAHOE/TRUCKEE)
Doesn’t this kiddo make rock climbing look like fun? They had a blast that day! They tried new things, increased their confidence, met new friends, and had a huge view of Donner Lake from the top! This summer has been so much fun up on Donner Pass, many guides out climbing with kids and adults of all ages, abilities, sizes, and strengths. Climbing IS FOR EVERYONE, come try it. All equipment provided, no experience necessary, you just show up in shorts and t-shirt with a + attitude! Text or call now, 530-386-2102, and we’ll set you or your group up with a guide tomorrow!
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CLIMBERS SELF-RESCUE
Ever wondered what happens if things don’t go as planned? (Not trying to wax philosophical here, we’re talking about you, a harness, a rope, some climbing slippers, a helmet, and that beautiful rock you’re climbing…) What if you’re climbing and the rope gets stuck? What if you’re belaying and your partner takes a leader falls and injures herself? What if he can’t lower himself? You need to know climber’s self-rescue theory and technique – plus how to use the gear you’re carrying – to face these situations with a relaxed and successful approach. Mistakes like this and then not knowing how to handle can lead to injury and even death. You’ll learn climber’s self-rescue tactics and strategies like: belay escape, ascending/descending, raising systems, lowering systems with a knot pass, and much more in this detailed one-day class. We offer climber’s self-rescue on private arrangement so bring your climbing partner and get the education this summer – soon!
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Ski Portillo!
Its time to ski Portillo with us! Our 24th annual Adventure Skiing camp August 11-18 has some space left, sign up now! This is the best summer skiing you can find! We love Portillo, its our favorite resort south of the border, perhaps favorite anywhere! It is truly an amazing ski-centered experience where you improve tons but you also get a fun and restful vacation in a beautiful hotel with people from all over the world. You’ll ski next to World Cup racers, families from Buenos Aires, and European adventure-seekers. The runs go from beginner to expert up two sides of a valley draining into beautiful Lake Inca. Its all above tree level so there’s no tree skiing, but there is everything else: steeps, powder, bumps, groomers, chutes, open bowls, etc! The hospitality is 5-star, the food is delicious, and the amenities for after skiing fun are unparalleled.
You really can’t go wrong, well sort of wrong: the only bummer is once you to to Portillo you will want to GO BACK!
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Portillo: A Day In Your Life
Here’s how your morning goes when you ski Portillo, Chile with us: wake up (to powder), go downstairs for stretching and huge breakfast with the best dang coffee ever and warmed milk, walk back upstairs to get your ski clothes on, downstairs to boot up (friendly boot room attendant has brilliant memory for faces so he can match 400 guests to their boots by day 2 usually), walk 10 paces outside, click into your bindings (did I mention your skis were right next to your boots at the ski check), slide over to one of the detachable quads, stand in NO LINE, just hang out talking with other adventurous skiers or national ski team members, and whoosh! — you’re lifted into the crisp air and high above the Andean cliffs and peaks.
You shred. You laugh. You learn. You make new friends. You try new things. And that’s all before lunch…which is 4-courses long. And you get to take your boots off. It just doesn’t get any better.
Here’s how your afternoon goes: after your 4-course/choose anything you want lunch (slippers on feet), you grab a coffee and boot back up for a full afternoon of epic lines, great snow, exploring new terrain, and skiing with fun people while you chase your expert instructor around the mountain. Lifts close at 4:30 due to the late sunlight. At 5pm you have a glorified afternoon snack called “Las Onces.” This is a Chilean tradition and includes breads, cheeses, crackers, fruit, cookies, cakes, and tea or coffee. So yummy! Next up you hit the hot tub, sauna, massage, gym, or nap zone perhaps. NASTC offers tech talks on a variety of topics including ski technique, fitness, and of course your video from the day! Then you might head to the living room to play a game of chess, down to the basketball court or indoor climbing wall, or lounge in the bar before dinner. We eat “early”…at 8:30pm! (The second seating is at 10pm)! Dinner is….divine! Another 4 courses, fine wines, unlimited deserts…you won’t want to leave – ever. After that its coffee and bed, or there’s always the bar and disco for those with endless amounts of energy!
You in? Book now, our annual week sells out. We’ve been taking skiers to Portillo for nearly a quarter-century (since 1995), grab your spot now!
Thanks for reading!