Aspen · Snowmass · Colorado
Private and small-group instruction for children and adults — and a photographer on the mountain, so you go home with more than a memory.
Instruction
I work mostly with kids, which means the job is equal parts technique, patience, and keeping the day fun enough that they want to come back tomorrow. Lessons are built around the person in front of me, not a script.
Half or full day · rates on request
One-on-one coaching for ages 4–14. First time on snow through carving confident blues. Games, not drills.
Half or full day · rates on request
Up to four skiers of mixed ability. I split the difference so nobody is bored and nobody is scared.
Half or full day · rates on request
Break a plateau, get off the back seat, or finally ski the bowl you keep staring at from the lift.
Rates depend on group size, length of day, and time of season. Send a request below and I'll come back with exact pricing and availability. Multi-day and returning-client rates available.
Client Galleries
Every lesson I shoot along the way — the first chairlift, the first turn linked, the wipeout everyone laughs about later. After your session, you get a private link to your gallery.
A note for parents: photos of minors are never made public. Galleries are private by default and released only to the parent or guardian who booked. Nothing is shared to social media without written permission.
Photography
When I'm not on the mountain I'm usually somewhere in the desert with a camera. Landscape and adventure work from Colorado, Utah, and the drive between them.
Life in a box
This is my eighth winter living in a converted box truck. It has six heaters, 900 amp-hours of battery, a deck that folds out the side, and a habit of breaking down at exactly the wrong moment.
Winters are Aspen — teaching, early mornings, cold hands, good coworkers. The rest of the year is Moab, Bellingham, and whatever road connects them. The truck is the reason I can chase both.
About
Savatgy — “sa-va-chee.”
I teach skiing in Aspen and take pictures more or less everywhere else. Most of my days on snow are spent with kids, which is the part of the job I'd keep if I had to pick one.
I'm mostly plant-based, permanently curious about where a dirt road goes, and I share the truck with a rotating cast of cats. If you're booking a lesson you'll get someone who's genuinely happy to be out there — even on the cold, flat-light days.
Booking
Tell me who's skiing, when you're in town, and what you're hoping to get out of it. I'll come back with availability and a plan.
Or reach me directly — 360 201 3819 rorysavatgy@gmail.com
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