About SnowBrains
SnowBrains is the world’s largest independent snow sports media outlet, founded in 2013 by Miles Clark. Publishing 10–20 original articles every day, SnowBrains covers skiing, snowboarding, resort news, avalanche safety, and mountain weather for millions of snow sports enthusiasts worldwide.
SnowBrains is editorially independent — not owned by or affiliated with any ski resort, resort conglomerate, or industry association. Every story is produced by skiers and riders, for skiers and riders.
SnowBrains by the numbers:
- Founded: 2013
- Articles published daily: 10–20
- Direct advertising partners: 50+
- Podcast ranking: Top 14% globally
- Award: 2026 FWSA Bill Berry Hard News Award for Excellence in Snowsports Journalism
- Team members featured in: NBC News, Fox Weather, CBC Radio, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post.
About SnowBrains: Team Members
Miles Clark – Founder & CEO
“I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area in California playing hoops, started skiing at 18, started surfing at 20, graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Molecular Cell Biology, took the MCAT & got a good score, moved to Tahoe, bailed on medical school, started ski bumming, never looked back.”
– Miles Clark
Miles is the award-winning founder and CEO of SnowBrains, the world’s largest independent snowsports media company. In 2026, he was honored with the Far West Ski Association’s Bill Berry Hard News Award for Excellence in Snowsports Journalism.
A UC Berkeley graduate with a degree in Molecular Cell Biology, Miles has spent over two decades as a professional mountain guide, leading expeditions in Antarctica, Svalbard, Alaska’s Chugach Mountains, and remote locations worldwide. As an Alaska heli-ski guide for Pulseline Adventure in Valdez and the Tordrillo Mountains, he operates in some of Earth’s most challenging ski terrain.
Miles’ skiing credentials are unique: 225+ days annually across 15 Patagonia ski seasons, 25 North America ski seasons, and expeditions spanning five continents. His expertise has made him a sought-after media source, featured on NBC News Bay Area, Fox Weather, and CBC Radio as an expert on avalanche safety and snow conditions.
Beyond SnowBrains, Miles hosts The SnowBrains Podcast (top 14% globally), served as a guest lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business, and produced the award-winning documentary “300,” which was selected for ten international film festivals.
A member of the North American Snowsports Journalists Association (NASJA) and National Ski Areas Association (NSAA), Miles holds AIARE Avalanche Certifications I, II, and III, and is fluent in Spanish from his extensive international mountain work.
Miles kinda sucks at surfing, but he loves it anyway. He’s nearly drowned in NorCal, SoCal, BajaCal, Maldives, Oahu, Kauai, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Panama, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Indonesia, South Africa, Mozambique, France, & Spain.
Steven Agar – Chief Operating Officer
Steven Agar is Chief Operating Officer of SnowBrains, the world’s largest independent snow sports media outlet. He joined as an intern in July 2017 and has grown with the company ever since — through paid contributor, part-time editor, full-time editor, and Editor-in-Chief before assuming the COO role in October 2023. He holds a BA (Hons) in Tourism and Management and brings 15 years of senior management experience in retail and hospitality to the business side of SnowBrains.
Before media, Steven spent 15 years as a general manager in retail and hospitality — a career that paid well but left him skiing six days a year. That changed in 2010 when a chance conversation on a trip to Winter Park, CO — “What’s stopping you?” — triggered a chain reaction: sold the house, the cars, and most of the possessions, quit the careers, and moved to the mountains. One winter became fifteen. He’s been a ski bum ever since, and has no plans to stop.
Based in the English Lake District, Steven manages SnowBrains’ editorial operations, SEO strategy, advertising, and site performance. When he’s not working, he’s running — competitively, in the fells — targeting sub-17-minute 5Ks on the same hills he grew up watching from a distance. Leeds United, the classics shelf at the local library, and a guitar he’s been learning since March 2020 fill whatever time is left.
Julia Schneemann — Editor-in-Chief
- European Business Program — BA in Business
NYU Stern — Masters in Risk Management
- Editor at SnowBrains.com since 2023 — I started as an intern at SnowBrains in July 2022 and worked my way through the writing-ranks. It was love at first keystroke, so it never felt like work. I love writing, and my dream is to one day publish books.
- Globetrotting skier — I love to ski and travel, so my dream is to ski in all sixty countries in the world, which you can ski in — so far I’m at 10. I split my time between Europe and Australia.
- I love the mountains, but I also love the ocean — When I am not skiing or snowboarding, I love to swim, snorkel, paddle board, or do dragon boating. I do yoga almost every day, and I sing in a community choir that raises funds for victims of domestic violence.
Martin Kuprianowicz – Senior Writer
- Graduate of the University of Utah – Major in Communication.
- SnowBrains.com, 2019-present – I started as an intern at SnowBrains in May 2019. I took the internship because it was an excellent way to ski, write, and pursue my outdoor passions. Before I knew it, I was hired as Editor in the fall of 2019.
- Skiing is all I know. I’ve been skiing since I was two, when I would rip around between my father’s legs. I grew up skiing in Ruidoso, New Mexico—my favorite place on Earth. Ever since, my life has been a pursuit of fresh powder snow, which is how I ended up moving from West Texas to Salt Lake City in 2016 and stayed for 8 years. Now, I live in the Alps on the Italian side of Mont Blanc, 30 minutes from Chamonix. I moved here in December 2024 to ski bigger mountains than I’ve ever known and am currently just seeing where it takes me.
- I love travel, philosophy, food, and language. I have a personal blog called The Big Defluorinated. I speak three languages pretty well, English, Polish, and Spanish, and am currently learning Italian.
- Powsurfing, regular surfing, mountain biking, rock climbing, and yoga are things you might catch me doing when I’m not skiing or writing—really anything that can make me go fast or give me a good workout, preferably outside. These are just ways I pass the time until ski season.
Liam Abbott – Creative Director
Graduate of Dodge College at Chapman University — BFA in Film Production with a minor in Documentary Film and Entrepreneurship.
Creative Director at SnowBrains, 2023 – present — after being a loyal reader of SnowBrains for many years, I decided to intern as a writer during my sophomore year in university during COVID. I went on to finish college and decided to pitch myself to SnowBrains to help with some video projects. They said yes, and the rest is history!
Skiing — I grew up in Toronto, Ontario, and skied for most of my life at Craigleith Ski Club. With access to a mere bump, I began snowboarding at a young age, so I didn’t get bored. In 7th grade, I started racing Slalom and Giant Slalom for my high school, where I eventually won 7 OFSAA (provincial championship) Level 1 medals, including finishing 1st at OFSAA individually in my senior year. On weekends, I was a CSIA Certified Level 1 ski instructor at Craigleith Ski Club, where I taught U8 and U6 skiers. When I moved to California for university, I got my fair share of West Coast skiing, including Mammoth, Big Bear, and Mt. Baldy, several times a year. I then moved to New Jersey, where I got my fair share of skiing across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic ski regions. Now, I’m based at the heart of the North American ski industry in Colorado.
Exploration — with skiing and travel in general, my mindset hasn’t just been about seeing the biggest or best of everything. I’ll go and try anything once, whether that is the small local ski hills or visiting historic sites in Arkansas.