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Liam Abbott

Gore Mountain, NY, Report: The Most Under-Appreciated Ski Resort in the East?

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Report from Sunday, January 17, 2025 It’s 6 a.m. on a Friday and I woke up in Hoboken, New Jersey, just across the Hudson River from Manhattan. I load up the car and off we go, following the Hudson 4 hours dead north to the Adirondacks. While I pass several ski resorts on my drive, including Hunter and Windham Mountain […]

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Liam Abbott | January 20, 2025
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Berkshire East, MA, Conditions Report: Fresh Turns in Western Mass

Report from Saturday, January 11, 2025 For most East Coast skiers, when you think of ski destinations you quickly look north to the famed ski states of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Yet out to the west in the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts lies Berkshire East, a mountain that swings above its weight class when it comes to what one […]

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Liam Abbott | January 16, 2025
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Pats Peak, NH, Report: The People’s Ski Resort Through and Through

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Report from Friday, January 10, 2025 Suppose you survey the attitudes of skiers across North America to see where the biggest areas of improvement lie for most ski areas. In that case, one can quickly identify a couple of things: access, affordability, and inclusion. These concepts, as simple as they are, are currently not being fulfilled by many of the […]

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Liam Abbott | January 15, 2025
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Film Review: “Mountains Not for Profit” Reminds Us What Skiing Can Be

Mountains Not For Profit

Where did you learn how to ski? The answer to that question is likely not a ski resort most skiers and riders in North America would recognize the name of. It probably wasn’t Stowe, Whistler, or Mammoth. Instead, it was probably a little ski area close to where you lived that was easy and affordable to go to. Those areas, […]

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Liam Abbott | November 19, 2024
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Film Review: Warren Miller’s 75—Celebrating 75 Years

When most people picture going to the latest ski film screening to get us hyped up for the season, they probably picture somewhere such as Telluride, Colorado; Lake Tahoe, California; or perhaps even Stowe, Vermont. Yet this past week, when I rolled up to the screening of Warren Miller Production’s latest film, 75, I found myself in South Orange, New […]

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Liam Abbott | November 12, 2024
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SnowBrains & Distant Brewing Are Partnering Up to Create a ‘SnowBrains Session IPA’

It’s official: SnowBrains and Distant Brewing are partnering to create a limited-time SnowBrains Session IPA. SnowBrains CEO & Founder Miles Clark visited Distant Brewing in Mammoth Lakes, California, to come up with a Session IPA that draws inspiration from Miles’s favorite beers, including IPAs from the beer capital of the world—Bariloche, Argentina. Miles has spent the past thirteen summers skiing in […]

Liam Abbott | June 5, 2024
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Top 9 Snowiest Ski Resorts in North America [Updated 2024]

Spring POW! | Photo: Solitude Mountain Resort

All data was pulled from each resort’s website as of March 2024. It’s no secret that the West is the snowiest region in North America.  Cold fronts come down from the Gulf of Alaska, hit our North-South oriented mountain ranges, and orographic lifting does the rest.  There are 10 ski resorts in the west that average over 500” of snow. […]

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Liam Abbott | March 25, 2024
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The New England Ski Museum —  A Quaint Stop For Your Next Trip to New Hampshire

Anyone who has grown up skiing in New England knows that this area of America has some of the richest and most diverse history that the sport has to offer in the United States. From local mom-and-pop ski areas to the iconic mountains that dominate the Northeast ski landscape today, there is so much to learn and appreciate about skiing […]

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Liam Abbott | March 21, 2024
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Shawnee Mountain, PA, Report: Summer Skiing on an Early Last Day of the Season

Report from Sunday, March 17 For anyone who has ventured out skiing on the East Coast, I am sure they can attest that this season has not been the best for the region. Constantly swinging temperatures have left the season so unpredictable that at many times throughout the year, the season would go from looming at large to being inundated […]

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Liam Abbott | March 19, 2024
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Jay Peak, VT, Report: Pushing Myself Over the Edge on the Face Chute

Report from Sunday, February 25th, 2024 Out of all of the East Coast resorts, Jay Peak is the one where I end up most. It’s diverse and challenging terrain, from steep groomers off the Jet Triple to tight glades like Timbuktu and Beaver Pond to its extreme Face Chutes directly under the tram; whenever I show up to Jay, I […]

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Liam Abbott | February 28, 2024
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Waterville Valley, NH, Report: A Deceivingly Small Family Oriented Gem

Report from Friday, February 23, 2024 When most drive along New Hampshire’s I-93, they can easily recall the towering mountains of Franconia Notch State Park or the popular New England escape destination of Lincoln. Yet just 20 minutes off exit 28 lies the town and ski resort of Waterville Valley, the birthplace of freestyle skiing but nowadays known more for […]

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Liam Abbott | February 26, 2024
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Cannon Mountain, NH, Report: Skiing the Living Legend with Legendary Views

Report from Thursday, February 21st – 22nd For many years since childhood, I have often driven down the I-93 from Quebec towards Boston and have always been impressed by Franconia Notch State Park. On the park’s northern edge, in perfect view from the highway, lies Cannon Mountain, a beast of an East Coast resort that rises to an impressive 4,080′ […]

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Liam Abbott | February 22, 2024
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Bromont, QC, Report: Repeat Groomers on a Crisp Bluebird Day

Report from Tuesday, February 20th At only a one-hour drive from Montreal, Bromont is one of the closest major ski areas to Quebec’s biggest city and offers the largest amount of night skiing terrain in North America. While it may not receive as much snowfall as some of the other Quebec resorts, it makes up for that with some of the […]

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Liam Abbott | February 21, 2024
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Mont Sutton, QC, Conditions Report: Triple Black Glades & Powder

Report from Monday, February 20th If you haven’t heard of Sutton ski area in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, let me paint you a picture: this place is the glade capital of Quebec and serves up some of the best glade terrain in Eastern Canada. In fact, if you aren’t going to Sutton to ski glades, then I’m not really sure […]

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Liam Abbott | February 20, 2024
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Mont Orford, QC, Report: Glades & Groomers for the Win

Report from Sunday, February 18th Today was a day I have been patiently waiting for for a long time. While I have visited and skied Mont Orford a handful of times, none have been great opportunities to fully gauge what this mountain can offer. Each time in the past I have visited Mont Orford has been during the Christmas holiday […]

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Liam Abbott | February 19, 2024
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Titus Mountain, NY, Report: A Surprise Powder Day

Report from Friday, February 17th Coming into today’s day of skiing, I had little to no expectations.  This completely unbiased impression led me to be very pleasantly taken by surprise. My day at Titus marked the first ski day of a 14-day ski road trip. This road trip will be taking me from Titus Mountain in upstate New York through […]

Liam Abbott | February 18, 2024
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Conditions Report – Slow Start to Ontario Ski Season After Warm Temperatures and Plenty of Rain

As one of the busiest times of the ski season is underway, Ontario ski resorts, like many other places right now on the East Coast, are seeing above-average temperatures that have left the region feeling more like spring, with winter yet to make a full appearance.  Yet, despite the lack of a winter-filled Christmas time, there are still plenty of […]

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Liam Abbott | December 27, 2023
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SnowBrains Alaska Highlight Video 2023 | My Year #2 of Heli-Ski Guiding Some of the Best Terrain on Earth

This past April I spent the month heli-ski guiding for Pulseline Adventure in Valdez, Alaska. This was my 2nd season heli-ski guiding in Alaska and we got a bit of everything this year. When we did get good snow, we were on it and had some spectacular days out there. I can’t wait to get back up there this April […]

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Liam Abbott | November 20, 2023
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SnowBrains 2023 Mammoth Spring Highlight Video | Powder, Chutes, D-Spin 720ºs, and Epic Skiing Into July

I spent more time in Mammoth Lakes, CA this spring than I’ve spent anywhere besides Bariloche, Argentina in the past 10-years… I nestled into Mammoth for all of May, June, and half of July. While there I skied Mammoth Mountain 52-days and went ski mountaineering for our “Eastern Sierra Blackjack Project” for 22-days. [VIDEO] SnowBrains Eastern Sierra Ski Project Highlight […]

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Liam Abbott | October 30, 2023
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SnowBrains 2022/23 Wyoming Highlight Video | Pillows, Powder, & Epic Peaks

Wyoming is a spectacularly special place. It’s our 2nd home. Cold, cliffs, wild terrain, and blower powder. We’ve been based in Jackson, WY part-time since 2017 and it’s one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. 2022/23 was the biggest snow year on record at Jackson Hole Ski Resort with 595″ of snowfall. Thanks, Wyoming! Stay tuned for highlight videos […]

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Liam Abbott | October 16, 2023
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