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Chris Davenport’s Top 5 Tips for Backcountry Skiing

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Brought to you by Peak Skis and Scarpa North America Spring is officially here, and ski season is almost over, right? Wrong! April and May can be the best months of the year to head into the backcountry. The weather is warm, the days are long, terrain is filled in, and the avalanche hazard is more manageable. Whether you’re a […]

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Mike Lavery | March 29, 2023
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[GEAR REVIEW] Peak Skis 104: Modern Day Charger or Marketing Hype?

If you’re a SnowBrains regular, you know that we covered the launch of Bode Miller’s Peak Skis last spring. Since then, they’ve added big names like Chris Davenport, Michelle Parker, and JT Holmes to their lineup, which begs the question, are these skis the real deal or just a bunch of marketing hype? Luckily, Peak hooked me up with a pair […]

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Mike Lavery | March 13, 2023
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You Can Go on the Ultimate Heli-Skiing Trip in Greenland with Bode Miller and Chris Davenport This Spring

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For many, a week of heli-skiing is the ideal ski trip. When you add doing it in Greenland, staying on a luxury yacht, and rubbing elbows with Bode Miller and Chris Davenport, it becomes the ultimate trip. That’s exactly what EYOS, a private superyacht charter company is offering. Highlights of the trip include staying onboard a former Arctic Research Vessel […]

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Bode Miller’s Peak Ski Company Welcomes Chris Davenport to Leadership Team

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Legendary skier, Red Bull Mountain athlete, and US Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame Member joins the executive team of Montana-based ski company Peak Ski Company announced today that Chris Davenport has joined the company’s executive leadership team. Earlier this year, Peak Ski Company cofounders, Bode Miller and Andy Wirth launched the company and its 2022/23 lineup of high-performance Peak […]

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Chris Davenport and Bode Miller’s Daily Driver: SCARPA’s New 4-Quattro Series Boots

Brought to you by SCARPA Chris Davenport and Bode Miller are two renowned and legendary names in professional skiing – there is a reason they choose SCARPA. Both of these legends have pushed different disciplines of the sport to progress skiing to where it is today. These GOATs are obsessed with the new SL and XT lines of boots in the […]

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Dominic Gawel | April 21, 2022
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VIDEO: Chris Davenport Demonstrates the Danger of Tree Wells

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Chris Davenport’s Top 11 Ski Descents on Earth

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Having skied all over the world, from the Lhotse face at 27,000′ in the shadow of Mt. Everest to his local Aspen Snowmass, CO resort, Chris Davenport is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to where are the best ski destinations in the world. Related: Legendary Freeskier and Ski-Mountaineer Chris Davenport’s Top 5 Favorite Books In a recent newspaper […]

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Legendary Freeskier and Ski-Mountaineer Chris Davenport’s Top 5 Favorite Books

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If you want to ski like a pro skier, you have to think like a pro skier. And what better way to do that than to read and digest the same books as them. Access the same knowledge, be inspired by the same things, get inside their mind. Something about mountaineering brings out a certain eloquence in writing. I think […]

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Chris Davenport’s Top 11 Ski Destinations in the World

In the latest SnowBrains podcast, Miles sat down with Chris Davenport, the world extreme skiing champion in both 1996 and 2000, and star of over 30 Warren Miller ski movies. Episode #10:  Chris Davenport – Legendary Freeskier, Ski Mountaineer, Mountain Guide Having skied all over the world, from the Lhotse face at 27,000′ in the shadow of Mt. Everest to his […]

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The SnowBrains Podcast | Episode #10 | Chris Davenport – Legendary Freeskier, Ski Mountaineer, Mountain Guide

The SnowBrains Podcast is brought to you by Alta Ski Area In October 2020, we proudly announced the launch of “The SnowBrains Podcast.“ The SnowBrains Podcast has already broken into the top 20% of all podcasts, and we’re honored and humbled. Thank you! This week, we bring you episode #10 with Chris Davenport the world extreme skiing champion in both 1996 […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | January 6, 2021
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Tierra Del Fuego Conditions Report: Pow Skiing w/ Chris Davenport at the End of the World

After the guides’ meeting yesterday morning, we had about 5 hours to kill before the meet and greet with the clients here in Ushuaia, Argentina.  A crew of the guides zipped up to the Marcial glacier here in town for a quick lap or two. After about 30 minutes of walking, we were on snow, transitioning from running shoes to […]

Miles Clark | November 7, 2016
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PHOTO TOUR: Chris Davenport’s Superstars Camp in Portillo, Chile 2015

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Chris Davenport held his Superstar camp at Portillo, Chile the past two weeks. He somehow timed this thing perfectly and they had incredibly deep snow at the start due to Portillo getting 100″ of snow in 8 days at the beginning of the camp. Chris Davenport in Portillo, Chile in August 2015. photo: jesse hoffman Mike Douglas and Wendy Fisher also chipped in at the camp this year and as you can see from the photo, Chris´son Stian is already a ripper. Chris Davenport held his Superstar camp at Portillo, Chile the past two weeks. He somehow

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Video of Chris Davenport in an Avalanche + Great Tips from Chris on Avalanche Safety

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Chris Davenport has spent his life in the big mountains. He’s successfully made the transition from freeskier to ski mountaineer without ever losing the freeskier side of himself. He’s seen his share of avalanche terrain and had his share of incidents. This video shows Chris getting caught in an avalanche. “It’s not a matter of if it’s going to happen, it’s a matter of when it’s going to […]

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Chris Davenport Update from Current Antarctica Ski Trip:

The Ice Axe Expeditions Antarctica ski trip is currently underway. Guide Chris Davenport checks in and describes what the skiers and riders have been up to on the Antarctic Pennisula and aboard the Sea Adventurer. If you or anyone you know is interested in skiing or riding in Antarctica in November 2014, please contact Miles Clark. Miles will be guiding on the 2014 Ice Axe Antarctica ski trip and he’s currently recruiting clients […]

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Chris Davenport Skis Thirty Two 13,000-Foot Peaks in Spring 2013

Chris Davenport has already skied all 54 14,000-foot peaks in Colorado.  He did it within one calendar year. Now, Chris is hungry for 46 highest 13,000-foot peaks in Colorado.  After this, he’ll have skied the 100 highest peaks in Colorado.  He calls it the “Centennial Peaks Project.”  You’ve gotta admit, the guy is an animal. This video is a quick recap […]

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