Epic 4,200-Mile Patagonia to Antarctica Ski Safari Highlights! We drove 2,200 miles from Bariloche, Argentina to Ushuaia, Argentina in October. We then got on a boat and sailed another 2,000 miles down to Antarctica and back. This was the most epic road trip of my life. We skied in: Esquel, Argentina El Fraile, Chile El Chalten, Argentina Ushuaia, Argentina Deception Island, Antarctica Portal Point, Antarctica Port Lockroy, Antarctica [โฆ] Featured Video Miles Clark | December 4, 2023 0 Comments
SnowBrains Bariloche, Argentina Highlight Video | The Best of My 13 Seasons in Patagonia! 2023 was my 13th full season skiing in Bariloche, Argentina. 2023 was also the best of the 13 seasons Iโve spent down there. It just wouldnโt stop snowing this year. We experienced truly blower powder on big mountain terrain on the regular and we relished it. Our tree skiing days werenโt bad either! Thanks so much, Argentina! Stay tuned for [โฆ] Featured Video Miles Clark | November 28, 2023 0 Comments
Bariloche Argentine Patagonia Highlight Video 2023 โ The Best Snow of Our 13 Ski Seasons Here 2023 in Bariloche in Argentine Patagonia started off terribly. Rain, ice, fog, and just nasty. We arrived in July and struggled for about 3 weeks before something changed. In mid-August, it started to snow. And it just didnโt stop. Itโs actually still snowing like crazy down there in mid-November โ which is very unusualโฆ We skied powder and epic [โฆ] Featured Video Miles Clark | November 27, 2023 0 Comments
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 canโt wait to get back up there this April [โฆ] Featured Video Liam Abbott | November 20, 2023 0 Comments
SnowBrains Tahoe Highlight Video 2023 โ 700+ Inches of Snowfall & Some of the Best Skiing of Our Lives 2023 was absolutely insane in Lake Tahoe, CA. Ski resorts saw over 700โณ of snow. At times we were snowed into our houses with no snow plows, no highways open, no ski resorts open, no stop signs showing anywhere, pure bedlam and we loved it. I ended up in the backcountry quite a lot due to the ski resorts often [โฆ] Featured Video Miles Clark | November 16, 2023 0 Comments
SnowBrains 2023 Mammoth Spring Highlight Video | Powder, Chutes, D-Spin 720ยบs, and Epic Skiing Into July I spent more time in Mammoth Lakes, CA this spring than Iโve spent anywhere besides Bariloche, Argentina in the past 10-yearsโฆ 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 โEastern Sierra Blackjack Projectโ for 22-days. [VIDEO] SnowBrains Eastern Sierra Ski Project Highlight [โฆ] Featured Video Liam Abbott | October 30, 2023 0 Comments
SnowBrains 2021/22 Lake Tahoe, CA Highlight Video | Powder, Friends, & Good Times Above Big Blue Lake Tahoe, CA is my favorite place to ski on Earth. Itโs home. Itโs where I cut my teeth and learned to navigate this wild mountain world we live in. The 2021/22 season was feast and famine. I wasnโt in Tahoe much, but when I was there, it went off with deep powder, gorgeous lines, and good friends. Thank you [โฆ] Industry News Liam Abbott | September 18, 2023 0 Comments
SnowBrains 2022 Utah Highlight Video | Mt. Baldy Or Bust! I really didnโt ski that much in Utah in 2021/22. Most of my skiing activity there that season was very early season and very late and almost all of that was on 11,000โฒ Mt. Baldy at Alta Ski Area before & after they were open for the season. Mt. Baldy is so fun in lower snowpack conditions when the chute [โฆ] Featured Video Miles Clark | September 11, 2023 0 Comments
SnowBrains 2022 Alaska Highlight Video โ Feasting on Spinesโฆ 3-minutes of me ripping around Alaska with a 30+ pound pack! 2022 was our 1st ever season heli-ski guiding in Alaska for Pulseline Adventure in Valdez. We were up there for 2 months and we got to guide in the Tordrillo Mountains as well as in the Valdez zone. Skiing Alaska is like skiing a whole other worldโฆ This was [โฆ] Featured Video Miles Clark | September 4, 2023 1 Comment
SnowBrains Antarctica Highlight Video 2022 In 2022, we went to Antarctica to ski guide with Ice Axe Expeditions twice. Twice! 2 trips of a lifetime in a 4-week windowโฆ (Wanna come with us to Antarctica in 2023? Shoot us an email at contact@snowbrains.com) The weather was insane on both trips. Much higher than average snowpack and snowfall last year. We took full advantage and experienced [โฆ] Featured Video Miles Clark | August 28, 2023 0 Comments
SnowBrains 2020/21 Mammoth/Yosemite Highlight Video: D-Spin 720ยบ & Chutes for Daysโฆ May is our favorite month of the year to ski. We spend it in Mammoth skiing the resort and backcountry skiing the Eastern Sierra including Yosemite. There are so many aspects to this month that make it amazing in Mammoth: Ice Cream at Mono Cone Monoritos at Mono Market Fish Tacos at Mobile Mart Carne Asada Tortas at Salsas Hot [โฆ] Featured Video Miles Clark | December 23, 2021 1 Comment
SnowBrains 2020/21 Highlight Video: Jackson Hole, Squaw Valley, Alaska, Nevada, Utah SnowBrains had a terrific year of skiing and traveling in North America last season and we couldnโt be more grateful to all of you for your support and for all the help we acquired along the way. 2020/21 was a terrific season with highlights including: Most snowfall ever recorded in February at Jackson Hole, WY 2 monster storms at Squaw [โฆ] Featured Video Miles Clark | December 16, 2021 0 Comments
[VIDEO] SnowBrainsโ 2020/21 Teton Range, WY Highlights: 172โณ of Snow in February 2021โฆ We spent the bulk of our season in Jackson, Wyoming skiing the Teton Range in the 2020/21 season. We made it up there for opening day in November, stayed for all of the 172โณ February, and left with a huge smile on our faces on March 1st when spring hit hot and hard and it was time to move on. [โฆ] Featured Video Miles Clark | October 19, 2021 0 Comments
Could You Ride the Bec de Rosses in Verbier? The Bec de Rosses is legendary for three simples reasons: Itโs big, scary, and world class. Itโs 40-60 degrees for 2,600 vertical feet and is littered with cliffs, dead ends, and mandatory airs. On the Bec, you either wus-out and ski the dogleg (which still feels death defying, Featured Article Miles Clark | July 6, 2019 13 Comments
Squaw Valley, CAโs 2016/17 Season Highlight VIDEO: 2nd Snowiest Winter in Historyโฆ [arve url=""] SnowBrains | July 22, 2017 38 Likes 3 Tweets 0 Comments
ThrowBack Thursday: SnowBrainsโ 2013 Japan Highlight Video from April 3rd, 2013: 2013 in Japan was silly. 17 powder days in a row. A coupla days off. Then 19 more powder days in a row. Not bad. Not great. Just normal, unremarkable, stupidly deep Japan. These islands are some sort of snow utopia that Americans havenโt even come close to tapping into yet. Theresโ really nothing to wait for. Come now before all these Japanese ski resorts go [โฆ] SnowBrains | March 3, 2016 4 Comments
VIDEO: Temple Basin, NZ Season Highlights โThis video follows the MFC boys on a trip to Temple Basin. Riders Charlie Murray, Jamesa Hampton, Nick Pascoe and Craig Murray are captured by Thomas Lloyd. With good snow and great weather they managed to find a few fresh lines. This is mostly filmed in the extensive network of back bowls around the field.โ โ Charlie Murray Guest Author | October 1, 2015 0 Comments
VIDEO: Portillo, Chile 2014 Season Highlights I spent my fourth season ski instructing, coaching, and freeskiing in the legendary Ski Portillo, Chile. It sits along the edge of La Lugana del Inca surrounded by jagged and awe inspiring 13,000 foot peaks. The views are amazing and the skiing is even better. Portillo offers some of the best off-piste skiing in the world. There is everything from steep technical chutes to wide open bowls. With a little bit of hiking the possibilities are [โฆ] Andrew Rumph | June 3, 2015 1 Comment
VIDEO: 50-Years of Highlights at Jackson Hole, WY โJackson Hole was founded on a simple but bold idea; having the courage and conviction of your dreams. Nearly fifty years later Jackson Hole continues to evolve as the last true bastion for all for those who dare to live this dream.โ โ Jackson Hole Jackson Hole is legendary and we canโt help but love them for embracing their extreme history. The biggest and best and ridden at Jackson and theyโre promoting that right up front. And why not? Jackson has the most intimidating terrain in the Lower 48. They have the mellow stuff, too. This turns out to be the perfect combo because you can come out to Jackson, ski mellow [โฆ] SnowBrains | December 10, 2014 0 Comments
7 Classic Las Lenas Lines | Argentina 2014 In Faster Than Al Bondi, Dorian Densmore rips around some classic Las Lenas lines made famous by Adri Millan POV videos. This video features Dorian saltandoing tres sesentas, fumaring porros, and chupandoing cerveza. While he does not ride faster than Millan, he does ride faster than Al Bondi. You may know Dorian Densmore from feature films such as Buendelos Day and Rodrigo Junior. [โฆ] Guest Author | September 23, 2014 0 Comments