Meet Maia Bickert, Who Takes Skiing With Type 1 Diabetes Head On Maia Bickert has been skiing since she learned to walk. She showed in an alpine racing career consisting of Junior Olympics, U.S nationals, and FIS circuits like NorAm, that she was quite the capable skier. However, after a Type 1 diabetes diagnosis and an ACL injury, she was forced to rethink her career path. While pursuing a degree in Immunology […] Miles Nagel | May 15, 2025 0 Comments
SnowBrains Podcast Ep. 70 | Josh Daiek – One of the Most Badass Freeskiers on Earth This brand new episode of the SnowBrains podcast is brought to you by Club Med. Josh Daiek hails from the Midwest but currently resides in Lake Tahoe. He is one of the most rowdy, badass skiers on the planet. Some of his most notable achievements include throwing a 100-foot backflip over Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe and releasing a […] Podcasts Podcast | November 5, 2024 0 Comments
A Conversation with Alex Hall: Competing, Filming, And Everything in Between I recently had the chance to speak with Alex Hall, one of the most decorated slopestyle skiers ever, about his life in and out of skiing. He is best known as “A-Hall” or “your favorite skier’s favorite skier.” Some of his accolades include an Olympic gold medal and eight X Games podiums, half of which were gold. Coming off yet […] Max Brownback | July 11, 2024 2 Comments
The Evolution of Alta Ski Area’s Powder Photography Alta Ski Area in Utah is the third-highest snowfall ski resort in the United States, with an annual snowfall of 540 inches. With Alta’s impressive powder precedents, it’s no surprise it produces phenomenal powder photos. Inevitably, the process and products of the photography that takes place in Alta have evolved over the years. One of Alta’s most notorious powder photographers, […] Featured Article Breya Bergom | February 10, 2022 19 Comments
Snowboarders on the Rise: Tommie Bennett Embodies Everything That is Right About Snowboarding Tommie Bennett is a versatile 32-year-old snowboarder from Edwards, Colorado. Tommie has been snowboarding for the better part of 25 years and maintains a steady focus on multiple aspects of the sport at once. Whether he is in the park, riding groomers, or finding hidden pow-stashes, Tommie is consistently working on becoming the best snowboarder he can be and works hard […] Jesse | September 16, 2021 0 Comments
Snowboarders on the Rise: Team Gilson’s Ire Flanagan Has Ridden 113 Different Mountains Irelyn Flanagan, or Ire, is a big mountain snowboarder who rides for Team Gilson. She has been riding for upwards of 15 years and has ridden at 113 different ski areas. Born and raised in Absarokee, Montana, Ire is no stranger to mountain life and has found a love for traveling, exploring, and riding the snowcapped mountains of North America. I […] Jesse | September 9, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Mikaela Shiffrin Shares How Skiers Are Helping Health Care Workers with “Goggles for Docs” [arve url="https://youtu.be/UchgrLm2ya0"] SnowBrains | April 18, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Why Shane McConkey & Scott Gaffney Were Great Together | Scott Gaffney Interview: [arve url="https://youtu.be/f0RPwJRrElw"] SnowBrains | July 30, 2018 29 Likes 0 Tweets 5 Comments
Bode Miller and his Wife Discuss the Tragic Loss of their Daughter in TV Interview Olympic skier Bode Miller and his wife, Morgan Beck Miller, sat down with TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie to open up about the devastating drowning of their 19-month-old daughter earlier this year in their first public interview since the tragic accident. “They’re speaking out at the depths of their grief, and they’re doing it because they want to get the word out […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 27, 2018 0 Comments
Interview with Dutch Pro Freerider Irian van Helfteren My roommate, friend and riding buddy Irian van Helfteren is definitely worth an Interview. He was the first dutch man to compete in the Freeride World Tour, is a talented photographer and mountain guide – who knows the ins and outs of the Arlberg region. He has been living in Ausrtia for over 10 years. He divides his time up between […] Featured Article Eike Poeppelmeier | April 1, 2015 0 Comments
“Incorporate Olympic Valley” Video Interview with Board Members Dr. Ilfeld & Tom Day On May 19th, 2014, I interviewed Incorporate Olympic Valley (IOV) board members Dr. Fred Ilfeld and Tom Day at Tom’s home. I asked them to explain how the process of incorporation works and what strengths and weaknesses they foresee in the process. Squaw Valley ski resort has officially come out against incorporation. I asked […] Miles Clark | June 16, 2014 8 Comments
Pro Skier James Heim Discusses His Big Breaks… James Heim just did a great interview with SBC Skier and discussed his big breaks: 1. How he got his big break into MSP ski movies & 2. How he broke his back and pelvis badly at Whistler, B.C. We’ve excerpted those two portions of the interview. Read the full interview here: In the summer of 2002 our whole Rossland crew moved to Whistler to ski on the glacier. The rest went home afterwards, […] SnowBrains | December 23, 2013 0 Comments
Scot Schmidt Avalanche Interview: “I Got My Ass Handed to Me By a Massive Avalanche” “I didn’t know anything about big mountains. I basically got my ass handed to me by a massive slide and I was lucky to have walked away from it. That experience alone put me on a whole different path. If I hadn’t have had that experience I wouldn’t have been as cautious and as intuitive and as conscious.” – Scot Schmidt Robb Gaffney […] Avalanche SnowBrains | October 8, 2013 1 Comment
“Will Squaw Valley Become a Town?” | SnowBrains Interview with Incorporate Olympic Valley A New Town of Squaw Valley? Snowbrain’s interview with Dr. Fred Ilfeld, founding member of Incorporate Olympic Valley SB: How did the idea of forming a new town of Squaw Valley come about? FI: One of our group was pondering how the huge changes proposed for the Village development might affect the Valley, when the image of the old classic […] SnowBrains | September 5, 2013 5 Comments
Ueli Steck Interview on “Fight on Everest” | “100 People Trying to Kill 3 People” – Ueli Now we are hearing the “Fight on Everest” story from the horse’s mouth. Uli Steck, the Swiss climber who was violently attacked by a mob of 100 Sherpas, has been interviewed by Outside Magazine. All 3 professional European climbers involved in this Everest Fight (Ueli Steck, Jon Griffith, Simone Moro) are going home without attempting the summit of Everest. This interview […] SnowBrains | May 3, 2013 10 Comments
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