Liam Abbott, Author at SnowBrains

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]