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Steven Agar

SnowBrains Chief Operating Officer. Summers running, hiking, climbing, and camping in the mountains of the Lake District, UK. Winters skiing all over the world.

Gear Review: Full Tilt Ascendant SC – One Boot to Rule Them All

*SnowBrains carries some affiliate marketing links, which means we earn commission on sales of some products when users click through a link from the site. Our editorial content is NOT influenced by affiliate partnerships. With no mountain town to call home, my nomadic lifestyle means I don’t have a garage, crawl space, or basement to store my ski gear. I […]

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Steven Agar | March 8, 2022
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Winter Park Resort, CO, Report: Winter Returns in Time for Spring Break

Report from Monday, March 7th, 2022 Today was a good day. Today was the best day of my season so far. Related: Winter Park Resort, CO, Named Best Ski Resort in North America by USA Today for 3rd Time One of those where you go out for a ‘couple of runs’ because you’ve work to do later but end up […]

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Steven Agar | March 7, 2022
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Big Sky Resort, MT, Report: Making the Most of Spring Conditions at This Huge Resort

  Report from Friday 4th March, 2022 The drive up to Big Sky Resort is stunning. Following the meandering Gallatin river up the canyon, the only evidence of a ski resort is Lone Peak, looking out of place standing proud above the pines. And then you see it. The front side of Big Sky Resort imposes over the mountain village. This […]

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Steven Agar | March 5, 2022
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Sportube Series 2 Hardcase Review: Make Traveling With Skis Easier

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Traveling with skis isn’t easy. But it is a necessity; I don’t want to be skiing anything other than the skis I know and love. Fabric travel cases don’t do it for me. I think they’re more awkward than they need to be, and they don’t offer the protection required to withstand the rigors of travel and the way baggage handlers […]

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Steven Agar | March 1, 2022
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Wildhorn Outfitters Gear: High-End Gear at Low-End Prices to Get You Stoked

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There’s no getting away from it; skiing’s expensive. Lift passes, equipment, food on the mountain, traveling, and clothing. But it doesn’t have to be that way; there are ways to cut costs without sacrificing. High-quality skiwear can cost hundreds. A head-to-toe outfit could set you back north of a thousand bucks. Wildhorn Outfitters, out of Salt Lake City, UT, aims […]

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Steven Agar | February 28, 2022
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Ski Santa Fe, NM, Report: Party Time and No Lift Lines on a Weekend

Report from Saturday 26th February 2022 If Thursday was deepest winter at Ski Santa Fe, NM, today was prime spring. The sun was shining, the temperatures were perfect, and the live music was pumping at mid-mountain Totemoff’s. Thursday’s Report: Ski Santa Fe, NM, Report: Real Mountains, Fresh Powder, and Unlimited Glades Living in a Colorado ski resort on one of the […]

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Steven Agar | February 27, 2022
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Ski Santa Fe, NM, Report: Real Mountains, Fresh Powder and Unlimited Glades

Report from Thursday 24th February 2022 New Mexico has mountains. Big mountains. Ski Sante Fe’s base area is at 10,350-feet, the highest in New Mexico and the top ten highest in North America. The peak is at 12,075-feet, in the top ten in North America. And the view from up there is stunning. Or so we were told. Yesterday morning […]

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Steven Agar | February 25, 2022
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Alyeska Resort, AK, Report: Knee Deep Powder and Hitting North Face

Report from Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022 Like Monday, you could not see the top of Alyeska Resort, AK, this morning. However, once the tram broke through the clouds, the ridgeline was clear and visibility was good. The cloud came up to the base of the Glacier Bowl Express but cleared as the day went on, providing our first view of […]

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Steven Agar | February 2, 2022
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