Brennan Lagasse has been on skis since the age of two. His passion for spending time in the mountains has provided unlimited inspiration for living each day to the fullest.  He makes his living as a writer, teacher, and guide living on the West Shore of Lake Tahoe, California, with his wife Jillian and their dogs Olas and Nieve.

Between teaching courses in the Interdisciplinary Studies and Environmental Science Departments at Sierra Nevada College, Brennan also acts as co-guide for Points North Heli-Adventures Ski Touring Program in the Chugach Mountains of Alaska. He also teaches Wilderness Survival at Truckee Meadows Community College and contributes to several print and online publications as both a freelance and staff writer.

Brennan's writing has been published by a myriad of outlets in several disciplines. On topics related to sustainability his Master's work was published as a book, and he continues to write for Vision Magazine on a monthly basis. While he also writes for various music industry media, much of Brennan's writing is focused on backcountry skiing. He has contributed to several ski outlets such as Tetongravity.com, CleanSnipe.com, Skiing Magazine, Powder Magazine, Adventure Sports Journal, Skiing the Backcountry, and authors a weekly ski season column‚ The State of the Backcountry‚ along with other backcountry-centric coverage as a reporter for Unofficial Networks.