[VIDEO] ‘The Fifty’ is Back with a New Season and New Lines! | #37/50* – A Rarely Skied Giant of British Columbia The Fifty series is back with a brand new season, where professional skier Cody Townsend and his filmmaker Bjarne Salen embark to climb and ski all 50 of the 50 Classic Ski Descents of North America. In the first episode of season four, Townsend and Salen go after #37 on the list: the Comstock Couloir in British Columbia. “Deep in […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 5, 2022 0 Comments
Spotlight On: Cody Townsend and The FIFTY Unlike many athletes who grew up watching the Olympics and aspiring to be the best of the best in the competitive world, Cody Townsend had a very different vision for his future when he was learning to ski at Palisades Tahoe, CA: he wanted to produce ski movies and go down in history as one of the best pro freeskiers, […] Industry News Lucy Ferneyhough | October 5, 2022 0 Comments
[VIDEO] The FIFTY With Cody Townsend Returns October 5th – Season 4 is Wholly Dedicated to Hilaree Nelson The FIFTY is back! After a winter of adventures across North America, the fourth year of episodes is coming soon. Related: VIDEO: The FIFTY – Year 3 – Highlights and Project Update Starting October 5th, 2022, the steeps, suffering, laughs, and adventures that define The FIFTY will be showing every two weeks from now until… well you’ll just have to follow […] SnowBrains | September 29, 2022 0 Comments
[VIDEO] ‘The FIFTY’ – Line 35/50 – Cody Learns How to Film, Skiing Silver Couloir What happens when The FIFTY goes Freaky Friday and switches it all up? Heading out to Summit County, CO to ski the classic town backcountry lap, The Silver Couloir on Buffalo Mountain, skier and star Cody Townsend, decides to jump behind the camera and aim the lens on The FIFTY’s principle cinematographer, Bjarne Salen. Joined up with Summit County ski […] SnowBrains | December 1, 2021 0 Comments
Bjarne Salen, Filmer of The FIFTY, Shares His Favorite Books It’s always fascinating to learn the habits and interests that drive the world’s most successful people. What makes them tick, how they work out, their morning routines, and what they read. On the latest SnowBrains podcast, Bjarne Salen let us know his favorite books or the books he’s gifted the most. Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest […] SnowBrains | November 23, 2021 0 Comments
[VIDEO] How to Ski Big Lines – Backcountry Planning on Devil’s Bedstead, Idaho – The FIFTY So you want to ski some big backcountry lines… So much of the process to climbing and skiing big mountain objectives is predicated on the research and planning that takes places in the weeks and days leading up to your adventure. This episode explains some of that process and shows how trip planning can be the difference between success and […] SnowBrains | November 17, 2021 0 Comments
The SnowBrains Podcast #22 | Bjarne Salen – Filmer of “The Fifty” w/ Cody Townsend, Hardcore Ski Mountaineer, Adventurer, Philosopher Brought to you by Scott Sports & Alta Ski Area The SnowBrains Podcast is back! Last week we launched season two with an awesome conversation with Doug Stoup, and today we’re back with another new episode. Season two promises to be bigger and better, and we already have some fantastic guests lined up for your listening pleasure. Launched in October 2020, The […] Podcasts Podcast | November 10, 2021 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Badwater Basin to Mt Whitney, CA Summit with Alex Honnold – The FIFTY – Line 33 of 50 In the never-ending quest to make The FIFTY more difficult, Cody Townsend is joined by legendary rock climber and free soloist Alex Honnold to attempt to link together the lowest spot in North America, Badwater Basin (-282′ below sea level) with the highest spot in the continental United States, Mt. Whitney (14,505′ above sea level) via a 135-mile bike ride […] Backcountry SnowBrains | November 3, 2021 0 Comments