[VIDEO] The FIFTY – Ep. 29 – Castle Peak, ID: Bad Beta & Backcountry Buddies On the heels of a massive sufferfest in Montana, Cody Townsend and cinematographer Bjarne Salen hurry down to Idaho to catch a favorable avalanche and weather cycle to attempt a line deep in the Idaho wilderness north of Sun Valley. Armed with a borrowed snowmobile, enough equipment to survive a week in the woods, some bad beta, and the desire […] SnowBrains | October 21, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: The FIFTY – Ep. 28 – Mt. Stimson – The Worst Approach Ever In the NW corner of Montana, a ten-thousand foot mountain rises out straight out of the thick forest. Mt. Stimson dominates the skyline like a giant shark tooth turned upside down. The SW Face of Stimson, first skied by Pete Costain and Andy Zimet in 1997, is a five-thousand foot, steep, exposed and sustained face that guards all falls with […] Backcountry SnowBrains | October 6, 2021 0 Comments
Editor’s Faves: The SnowBrains Podcast With Cody Townsend – Star & Producer of The Fifty Project The SnowBrains Podcast is brought to you by Alta Ski Area The SnowBrains Podcast, launched in October 2020, has been an unmitigated success, breaking into the top 20% of all podcasts on Earth and exceeding our wildest dreams. And next season is going to be even bigger and better. We’re super stoked about some of the legends of the industry we […] Podcast | July 28, 2021 1 Comment
VIDEO: The FIFTY – Year 3 – Highlights and Project Update The Fifty returns for 2021. Get ready. “Despite the challenges of a low snow year, a record breaking avalanche year, the lingering effects of a global pandemic and a closed border between Canada and the US, the winter of 2021 had its successes for Cody Townsend’s goal to ski all 50 of The Fifty Classic Ski Descents of North America. From […] Backcountry SnowBrains | June 23, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: The FIFTY – Bonus Ep | Behind the Book and Project Update The FIFTY all started with a book. A book that pays tribute to the most aesthetic, boldest, most iconic, and most ‘classic’ backcountry ski lines of North America. Related: The SnowBrains Podcast | Episode #11 | Cody Townsend – Star & Producer of The Fifty Project In the first-ever interview with all the authors of the book, “Fifty Classic Ski […] SnowBrains | January 25, 2021 0 Comments
The SnowBrains Podcast | Episode #11 | Cody Townsend – Star & Producer of The Fifty Project The SnowBrains Podcast is brought to you by Alta Ski Area In October 2020, we proudly announced the launch of “The SnowBrains Podcast.“ The SnowBrains Podcast has already broken into the top 20% of all podcasts, and we’re honored and humbled. Thank you! This week, we bring you Cody Townsend, a California beach kid from Santa Cruz who was the high […] Podcasts SnowBrains | January 13, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: The FIFTY – “The Mountain Why” – a Short Film With Cody Townsend & Michelle Parker The FIFTY continues… But with a twist. The goal was simple, ride bikes, loaded down with 100-pounds of climbing, skiing, and camping equipment, over 1000 miles to ski three of The Fifty Classic Ski Descents of North America. A tiring adventure and a sufferfest, of course, but in the context of an ongoing global pandemic, a nation divided by chaos […] SnowBrains | January 5, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: The FIFTY – Bonus Episode: A Custom Hand Built Adventure Van – Bjarne Salen’s Van Tour The FIFTY involves a lot of driving and the customized adventure rigs are at the heart of the project. Related: VIDEO: The FIFTY – Bonus Episode | The FIFTY Rig – 2019 Ford Ranger Tour Cinematographer and ski mountaineer Bjarne Salen hand-built this custom interior of a Dodge Promaster van to live off the grid, sleep in cold environments and […] SnowBrains | August 7, 2020 0 Comments