[VIDEO] The FIFTY+ Ep. 2 | A Ski Mountaineer’s Dream Line – Pioneer Peak, AK The hunt for Classics continues. After six years of following, climbing, and skiing 46 of the lines and mountains in the book “The Fifty Classic Ski Descents of North America,” it’s time to pursue a personally inspired and modern list of classics. Related: Cody Townsend Releases Brand New Project: The FIFTY+ Pioneer Peak is widely known in Alaska. Little known […] Featured Video SnowBrains | November 21, 2024 0 Comments
Cody Townsend Releases Brand New Project: The FIFTY+ After announcing the conclusion of his project, The FIFTY, Cody Townsend is now brewing something new for finding the most incredible backcountry ski lines in the world. Townsend had skied 46 of the 50 lines recorded in the book, “The Fifty Classic Descents of North America,” before ending the project to allow him to ski the last four on his own […] Industry News Quinn Brophy | October 31, 2024 1 Comment
The SnowBrains Podcast | Cody Townsend – Star & Producer of The Fifty Project “I shit my pants in a helicopter once. Just like trying to press a fart out way too hard and maybe had a little something bad to eat the night before. We were forced to land the helicopter because the pilot got so pissed off.” – Cody Townsend Cody will appear on a new episode of The SnowBrains Podcast later […] Podcasts Podcast | October 15, 2024 0 Comments
Palisades Tahoe, CA, Athletes Share Their Favorite 3 Chairlifts Palisades Tahoe, California, asked its top athletes to rank their three favorite chairlifts, and for all the Tahoe locals who call Palisades Tahoe their home, their answers won’t surprise you. Related: Why KT-22 at Palisades Tahoe, CA is the Best Chairlift in North America All of their answers had one thing in common: KT-22 was always part of their response. […] Industry News Alfred Arnaud | November 25, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] The POLAR STAR – Full FILM – Ski Mountaineering in an Arctic Land of Giants – The FIFTY 45/50 The most remote classic of The FIFTY, The Polar Star is an iconic ski line. Set on the Arctic island of Baffin, the Polar Star Couloir is an aesthetic, breathtaking couloir set among an island of ice, polar bears, and towering granite walls. Joining up with Cody Townsend on his attempt to ski “The Fifty Classic Ski Descents of North […] Backcountry SnowBrains | November 15, 2023 0 Comments
[REVIEW] Cody Townsend’s “The Polar Star”—A Wholesome Ski Expedition to Baffin Island Cody Townsend’s “50 Project” is at the apex of its career with “The Polar Star,” a full-length feature film covering one of the project’s most coveted lines. In the film, Townsend, accompanied by cinematographer Bjarne Salen and IFMGA Mountain Guide Vivian Bruchez, embarks upon an adventure to Baffin Island in the far reaches of Canada’s Arctic Circle to ski the […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | November 13, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] The FIFTY Episode 44: SPLIT – Tragedy and Triumph in Split Couloir, CA Cody Townsend’s The FIFTY returns with this winter’s first full episode. Related: 3 Caught 1 Killed in Avalanche on Split Mountain, CA Mountains can have a certain energy to them, and a mountain called Split, located in the High Sierra Mountain Range in eastern California, has an energy with a dark side. Split Mountain is a 14,000-foot peak with a […] SnowBrains | October 4, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] The FIFTY – 2023 TEASER – Season 5 – New Lines, New Episodes, New Adventures…Coming Soon. The fifth year of The FIFTY is back! The docu-series following Cody Townsend’s journeys and adventures climbing and skiing “The Fifty Classic Ski Descents of North America” with Bjarne Salén behind the lens, goes from a historic winter in California to the arctic towers of Baffin Island. Subscribe to the channel to not miss an episode. Guest Stars for Season […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 27, 2023 0 Comments
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