Here's hoping you've actually secretly completed the 50 and will be releasing about 26 more episodes over the next few weeks. Preferably daily but will accept every other day.
@CodyTownsend4 жыл бұрын
Here's hoping I did too!... Oh wait.
@seand76034 жыл бұрын
@@CodyTownsend lol :)
@mountainman81294 жыл бұрын
Dude, give him some time. Seems like a couple year journey at least. Cody, you rock, Bud! Huge balls!👍 Tap on my profile picture and check out my original songs. Playlist titled MountainMan has 13 originals and 1 Jimi Hendrix cover (Red House). All acoustic, no FX, one take, warts and all. 🙂 Give it a listen! Hope you enjoy them! ✌❤❄
@mountainman81294 жыл бұрын
@@CodyTownsend Read the above reply. Should have tagged you first. Sorry bro. Btw, I used to work at Copper, but A-Basin was my home mountain. Now I'm stuck in Ohio. 👎 Hope you're doing well and staying healthy! Good luck on the rest of your journey. I'll keep watching!
@poty13 жыл бұрын
Skill set of these pros is incredible. I like that they all are nervous when they set out. That means they’re human and respectful . The angles they’re working with are scary. Camera’s never do it Justice. Wind driven snow is lethal.
@dmitryshusterman9494 Жыл бұрын
Skills are greater then average but not all that impressive. They are on cautious side, tho conditions are not the best
@mrbalcom1014 жыл бұрын
Yes!!!! As a Bellingham local, and avid backcountry enthusiasts I've been waiting for this!!!!!
@shustyrackleford_7103 жыл бұрын
ooooOOoOoooOo
@ameydav4 жыл бұрын
So nice to see a ski movie that shows the caution and calculations that go into skiing a mountaineering line and not just the “cliff notes”!
@jaymorf73743 жыл бұрын
Watched the while thing through fascinated, felt like I was there. So superior to watch a content-full low-key high adventure doc as opposed to the usual 95% hype to see the five seconds you were interested in. Thanks for keeping it real.
@katatat20302 жыл бұрын
Exactly. I love these cause the tone is so different from most ski/climbing films out there. I've gotten tired of the super dramatic voiceover style, though it does have its place
@bengordon23304 жыл бұрын
Great timing - I was beginning to get overwhelmed with the doom and gloom until you brought a glimmer of joy to the day. Thank you Bjarne and Cody. Stay safe
@CodyTownsend4 жыл бұрын
Cheers Ben, stay safe out there.
@UnitedElectric4 жыл бұрын
Wait to go! So great to see the decision making and go or no go calcs. Makes the trip real to us viewers. Amazing series.
@somewhat74 жыл бұрын
TABERNAC, cracked me up! never been so puckered in front of my screen at home. awesome stuff guys
@janefreeman41213 жыл бұрын
Hi. I worked at Mt. Baker ski area for years ages ago. It was great to see the view from on top of Mt. Shuksan! At the time only staff could stay over at the lodge. We cross country skied on moonlit nights often and once skied from the lodge thru the woods some miles and had arranged a car. Mt. Baker was family run by some really great folks. The chairlift operators had their tuition and books covered at WWU in exchange and it was a homey atmosphere. There were other legends at the time. Zop and an old German man who had been an Olympian. Nice memories!
@christopherorman57694 жыл бұрын
Great episode. There is so much that can be learned from this series about checking snow, safety, and working with your team.
@mikesandydotnet4 жыл бұрын
I needed this. Pandemic, closed ski areas, closed everything really, and then a 5.7 earthquake hit SLC today. Thank you so much for this.
@AuroraBoarder14 жыл бұрын
It has LONG been a fantasy of mine to snowboard Mt. Shuksan! Now, I have an idea of what to expect. Thank you for this video!
@Bossdixon4 жыл бұрын
I need some more Bjarne in my life! Keep up the good vibes and runs!
@dlevi674 жыл бұрын
Yes. The real unsung hero of this series!
@deraldgoyette11004 жыл бұрын
Personally my favorite so far...the Peak Obsession episode was pretty hard to beat but i felt that this one was so candid and pure! absolutely felt like i was there with you guys, loved it!!! I live in the valley and have been starting to back country ski around Tahoe. I think the comments and showing of what concerns you and Bjarne when deciding to go or not is awesome! i have often told my kids (7 of them all over 22) that the talent God gives you, no matter what it is, skiing or being a brain surgeon, is for everyone else in the world your enjoyment of your own talent is a bonus...thank you for this project and sharing it with us!
@daleunroe60744 жыл бұрын
had a beer at the end just to celebrate virtually on an epic decent ...thanks for filming and sharing the adventure
@robertzorromansby41294 жыл бұрын
"taking these mini golf-shredders into something....MASSIVE"
@scha03064 жыл бұрын
Great filming! The alternations between first-person and super-distant zoom shots of the same moment are stunning.
@joemaxie44684 жыл бұрын
super sweet line....always pumped to see a new episode...even more so now....great film work Bjarne...when pro skiers say they're "puckered" you know it;s steeeep.....love the show....makes me want to load up the gear and head West....Namaste
@ballhockey104 жыл бұрын
These episodes just keep getting better and better! Showing the mini-golfers how to do the big lines - hilarious.
@scnomad36264 жыл бұрын
Great episode. It’s not always about charging perfect snow, sometimes there’s a bit of survival skiing to get to the goods. Nicely done!
@tekrunner9874 жыл бұрын
Watching this while in lock-down, thanks for the breath of (very) fresh air!
@CodyTownsend4 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@BenMercer4 жыл бұрын
My son and I watch these before bed. He's never been skiing (3 years old and live in Texas) but he is already a huge fan of Cody's. Keep up the content, we love it down here!
@brianharder77144 жыл бұрын
So sweet. Hilarious to see such a classic ski mountaineering line go down on giant skis and platform bindings. Times are changing.
@CodyTownsend4 жыл бұрын
Yup, so different than the tele bindings and skinny skis of yesteryear that used to take this line down
@brianharder77144 жыл бұрын
@@CodyTownsend Indeed. Can you imagine standing there getting ready to drop onto that variable wind board with your heel free, leather boots and 75mm underfoot? Catch that "NOPE train" right on out outta there.
@stephenr30102 жыл бұрын
My goodness gracious thank you for sharing 🙏 sounds crispy and sketch. Keen for any snow and/or dodgy crusty sleet after 1.75 years locked away from it in Oz!!
@erik.reinert4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic - that feeling when you're so amped at the bottom of the line that all you can do is babble because the lizard brain is firing so hard.
@AuroraBoarder14 жыл бұрын
"April blizzards bring May lizards." I've been wanting to say that since the days when snowboarders were nicknamed lizards.
@dlevi674 жыл бұрын
@@AuroraBoarder1 May lizards bring you April blizzards!
@CodyTownsend4 жыл бұрын
It's a damn good feeling brought on by those lizards.
@acpulse4 жыл бұрын
Haha, this feeling! The little run through the trees and over the hoppers into the valley after a biggun. I love that feeling, still have the adrenaline from the serious stuff and then you can play around.
@daveemery7884 жыл бұрын
@@AuroraBoarder1 hahahahahahaha, well you got your chance. My palms are sweating after watching that line. Damn.
@gregreynolds3914 жыл бұрын
Bjarne outdoes himself! Maybe best episode yet and yeah, the freestylers can ski :)
@7stanimal4 жыл бұрын
Greg Reynolds Im an ex ski racer.How insulting. Haha
@kevindudd32254 жыл бұрын
Pure boss mode. Day two (of fourteen) in self isolation and that was exactly what I needed!
@carolinehayhurst81924 жыл бұрын
Such beautiful skiing. Amazing to hold your nerve with that exposure and crust. Looking forward to the next one, please drip feed some pleasure into sad times. Also second the call for more gear episodes on ski/binding set up - something for the down days ahead.....Stay safe
@DrM-19854 жыл бұрын
So invigorating...keep on sharing these great conquests!
@anderslangoks38134 жыл бұрын
I know you're safe when the background music starts playing. Thanks for a great video.
@Alex774392 жыл бұрын
Love the tabarnak 🤣. Great video
@dirtbagseth2 жыл бұрын
Our party actually ran into you on the arm the day you were "checking the snow" as we headed for the salmon. That hike out of the bottom never gets easier! Cheers to a great adventure! NWC still in the cross-hairs.
@Jerroldjorgen4 жыл бұрын
Cody, loved it! Would also like to see a mini interview with you on your decision making on each line after completion/ group dynamics, and maybe specific gear selection. Keep up the great work!
@TheGomer3214 жыл бұрын
I've never skied a day in my life but these videos are beyond inspirational! Keep up the amazing stuff Cody, you are the man!
@dlevi674 жыл бұрын
Give it a try, you may be surprised at how fun it is even at the start. Doing stuff like this is beyond the pale of mere mortals, but it is definitely inspirational.
@klubstompers4 жыл бұрын
Favorite episode!!! Especially being a WA resident. When you are up top looking south 4:55, there is just an endless amount of peaks that could be skied, most of which have never been.
@CodyTownsend4 жыл бұрын
Agreed. The Cascades and North Cascades in general are so stacked, so deep and so inaccessible...there is lifetimes of lines out there.
@JamesJackson-jv4pf4 жыл бұрын
Gnarly Line Gents! Glad to have a glimpse of your time on the mountain. That snow did look intimidating-- especially above the exposure, but I'm glad it had some more give to it! I'm dying to head to this zone! Maybe this year, maybe not.. We'll have to see how things go. Cheers
@AlbaAdventures4 жыл бұрын
And we have to say it was so cool for us to meet with Stan and Alexi last year at IF3. We hope to be back there this year with a segment of our family series.
@gratefulmedhead98164 жыл бұрын
Did you just say "Tabernacle"??? You must have spent some time in Quebec, Canada!!!! love it!!
@swladimirov4 жыл бұрын
Epic... Amazing lines that pnw has to offer, unbelievable...
@scottlink16934 жыл бұрын
Nice job Cody and Bjarne!!!! You two are lighting the fire under a ton of asses!!!!! Thank you
@Trailsthatflow4 жыл бұрын
Great job Bjarne and Cody...love the stoke and vibe you guys put out !
@MrMimichel4 жыл бұрын
"Tabarnak" represent !
4 жыл бұрын
Oh yes sir, totalement haha!
@ml2424 жыл бұрын
@ malade!
@renaudnormand32464 жыл бұрын
D'ou vient ce fond québécois ? Estie de criss, est bonne celle là!! À12:55...
@alexisbeaulne96923 жыл бұрын
@@renaudnormand3246 alexis godbout est quebecois
@lukaleroy4 жыл бұрын
Thankfull to be able to follow your adventures! keep pushing and stay safe! Thanks Cody
@bigwave72074 жыл бұрын
Wow Cody! Nice job completing such a committed line! Maybe it’s out of the scope of a short KZfaq video, but it would be cool to know more about any snow stability assessments, seasonal snowpack history, and important weather trends over the course of the season in the north cascades you considered to rank your avalanche risk on that classic route.... especially since a slide would have been so consequential on those upper sections. Cheers on your success!
@neilbower12310 ай бұрын
Well gnarly at the top of that traverse, but excellent run thereafter. Lucky boys. Great vid
@gwlund094 жыл бұрын
So rad Cody...The most photographed mountain in the world that few have seen up close. As a Baker local, we've all stared at those lines wondering what they would be like. Thanks for charging it and giving us all inspiration to explore.
@elmerroth3 жыл бұрын
Good for you guys!!! I am a regular up at Mt. Baker Ski Area and look at that glacier with awe every time I’m there. Just amazing to see the view from the other way!
@donziperk3 жыл бұрын
Great line guys. The west coast mountain range has some most epic lines. It is so rugged from Alaska to Washington. I spent 40 years all over the backcountry around Whistler just epic. Would have loved to ski those areas around Baker. It was in the view from my house in White Rock.
@iaincampbell51774 жыл бұрын
10:54 Jimmy, you know Jimmy? Oh you don't? Just my Oscar winning pal Jimmy! My not a name-check good friend ultra legend Jimmy...
@ratta_tat3 жыл бұрын
Haha! I caught that too!
@colinbuxton97524 жыл бұрын
I was snowboarding baker resort a few weeks ago and saw a group on Shuksan. I like to think it was you guys! Keep up the awesome work and stay safe.
@alpinejonny4 жыл бұрын
Goddam.... this is the best series ever produced for youtube. I'm not even biased.
@CodyTownsend4 жыл бұрын
I agree and I'm super biased.
@jimross81014 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate this video... It made my morning watching this while stuck at home. It is also the reason I tell people not to follow random ski tracks, you never know where you will end up. Keep up the great work and hopefully we will all be back skiing soon.
@CodyTownsend4 жыл бұрын
it's a golden rule of Europe...never follow tracks.
@xpez96944 жыл бұрын
The audio score when they were checking out the snow condition at the top was very effective at creating a feeling of uncertainty.
@kstark22983 жыл бұрын
For the 3rd time I'm watching this massive effort while watching the markets(on my other screen) that have provided my living since I left ski bumming(and the adrenaline junkies I climbed with) behind in the late 80s. As always when watching your videos I get that old exposed feeling in my stomach that I left behind for a suit and tie and low angle BC efforts these days. Love the work!
@rsnowdozer4 жыл бұрын
Always believe in your dreams cause it's possible, one day, that one of them becomes true. Obviously the hit the jackpot Cody ! :-) Well done, this mountain looks awesome to ride on. As we're locked in due to COVID19 these images make me escape from this sad reality. Thanks a lot for that and all these dream lines you show us. Take care (and hello to Elyse and TheoTheBrave). :-D
@CycleKat4 жыл бұрын
I love seeing your decision-making and Bjarne's mentorship of you and the whole crew. Such a rad line, too!
@WhiteRockBoy4 жыл бұрын
looked up there for years, love seeing it up close!
@CodyTownsend4 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@georgemyers87504 жыл бұрын
Mt Shuksan One of the best ski area parking lot views. Cody, awesome to see this video, thank you. Sporty line. Nice to see the mid-line consult with Bjarne. Shows how solid of a partner he is with all of his steep skiing experience (chamonix and worldwide)...Just go there on the left next to the rocks..
@donnelly57574 жыл бұрын
The skiing was beyond exceptional! This video is a near perfect example of the life I dream of. Having the ability to ski steep and exposed lines would be awesome, but more importantly, being able to have the ability to establish and maintain relationships with a good group of friends to share life with would be way more awesome, which remains more elusive than ever.
@CodyTownsend4 жыл бұрын
Agreed, the community of skiing is truly what makes it special.
@patferris36403 жыл бұрын
I always wondered what it would be like hiking up that and looking down. My hands and feet were sweating and my heart was racing watching this! Awesome video!!
@mikepeters4962 Жыл бұрын
Love the work up on these lines. Nice work boys! Bagged the NWC! Have enjoyed following!
@morenonesense4 жыл бұрын
That's a proud line, congrats Cody & team!
@nickkoszewski64674 жыл бұрын
Found “The Fifty” last fall by chance and love the episodes. Takes on more meaning since our sole week-long trip out west to ski this year has fallen prey to covid. Just hope we get a shot to go next season. Keep the episodes coming.
@pagehenkelchance45084 жыл бұрын
Nick Koszewski May take a literal shot but hope you get to do everything you desire.
@nickkoszewski64674 жыл бұрын
Page Henkel Chance Thanks. Have no illusions about what may lie ahead for our country but certainly hope that one day folks can again feel the excitement of being on-piste and carving a turn on a sun-splashed slope. Stay safe.
@dominikd47754 жыл бұрын
Man this is why I love your videos. The perfect DAY. Sweating, yeehawing and beers in the end.
@tjernomyrdin4 жыл бұрын
It would be great if the people at Bivy could include the metric system in the route information section so that I (a lazy Swede) don´t have to convert feet to meters and miles to kilometers. This was another great episode even though the traverse over the exposed area made my hands sweaty. Keep 'em coming!
@dlevi674 жыл бұрын
Quick reckoner feet to metres: divide by 3. Miles to km: multiply by 3 and divide by 2. More precise: ft -> m divide by 3, then take 10% away; mi -> km divide by 2 four times, then multiply by 10. All easy to do in your head. Then again, my maths is better than my skiing... ;-)
@Martyn201014 жыл бұрын
Don't forget the kiwis too! Metric please !
@tjernomyrdin4 жыл бұрын
@@dlevi67 I'm an engineer so I know how to convert feet to meters and miles to kilometers (in my head). However my limited brain capacity only allows me to get a ballpark figure and being an engineer I want the numbers to be correct to the nearest meter. ;-)
@tjernomyrdin4 жыл бұрын
@Thorekk True but no matter how fast it is I will still need to pause the Fifty video (so that I don´t miss anything) and that will affect the viewing experience (in a negative way).
@CodyTownsend4 жыл бұрын
Hey Victor, I've definitely thought about it but the graphics become super messy and tough to read with numbers everywhere...so unfortunately, you're going to have to do as I do when I travel everywhere outside of the one damn place that is on this screw measuring system, which is do math. Until then, let's just hope one day the metric system gets adopted in the US.
@ADVwithRoscoe4 жыл бұрын
I’ve watched almost everyone of these videos, that was the greatest line so far. Well done!!!#ADVwithRoscoe
@CodyTownsend4 жыл бұрын
Cheers man.
@fernandog.aguirre27914 жыл бұрын
Stan always brings that extra energy! Well done guys, amazing and experienced skiers! This was no joke, a real legs burning experience. Great job and thanks for sharing! Cheers from Maui!
@CodyTownsend4 жыл бұрын
Our pleasure!
@jamesbruce20079 ай бұрын
Amazing line, great video Cody!!
@condoti4 жыл бұрын
If your episodes were even longer, I wouldn't be mad.
@CodyTownsend4 жыл бұрын
It's a tough balance between full entertainment that seems to short and stints of boredom that make it feel too long! We've been definitely getting longer and longer overall though.
@toastymctrigger60614 жыл бұрын
12:56 Québec 💯 Thanks for uploading, this was very refreshing to watch.
@pakaskwa11 ай бұрын
I’ve been to Baker many times and I know Shuksan is tough! You guys are crazy! I enjoyed the ride on my sofa!
@CodyTownsend11 ай бұрын
So good. Thanks!
@fxo10244 жыл бұрын
Great vid! Superbly shot, thanks for letting us ride along.
@CodyTownsend4 жыл бұрын
🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼
@alexanderdinnebier89754 жыл бұрын
Your Videos bring me so much joy! I would love for a series like this in the alps where I live...
@sandbox3904 жыл бұрын
Sweet crew! Stan and Alexi always bring the stoke.
@scotthorns55764 жыл бұрын
Such a great highlight and distraction to view at the end of the day! Keep it rolling!!
@alancrawford74074 жыл бұрын
Great series that has inspired this older meadow skipper to do more exploration and enjoy the Type 2 days! Really like the uphill focus. Oh, and the Le Bent touring socks are great. Highly recommended. I have two pairs with combined 70+ touring days this season and no sign of wear (socks or feet).
@nathancornwell14742 жыл бұрын
Man, there must be no measure of how badass you feel skiing through the resort on your way to the truck after ripping that line.
@jakoblevantinus91134 жыл бұрын
11:54: "We did it! From here on, it is just a regular triple black diamond!"
@jeremyallen59764 жыл бұрын
Mt Baker is my home resort. I love to see this
@brunospasta4 жыл бұрын
That looked like a great day out. That feeling at the end of a big line is just unreal and the video captured that feeling once again!
@Creeder9914 жыл бұрын
This is spectacular. Great job guys. The videography is awesome. I like that you guys were commenting and describing the run while going down, capturing the slope from many cameras and different angles, not much music either. Thank you for sharing
@CodyTownsend4 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@oakleafwarrior97334 жыл бұрын
Y'all should do a collab with Mediocre Amateurs, maybe next season.
@alifetosummit4 жыл бұрын
I second this
@deraldgoyette11004 жыл бұрын
@@alifetosummit maybe thats another project when this one is complete?
@area51r4 жыл бұрын
@@deraldgoyette1100 ur the project
@AuroraBoarder14 жыл бұрын
Couch potatoes go skiing! 😀😜😂
@buildalifeworthliving45514 жыл бұрын
Get me. Jerry of the day, put me in coach
@VRR4 жыл бұрын
one of the best episodes this year! great line!
@olympiclinic3 жыл бұрын
"Just keep skiing until it doesn't make any sense."
@mattbobsong6804 жыл бұрын
That’s some incredible stuff
@keshibi4 жыл бұрын
Epic, as always! Love the crew
@rachelbishop72904 жыл бұрын
The Bivy maps are amazing. I saw a comment about including metric measurements but even as a Canadian the visuals still make a huge difference in understanding the scale of what you're doing. Keep those in!
@RachelWhelton4 жыл бұрын
Really good. I think it's hard for ski film to express the emotions and uncertainty to viewers who never ski terrain that challenging. But this one does a great job of expression with the pacing and the music and the differences in your attitude over the terrain changes. Almost like being there! Best of luck with the next one!
@CodyTownsend4 жыл бұрын
Thanks man, that's been the whole goal from the get go, to bring the viewers along for the ride like they're sitting on my shoulder for the whole thing.
@oregonroadwarrior4 жыл бұрын
Damn, Nice work. Loving all your episodes Cody
@itsJames03114 жыл бұрын
These videos are my absolute favorite!
@daverainey...AK19114 жыл бұрын
Man I really like the Bivy Intro graphics...really puts in in your head...the line??? Type 3 fun eh? looks burly on my laptop must really be next level shitznat in person...BEST Vlog so far Cody and Bjarne...you guys just keep getting better...that was sick! I would have bailed! Sketch line...CHEERS & BEERS...
@bc527c4 жыл бұрын
Wow. Excellent work, the skiing and the film.
@CodyTownsend4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@andrewshepherd1884 жыл бұрын
Loved the wide shots of the whole mountain while you went down
@marki72754 жыл бұрын
That was cool. Nicely done.
@BlindstuffMTB4 жыл бұрын
Killer episode. Type 1 and 2 fun all in one episode.
@CodyTownsend4 жыл бұрын
🤘🏻🤘🏻
@paultrigger37984 жыл бұрын
man I really love these videos. They feel so real and with amazing shots.
@mpreiss77804 жыл бұрын
Cool, climbed up it couple times in winter in the 90's and thought of the ski down it but as I was scraping my crampons hitting rock on that upper traverse I thought not. yeah that's a very exposed section and fairly steep (50-55) One of the great mountains of the cascades
@endurok39pnw3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Looks like a great time. The shotguns at the end. Classic.
@TonyCorsaro4 жыл бұрын
Fun! Bjarne rocks. I’m guessing one more b4 you had to shutdown. Bummer. Adding the couple minutes of tech talk with the satellite overlays is a winner. Keep it up boys!