The FIFTY - Line 21/50 - Mt. Timpanogos, UT - An Avalanche Path and a Last Minute Decision.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- The Cold Fusion line off of North Timpanogos, UT can be seen from the cities of Utah miles away and thousands of feet below. Its sight alone draws in skiers like bears to honey. What drew The FIFTY crew to Cold Fusion is a potential for sunny skies and unusually stable avalanche conditions. With a last minute call from Utah locals, the crew decides to hop in the car, drive across the desert and give Cold Fusion a chance. Starring Cody Townsend, Bjarne Salen, Drew Peterson and Mali Noyes. Photography by Bjarne Salen and Ming Poon.
This is Episode 22 for The FIFTY, and line 21 completed by Cody Townsend. The FIFTY is a project following Cody Townsend as he attempts to climb and ski all fifty of the lines and mountains chronicled in the book, "The 50 Classic Ski Descents of North America." The series documents Townsend's journey's, travels, challenges and each line and mountain listed in the book. It's a journey through the most majestic mountains and ski lines in North America along with a unique insight into how skiers make decisions in the backcountry, how they plan, navigate and safely move through the mountains and the people that dedicate their lives to the mountains.
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Laughter after hitting rocks -
I wish I was sponsored too
Yeah- show us the bases/edges!!!
Laugh or cry, right? Skis are for skiing, and coreshots are just part of the game
Just wait for a demo day, then you can get all the rocks out of your system.
There are two kinds of skis in this world: Rock skis, and skis that are on their way to becoming rock skis.
My favorite so far...the new mapping is wicked cool! I really like the commentary during safety protocols; it's important to show the serious side of a good time. Great work Fifty posse!!!
Mapping at the beginning was sick!! I think we need a Bjarne special!!
Totally agree.. loved that as well!
I like how so many people climb mountains and they hit the summit and that's the goal and its a good goal because that climb looks very hard for the average person. These people hit the summit and they're like ok we summited this mountain now lets do what we actually came here to do and ski down this gnarly looking steep rocky avalanche chute.
As someone living in the Midwest who's had this book sitting on their coffee table for the past couple years, I love watching this series and watching these lines come to life. Thanks for these videos. Stay safe.
Love how you guys show the beacon checks! Most people overlook such simple gear checks so hopefully people can learn from it.
Mapping visualization from 3:15 - 3:45 was great, love that for framing the adventure, please continue to have that for the rest of the series!
Super sketchy man.....
....crackin open a recovery beer, in public, in Utah County. YEW!
teleroi 😭😭😭😂😂😂
Hey... Things in the mountains are different here than in the Mormonville Valley haha
@@ErikFullmer it'Saul Good man, here behind the Zion Curtain. YEW!
In Provo too hahahaha
Show us your ski's after hitting those rocks😅
All skis in the backcountry are rock skis
@@CheyenneWills My man
Point of order:
Timpnanogos is the second highest peak in the Wasatch at 11,752’
Mount Nebo, 40 miles to the south, is number one at 11,929’
I was just about to point this out. I enjoy both mountains quite a bit but what makes Mt Nebo so great is that it’s not very crowded.
Yup, learned that after I said that and figured I’d be corrected on that. Thanks!
@@CodyTownsend That settles it! You've got to come back and ski Nebo to get the credit.
Are there any good lines on Nebo? I’ve hiked it many times (damn near got fried in an unexpected lighting storm there) but have never BC skied in that area.
ecycled3d in terms of big, aesthetic lines, the NW couloir and it’s parallel neighbor, the champagne, are pretty epic. Approach from Pole canyon in late April - early May, depending on conditions and seasonal snow totals
Can't believe I waited so long to finally start watching these!
I’ve skied twice in my life, live in West Australia and barely see snow but fuck I love these videos. Keep up the great content!
I loved the beginning music on the background by the way!🤩
Gotta love tight nature trail (downhill, fast) skiing!
Also I love the new way you lay out your route. That's rad
Nice to see the Go Fast Camper still part of the 50 adventure! Great series!!
Yewwww!!! It's back!
Really gorgeous timelapse at 2:10, Bjarne :D
Never let a cross-country skier set the pace on a skin track, is the best thing I've ever heard. Keep it up!
Love the new bit showing the aerial & routes! Makes it much easier to follow for those of us unfamiliar with the fifty.
Timp is such a great mountain, for literally everything. Backcountry skiing a plenty. An actual ski resort. Hiking, climbing, mountain biking and caving. And it is literally at the edge of the city. You're no more than a 20 or 30 minute drive away from ANYTHING on Timp.
Your work is so extraordinary. Netflix should know about you, and produce a feature documentary.
Just finished the last video from last year, then this pops up. I thought I was going to be waiting a while. Train journeys from work just improved.
Thanks for this...I was in withdrawl. All better now!
All the best tours end with a danger trail!
Cody,
Really digging your addition of the avalanche awareness aspect of this episode as well as the technical breakdown of the route! It's really cool to see that portion of your planning and video editing! Keep 'em coming. Love these vids!
Just trying to keep it real and show what we do out there. Not really doing anything for the cameras we wouldn't do on a normal day.
Well said
Bjarne is a great photographer
Agreed
absolute legend Cod!!!
Cody freaking out about the single track back to the car LOL. That looks like Vermont Tree Skiing if I do say so myself.
“Never let the cross county skier set the pace on a skin track”! Ha, I know that too well, having skied regularly with a once ultra-runner myself. Just as I would summit, he would be skins off, refueled, and ready to rip...
Oh, and nice color matching, team orange!
Show us your ski's after hitting those rocks😅
Iphone weather: sun with a little cloud thing FTW.
Ever fueling my hunger to go skiing. 4 weeks to go. Love the new map graphics!
No way dude. I love that you just skiied the mountain I live right next to. Wish I would have met you man! Keep doing what you do man! Cheers.
The "ski out" is typically more spicy than the line your after in WA state also. Epic tree/trail run to close out the video! 🤘😁🤘
Laughter after hitting rocks -
I wish I was sponsored too
Ok the new route visualization is DOPE!!
Love the map addition!
Nice place for a nice ride!!! Ty for all the video I hope we see you in the French Pyrénées :-)
Honestly skiing that hike out looks like as much if not more fun than the chute lol
great stuff Cody! loving the series!!
Thank you!
Look at that shinny new ford ranger. Niiiiice!
My favourite series to follow right now. What peak are you saving for last!?! Stay safe.
Love this project. Thanks for showing a little mountaineering with the snow pack as well. We need more of that.
Outro song = Jonny Dylan Hughes - Bravery
Song in the end?
foreal tho
@@calvingiddings1915 This was tough to track down! Jonny Dylan Hughes - Bravery
@@sonofthebear5301 have been searching it for a couple of hours.....Thank you (exaggerated the couple hours part)
Don’t know what’s so spicy about the finish there. East coasters thrive in that environment
That’s like right in my back yard! There was a crazy big avalanche there last year.
Love the videos man! Keep it up!
I saw this line during school out the window after watching this lol
"The adventure is not over until you get to the car." Somebody needs to put that on a t-shirt.
Oh how I miss BC skiing in the Wasatch. Oh and the views weren't bad either 8:20. And at 9:35 full screen 4k.... Whoahhoooah!
Welcome to Utah my friend
Spicy exit.
Looked like a super fun descent. Seems like Mali is a bit of a rockstar on the way down as well as the way up.
Awesome video man, i appreciate seeing so much of the process! Great tunes too, btw, what's the song played in the closing credits of this video??
Omg, great to have you and Bjarne BACK! Headed out to ski today, this is great! 😀👍🙏
I can see cold fusion clearly from where I’m sitting
Cody. Call Toyota up.. They'd be all about getting you in a TRD Tundra.
Timpanogos is not "the highest mountain in the Wasatch." Mount Nebo to the South is.
Cody, you seem to have a really nice truck camper. Could you please make an episode and go thru the details of it?
Timp was one of my favorite mountains in the Wasatch. Nebo and twin peaks were also superb.
Edit: Nebo is slightly higher than Timp ;)
Awesome video. As an East coast skier I enjoyed watching you guys ski that run out. That looks like it belongs in NH. Come knock out Tucks and Huntington soon!
I binged the 2019 runs in just a few days last week. Loved em. Another great vid to start off 2020. Gonna be so difficult to wait for each vid to be posted now.... tho obviously not as difficult as doing the runs themselves haha. Keep up the good work, team
Nebo is the highest peak on the wasatch.
what´s a recovery beer😅, love her
Besides de great footage and editing, I guess Bjarne always finds the right tune to enjoy the whole experience. Great work guys. Thank you. Cheers from Maui!
Damn Cody Townsend that's a blast from the past! What's up man. We used to work at Sanderlings together, among other things. Now I'm starting to wonder if I was recommended this video because I like snowboarding and snowsports or because youtube knows I know you lol
Mt nebo is the highest in the Wasatch mountains with an elevation if 11,928
Timpanogos 11,752
Listening to the ski out freak out - I feel so much better about myself. I AM NOT ALONE lol
You and Andrew Drummond need to link up this spring for Huntington ravine in new Hampshire 👍 thanks for the content! Love the channel
Hell yeah Cody! So great to see you finally get into some good snow for the Fifty, and good on y'all for digging a pit and sharing with us. Also, Mali is a local homie and absolute shredder! Stoked to see her on this trip.
hey cody!! whats this outro song called?
This was tough to track down! Jonny Dylan Hughes - Bravery
oooh ... I really like the fancy new map at the beginning! Great stuff as always!
The mountain looked to be in better shape last June than this January.
Cody I'm glad you made it to my neck of the woods! This line is AMAZING ... love the Utah bushwhacking. Look out for that Scrub Oak 😆
Ski out looks like Canadian Rockies glade skiing
Bushwhacking on BC skis builds character....I was dodging branches sitting at my desk watching it!....Stellar line, avalanche path?...sick!..“Never let the cross county skier set the pace on a skin track”! ...Mali looks like a force of nature, next time give her a heavy pack to haul up..slow her down a bit....Beautiful Mountain.....LOVE this series! Awesome camera work Bjarne...
The new map format for the climb and ski was very cool.
Nice graphics
Timp is the second highest in the wasatch Mt Nebo is the highest
My favourite episode so far I think. Taking the drone out must be such a pain but the shots really make a difference. Bjarne must be so busy with all the shots in this. Big respect.
Sick! You made nice work of my backyard! Come again and we’ll getcha a local who skis that every week ;) awesome series and congrats! @utahpow
It's a great day when I'm greeted by one of these vids! Truer words have never been spoken: "don't let the x-c skier set the pace.."
Unless you have to break trail through a foot plus.. then they are required to stay in front at all times!
New Truck? or did I miss an older video where you showed it off?
6:49, Bjarne be like, stop it with your wrinkly plastik bag while I interview. Drew be like, oh, oh, sorry buddy, I stop :D
That was an absolutely beautiful line/location even with the snow looking a little blasted. Like the unpretentious good nature skiers too! Nice.
Apple weather sucks Cody
You really upped your soundtrack game! Keep the good jams coming!
Love your attitude guys! 100% posing-free, that is quite refreshing.
What's the song at the end? I've looked everywhere but can't seem to find it
This was tough to track down! Jonny Dylan Hughes - Bravery
“The pitch is pretty mellow, 35-40 degrees”. For some of us that is the epitome of backcountry skiing. Sigh.
Don't think it could be a better time to catch up on the episodes ! This episode gave me so much skiing envy ! Really...Thank you from Belgium
Our pleasure!
How do you not have more subscribers??? Epic series so far 👍🏻
As always a great video👍
Those poor skis, nasty rocks🙈
Love that map graphic at the beginning! Keep up the good work!
Loved this video a ton, a really good length and the detail breakdown on the line was super dope!
Outro song?
This was tough to track down! Jonny Dylan Hughes - Bravery
21 in and this is the best series on TH-cam... Hands down.
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That girl is showing Cody what's up...she just laughs at his frustration on the trail....and smokes him on the way up. Girl sings " tree ".... Cody " Oh God, Oh God "....lol...Locals are rugged as heck!
Loving the quality on this, moving closer to matching the quality on the Peak Obsessions episode! Also loving seeing more of the #s + the mechanics of the day!
We're continually trying to get better so I'm glad that resonated.
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