50 Classic Ski Descents

"I want to say that was awesome, but that wasn't," Townsend confesses, with zombie eyes, back at his van. "That was horrible."

Could this be the best line yet of Cody Townsend's The Fifty Project?

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Townsend tackles a line with a pucker factor of 100.

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“The Fifty” returns for another season as Townsend and crew attempt The Cold Fusion Line in Utah.

Cody Townsend battles an impending storm and melting glaciers in the latest episode of "The Fifty."

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Cody Townsend checks off two of Colorado’s most challenging lines.

Cody and Bjarne's first classic descent in Colorado is also one of the most gripping.

Another peak tests Cody Townsend's backcountry savviness.

What goes down must first go up—way up.

Cody Townsend takes the road less traveled.

Cody Townsend and co. get creative in the name of first descents.

The new web series will document the pro skier tackling fifty classic descents of North America.