The Fifty

Townsend is at the height of his powers, but he still has to navigate the biggest hazard ski mountaineers face.

"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?

Cody Townsend introduces one of the best freeskiers of all time to mountaineering in the Sawtooth Mountains.

Cody Townsend sets out for another line and reveals the logistics behind his missions.

Cody Townsend faces an uphill battle in Alaska.

Cody Townsend discovers that sometimes, the skiing’s just not worth it.

Cody Townsend, Chris Rubens, Kevin Hjertaas make a quick strike on a big line.

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.

Cody Townsend checks off line number 2 on his epic adventure of tackling the 50 classic descents of North America.

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