There are three cruxes of The FIFTY. Three lines that are the most daunting and challenging of them all. Three lines that ski mountaineers from around the world dream about, have tested themselves on and more often than not, fail on.

One of those lines is the second tallest mountain in the US, a mountain renowned for violent storms and the longest skiable line on the planet. That mountain is Mt. St. Elias.

In the spring of 2021, Cody Townsend, Nick Russell, Dan Corn and cinematographer Bjarne Salen set out to summit and ski Mt. St. Elias. What they got was an adventure of a lifetime.

Watch the teaser for a foreshadowing of the epic story to come.

Mammut and the North Face present a series of women’s-specific and co-ed, 1 day snow safety clinics this December and January. An allstar cast of instructors includes Elyse Saugstad, Michelle Parker, Ingrid Backstrom, Jackie Passo and Lel Tone, with appearances by guest instructor Cody Townsend. Clinic schedule and details at safeasclinics.com.

MOUNTAINWATCH — Cody Townsend and cinematographer Bjarne Salen are back with season three of The Fifty, Cody’s ambitious project to climb and ski all 50 lines named in the book The 50 Great Ski Descents in North America. At the start of the 2021 season, Cody and Bjarne had climbed and skied 30 of the 50 classic lines and in this episode they head to Montana with Cody’s mate and pro snowboarder Nick Russell to take on Mt Stimson.

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FREESKIER — The unlikely face of ski mountaineering is back, and he’s wearing a mustache. After no word from Cody Townsend for months except for a few cryptic social media posts, the former heli-jock turned sufferfester and his much-beloved show, The FIFTY returns. His newest YouTube entry is a quick update. It’s worth sharing, however because Townsend includes a montage of rad clips. There are enormous vistas, terrible storms, and new guests (we spy Alex Honnold—or is it Honnlove?) and Hilaree Nelson returns.

So buckle in, folks, we’re in for a hell of a season with plenty of episode to drive up the stoke toward winter. Choo choo!