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By Matt Lorelli on POWDER.com — Being a professional skier has its obvious perks, but there are risks and sacrifices that simply aren't for the faint of heart.
The clip below come from Matchstick Productions' 2014 film called 'Days Of My Youth'. It shows professional skiers Cody Townsend, Markus Eder, and Richard Permin having a candid conversation about regularly overcoming fear as part of their jobs.
THE INERTIA PODCAST — Check out this great conversation on The Inertia Podcast. Joe Carberry talked with Cody about The Fifty’s success, if he can actually finish it, and balancing danger with fatherhood.
Cody’s 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 4×4 was outfitted for use as a camper by Alpine Vans in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.
SNOWBRAINS — Cody Townsend is selling the trusty van that has transported him thousands of miles around North America during his YouTube quest to ski all 50 lines chronicled in the book, “The Fifty Classic Descents of North America” by Chris Davenport, Penn Newhard, and Art Burrows.
10% of the sale will be donated to Share Winter Foundation, dedicated to helping disadvantaged kids get into the mountains and on skis.
The sale is an auction, and bidding ends Wednesday, 26th April 2023. At the time of writing, the auction price is at $77,007.
FIFTY special guest stars Michelle Parker and Elyse Saugstad discuss Elyse’s career and accomplishments in this edition of Michelle’s new podcast.
“Elyse has been a long time staple in the ski industry. Early on in her career, she took matters into her own hands and self produced her first big time segment for the TGR Co-Lab contest. This segment went on to award Elyse with Best Female Performance and is still referenced today as a standout amongst many.
Not afraid to send it, Elyse has put down countless parts in some of the best ski movies over time. Elyse is one of the co-founders of SAFE AS Clinics and gives back to the community by way of teaching in person avalanche clinics. She is a total rockstar, a new mom and Michelle’s favorite people to be in the mountains with.”
By Will Brendza on GEAR JUNKIE - The BLANK Collective film, ‘Feel Real,’ dives into the moments, relationships, challenges, and accomplishments that shaped this team of pro skiers into the senders they are today.
A person is a product of the sum of their experiences. The moments that have shaped your life, the relationships you’ve had, the challenges you’ve struggled through, and the accomplishments you’ve made collectively define who you are at any given point in your life.
That’s the central theme of the eighth feature length from the BLANK Collective, an action-packed ski film called “Feel Real.”
Feel Real explores the idea of living in the moment. It reflects on creating a future (and a past) out of the present. That means embracing vulnerability, exploring the world with an open heart and mind, and never taking yourself too seriously — all of which the athletes of the Blank Collective do throughout the movie.
There are laughs, there are moments of ecstasy, moments of anxiety, and moments of triumph — all tied together with sick edits of big-mountain, hard-core, deep-powder skiing.
And the film’s lineup of athletes is a dream team. The personalities of Stan Rey, Alexi Godbout, Anna Segal, Chris Rubens, Alex Armstrong, Josh Daiek, Dane Tudor, ABM, Leah Evans, Emma Patterson, Nat Segal, Jordy Kidner, Jess Hotter, Aaron Blunck, Ian Morrison, Emily Childs, Jonathan Rollins, Max Moffatt, Cody Townsend, and Brynn Johnston are all featured in “Feel Real.”
“Feel Reel” by BLANK Collective premiered on November 22 on Salomon TV. You can find it, and more of BLANK Collective’s films, on its website.