FIFTY+ Tahoe Megastorm - Biggest Storm of the Year with Olympians

[@Summitic]

Bring the fifty project to Switzerland. Let's film some epic adventures. 🇨🇭

[@onXBackcountry]

Thanks for breaking down terrain management in this episode. The backcountry can be a treacherous place with this much snow-staying informed, making a plan, and sticking to it can help you go in prepared on storm days.

[@CodyTownsend]

Appreciate that. Big days need big planning!

[@harrygrumbar4589]

Have you any plans to bring onX features to Europe? There's a lot of us left behind by Fatmap looking for a good replacement

[@cp____]

Also Canada. Features don’t seem to work?

[@puglet64]

@@harrygrumbar4589I’m going to try the premium version of Whympr. Best substitute so far for the Alps

[@soarrotmg1364]

I really appreciate you breaking down your thought process when dealing with high avy danger days. As someone who is new to the avalanche world, it’s nice to see real world examples and how it’s actually done. Thank you for another great video Cody! Here’s to a good and healthy season!

[@CodyTownsend]

Thanks, glad it was helpful for you! 🙏

[@dougmarder]

@@CodyTownsend The OnX walkthrough was very useful! Thanks!

[@danichero]

One of the best lessons I've learned as a skier is not rushing out on pow days.

[@attemoilanen4848]

What a night. First an episode from Arctic Lines and an hour later Fifty+. The Bestest.

[@Beacon.Shovel.Bearspray]

I’m sorry, this looks like good snow!? Who are you and what did you do with Cody!? Clearly AI.

[@jarnold1789]

You love to see it

[@davidmailman8601]

🤣

[@p.petroff88]

Absolutely epic. Best powder scenes I've seen since In Deep and The Way I See it. Classic. ❤

Reminds me of a 48+ day at Winter Park, Colorado before it went corporate. A 46+ day at Loveland Basin, Co. with my brother Steve. It snowed so much so fast that they couldn't open the lifts until 1PM! One day back in the early 70's when I had never really skied deep powder at A Basin, Co. in over 3 feet. I was with my other brother George who had never skied in powder either. We only had blue jeans with long johns and were so totally soaked by the end of the day that my long johns and legs were dyed blue. I'm 74 now and taking care of my 95 year old mom, but damn I miss those days!

[@travistesone]

I miss those Colorado big storm days. Those are awesome stories!

[@hestragloves]

We love seeing deep pow turns, big smiles, and high fives from you guys.

[@willkence7745]

Always loved your powder skiing technique from the Salomon tv episodes and the matchstick movies. Great to see again! Love how compressed you get in transition

[@CodyTownsend]

Appreciate the shoutout, I learned a lot from those crews and keep trying to evolve.

[@jonrobjames]

Had me smiling ear to ear as I remembered some epic days in the Wasatch from last season. Cheers to some more days like this.

[@Open-Snow]

Cody is skiing powder. WOW.

[@inqurious]

but is this powder a classic????

[@ZahavaEversley]

I recently went to Turkey to buy an empreinte multi pochette. They showed me a pack of kislux and it looked exactly like this. The texture was no different, the color and appearance was the same, I think I will enjoy buying here in the future.

[@Deeboskim]

Awesome! Good to see you guys skiing some terrain that us mortals could appreciate and get after. I remember splitboarding this kind of late season surprise storm cycle at Lassen last year and it was one for the books. Good timing on this premier and promoting the stoke with some decent storms on the way to Cali soon...

[@martinnelson2137]

So much fun watching pros frolicking in the pow. Gives my dreams more material. Great vid. M.

[@CodyTownsend]

Stoked you enjoyed it, M!

[@ding-go]

Appreciate highlighting Elyse charging with style 👍🏼👍🏼

[@bigslacker666]

Tahoe local here, we got some EPIC pow days out of that storm! Awesome to see this vid drop, wish we wold get some snow this year, I'm still mountain biking, haha!

[@rainmaker3700]

Love the West Shore tree runs!

[@AKidNamed92]

im thankful you decided to do some more videos!!! like it

[@returningtoearthtv8836]

Great information imparted here about skiing safely during and after, a huge dump of snow.

[@pistolen87]

Gorgeous!

[@adamcazell5094]

You can tell Elyse been in some ski mags. The marketing turn is insanely guud

[@Danilyn_Livao]

Incredible content, Cody! Watching you navigate the Tahoe Megastorm with Olympians is so inspiring. Thanks for sharing great episode Cody 💯

[@CodyTownsend]

Thanks! Stoked you enjoyed it!

[@Danilyn_Livao]

​@@CodyTownsend You're welcome Cody! I appreciate the effort you put into creating such great posts! 🤝

[@jonowlz6092]

that feeling when it flows over your shoulders is supreme.

[@mdinkelman3902]

You are living the dream !

[@Stormsurf001]

That was epic! Thanks so much for sharing. We hiked and skied some similar lines elsewhere near Tahoe City during that 3 days window. It was so beautiful hanging in the trees during that blizzard.

[@CodyTownsend]

Glad to hear you were enjoying that storm!

[@lance31415]

We were hunkered down at Palisades w/flu through this storm sequence. The wind at first was bananas - patrol eventually called off running their lower mountain avy routes due to safety concerns. The troughs around the bottom lifts just kept getting deeper and the snow pack by Children's World was easily 12'. Thanks for filming how to get the goods and live to do it another day.

[@s.j.v.7976]

I love the last sentence: This is so much more fun... Cant agree more.

[@jayvolak]

Megastorm was mega. Good on you for the terrain management segment, too 🙌

[@CodyTownsend]

Appreciate that! Terrain management is crucial.

[@steveilg6134]

Beyond envious… still wearing the brown frown in Durango… good on ya’ll…fantastic filming

[@АндрейАфонин-к9д]

Очень рад за вас ребята, мечтаю о таком количестве снега.

[@TheJDoyle42]

the boom bap soundtrack heavenly thank you that's literally my favorite instrumental music paired with the conditions it was like angels with powder wings babyyyy woooo!

[@theeoarsman921]

Reminds me of skiing with my old friends David Hardy and Bruce Dyer!!!😀

[@darrendeford7937]

Wonderful, it’s been so long since we’ve had that in BC’s interior

[@grizzkid795]

Darn, that Looks Blissful.

[@thecma3]

Right on, this is what it's all about. I don't think I need any framework, be it a book, line ratings, or anything else, to enjoy Cody content. Just talk about skiing and go skiing.

[@CodyTownsend]

Thank you.

[@brettbrocoff6955]

Absolute power team.

[@TheSRob34]

Thanks for the Opensnow promo! 🙌

[@CodyTownsend]

Glad you caught it!

[@SteezyJoeNetwork]

Killer video. Thanks.

[@Zadian-y4g]

Cody, you the bomb. Really an inspiration and virtual mentor to those like me who are taking the next step in their skiing career and getting serious about the BC. Have you ever considered doing courses? I know id sign up on a waitlist to get an Avy/Bc course with you!! Keep on keeping on 🫡

[@lou93000]

This is just good ol fashioned sick skiing

[@swish3627]

Those van Deers are insane!

[@TjBomar]

I need a Enya powder segment!!!!!

[@Em_Echo]

Epic Tahoe session!

[@WaechterDerNacht]

Love the addition of Steve and Marie-Michelle in this one! Especially on the first, less deep day, you can see quite a difference between the very efficient former alpine racers and the film/freeride skiers... Back in my school days (~2000-2009) the only time we were allowed to eat lunch infront of the TV at home, was when ski races were on, like e.g. the combined races from Wengen etc. which sometimes took place on fridays. But in all those years of watching ski races, i always wondered, if they bring at least one pair of e.g. 95-100 mm wide skis for days when the track gets too much fresh snow and need several hours to clean out the racing line. I mean, wether you bring 30 pairs or 31 pairs of skis, doesn't make a big difference at that point...^^

[@outthereindustries7413]

Great video, awesome advice, looks like memorable days, thanks Cody & Team!

[@CodyTownsend]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@jbarryclkrec]

Thank you for turning and not just straight lining epic powder.

[@ssmokem]

We were based camped in Reno and couldn't get to Palisades till March 4th. By that time, it was Sierra cement, wind blown and tracked out. It was like 12 feet of fresh snow disappeared. Such a bummer.

[@CodyTownsend]

It did turn so quick. That's the unfortunate side of the Sierra. Tends to warm up really quick...though it does help us for stability and those long long long seasons we get. So not all bad I guess.

[@RandDCustoms2]

I hit a 53" day in Utah in 2011 that reminds me of this video! Sweet

[@grskier]

Love the live premier.

[@AndreiGajzago]

Awesome!

[@joelleblanc-km9cm]

Beautiful

[@briansimmons1512]

Sick!

[@patrickchase1884]

Elyse has always had (and continues to have) amazingly elegant form. Marie-Michele could undoubtedly thrash her on an injected race course, but Elyse has a unique economy of motion that makes her easy to spot. When I read the Tunnel Creek NY Times story a long time ago I remember somebody (Castillo?) describing how he recognized her based on her "pro turn", and that's part of it, but even for a pro she's uniquely efficient.

[@CodyTownsend]

That is very kind of and I completely agree. She's got an absolutely beautiful turn.

[@AKtoTok]

Tree skiing 🤩

[@SuperAtreju]

Sweet Kimbo!

[@Zzz-lz9kb]

HECK YEAH!

[@ruediger78]

Awesome! 🤙

[@JordanLaboucane]

This is when chasing the dragon turns into actually catching said dragon!

[@travisbacon1974]

Beautiful turns by everyone. Very enjoyable to watch. Cody, I am curious if there are any subtle movements or body position you focus on skiing deep powder?

[@CodyTownsend]

Lots and lots of stuff I’ve learned over the years. Skiing pow for the camera is a bit of a different thing though. The main way to ski pow is laugh and scream and enjoy it. That’s the best technique I know.

[@larsw.larsen4173]

Nice, thanks🎉😊

[@JarekKusz-l8y]

Marvelous. Wonderful powder, we're all very fond of it. I'm glad you had a great time with your special lady friend.

[@neilbower123]

The pow of dreams. Lucky lad

[@andygendron]

Trav stoke level at 11:48 is all time

[@yetigonecrazy]

"HEY! 😃" ha ha ha ha ha ha that was so amazing

[@justinmcelheny2445]

So as someone who is still learning avalanche safety. Wind slabs are still a concern with wet heavy snow?

[@zbedr]

16 / 5 000 Oh my god, it's snowing!!!

[@michaeltouchette8156]

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I want to go skiing!!!

[@donsigalet7620]

Those skies look like toothpicks for powder slashing

[@cell673]

Where are you in the backcountry in this video

[@montanaharkin]

It’s a rough job, but somebody has to do it.

[@HikingwithGus]

I miss snorkel skiing....

[@bbbqmac]

Who let Cody have fun? 😂

[@69thogan69]

Pure Stoke!

[@rudimatt3432]

Do you film everything you do? What’s with the alien antennas, you from alpha Venturi?

[@lesliewagner100]

Incredible! For a minute I thought you were in Japan! 😂

[@CodyTownsend]

Haha, yeah, the snow was so deep it could have been Hokkaido!

[@lesliewagner100]

@ please send snow to Maine, we got skunked last winter! 🙄

[@KOM-jh]

Damn it! SPOILED! East Coast old college student viewer here that's broke🤣. Just a tad jealous!!!

[@CodyTownsend]

You’ll get your chance!

[@morganmoe4080]

I can't believe the conditions are that good right now up in tahoe! I didn't hear about this storm on the news I gotta get up there!

[@jamess.7261]

frothing...we need snow in the Tetons! 😥

[@mounthelena1]

Siiiickkk

[@samuelames1592]

Hopefully all that fluffy stuff melted quickly so you could get back to skiing ice and rocks lol

[@windowshots]

Ba ba ba blower. Yummy stuff. 🙏

[@TheWillRogers]

I'm not use to seeing so much of the tree trunks lol.

[@bigjeffhonda]

i guess the snow looks okay 😓

[@highalpine7321]

trenchtown faceshots

[@shawneggers4484]

……just ridiculous….. can’t even imagine

[@Mr2plank]

When the rest the world is panicking this is what skiers are doing

[@jeffcotter1473]

Nice, but definitely the opposite of your usual sufferfests, maybe you could have shown some of the heinous and soul-crushing trailbreaking someone did (maybe another reason for a later start 🤣). Also pretty amazing speed you guys generate on (I assume) 30 degrees or less slope angles 👏

[@CodyTownsend]

Yeah there is a local legend, a guy that's been in episodes a couple times, Jeff Dostie, that breaks trail almost every single day of the year. It's nearly impossible to beat him to the parking lot and up these lines.

[@Ca_milo_G]

Buenos días C

[@jr4ster]

Great stuff! Interesting how in your other episodes you always talk about exactly where you are skiing but not this one. You afraid the locals are gonna sabotage your skins ;)!?

[@CodyTownsend]

No, just exact location wasn't pertinent to storyline.

[@Matt-vo1ge]

Free your heel kids.

[@daveg8212]

Missed the footage of the token snowboarder.

[@brian.walker]

This isn't real. Cody doesn't ski powder...sufferfests only

[@CodyTownsend]

😜😜😜

[@fireinthestone]

Nah mate, Niseko deeper, bro'

[@JS-yj7ow]

Gotta pay attention to what y’all are wearing, no way to tell who’s who

[@michaelmccoy9583]

Its Squaw Valley bud

[@CodyTownsend]

No. It's not. That name is not cool and pretty damn offensive to some close friends of mine. So drop it please.

[@thecommonsenseconservative5576]

Not true. Tahoe is barely open right now. I'm from Reno and just no

[@CodyTownsend]

You kind of set yourself up for this---but you might want to use just a touch more of that common sense and realize that in no way, shape, or form is this video trying to say this is right now in Tahoe. In fact, at 00:39 it says in the middle of the screen "February 29th, 2024."

[@thecommonsenseconservative5576]

​@@CodyTownsendyeah I just saw the one day post so and title so yeah I assumed. Still giving you the thumbs down for shitty title

[@btfleming]

My brother in Christ, read the description.

[@CodyTownsend]

Man, really questioning the Common Sense in your screen name. Feels like you didn’t watch, didn’t read the caption, and didn’t think about how that title is factually correct and are trying to defend your mistake. It’s okay. We all make mistakes. You were wrong. Just like I have been wrong many times before and will be wrong many times in the future. It’s all good. A “whoops” would’ve worked.

[@123-olmngresx]

Drano is on crank

[@miloschjovanovic]

Is Bjarne joining soon? Sorry, but somehow I see decrease in quality and storytelling since he is not involved.

[@CodyTownsend]

While it’s really kind to acknowledge Bjarne’s work-he is very good at what he does, I would have to say the radical departure from the FIFTY-especially in this episode-perhaps is coloring your perspective more. I would go deeply into the development of each episode and the process we go thru, but it’s not worth it and could be misinterpreted quite easily. Otherwise we will link back up this next winter for sure.

[@alanbrooke144]

I’m sure this was fun skiing, but it is so f*cking boring to watch. So samey-samey, just like every other ski movie ever made. I’d much rather watch some side-slipping on hard ice on the side of mountain or even some rappelling down a couloir. I’m not saying you have to go out and try to be the next Davo Karničar, but something where the outcome isn’t a given makes for an interesting watch.