Comments on Cody Townsend: A simple fact of professional skiing is that the c...

Thank you so much for the support quairang. And I ...

2009-11-02T22:29:15.877-08:00

Thank you so much for the support quairang. And I agree with you that many times skiers can take themselves, the sport and other skiers too seriously. I myself can be guilty of this sin sometimes as well. But it's always good to remember why we all ski; 'cause it is so damn fucking fun!

I can't believe anybody would be so desperate ...

2009-11-01T14:34:15.847-08:00

I can't believe anybody would be so desperate to act superior that they would give you shit about how it's not that steep or anything like that. The video is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. If other people can ski it, good for them, but that's ridiculous for them to try to act like they are so much more hardcore than you. I swear, that's what I hate about serious

First off, thanks Anonymous for the props. I appre...

2009-10-09T14:18:15.763-07:00

First off, thanks Anonymous for the props. I appreciate it.

Second off, yeah it was a little tiring. The day before was a 12 hour day of pounding myself into oblivion jumping off really fun stuff in the Rubies and before that I spent three days and nights out in the Sierra backcountry skiing with Jeremy and his Deeper crew. So the couloir day was coming off a stretch days of really

First off, nice rip! Secondly, that thing never ...

2009-10-09T13:26:36.300-07:00

First off, nice rip!

Secondly, that thing never gets close to forty degrees...you're not the only one who has skied this thing. Did you rename it btw? Thought it was "Terminal Cancer". I guess pro's can rename anything...

Third, you're a "pro" skier...a 2,500' ft hike kicked your ass? You were post holeing? Seriously, maybe you should

Bloody hell. I would have been fairly confident o...

2009-10-05T17:09:19.249-07:00

Bloody hell.

I would have been fairly confident of sandpapering my face off on those rocks when my legs ran out of mumbo about half way down.

Good work.

Great accomplishment and video! Pretty sick chute...

2009-09-30T06:54:21.415-07:00

Great accomplishment and video! Pretty sick chute regardless of the steepness. Factor in skiing over post holes and it ranks insane in my book. Well done.

Jeremy Jones is a ripper!

Thanks for the kind words Evan. It was exhausting...

2009-09-29T22:26:22.871-07:00

Thanks for the kind words Evan. It was exhausting and fun as all hell. If I let the real audio go full blast you'd hear me hollar in excitement about halfway through (along with the two clicks of my tails off the wall!)
Anyways to answer your question, it was actually in January when I skied this. The West had very little snow at the time and the snow was ultimately very consolidated

If it is 30 all the way it appeared very exhaustin...

2009-09-29T22:06:35.937-07:00

If it is 30 all the way it appeared very exhausting and satisfying nonetheless. Thanks for sharing. As a weekend warrior Colorado front range pinhead, sustainably descending couloirs in uniform powder is a rare treat worth documenting. Was that a spring(consolidated base) descent? I am curious to know where everybody at the bottom skied as I didn't notice any other tracks. Did they

Thanks Anon. Pictures are, as we all know, deceiv...

2009-09-29T15:46:13.488-07:00

Thanks Anon. Pictures are, as we all know, deceiving. But I will agree the exit of the couloir is surprisingly un-steep, but I'd argue that the upper third is at least 45. Best of luck though and I hope you actually get to ski it and experience for yourself how fun this coulee is one day. Cheers.

"a 6 to 10 foot wide couloir with a solid 45 ...

2009-09-29T13:27:43.294-07:00

"a 6 to 10 foot wide couloir with a solid 45 to 50 degree pitch."

i've read the angle is in the high 30's....doesn't look 45-50 in the pics...some folks have pictures of their dogs walking up this chute..get a slope meter if can't judge correctly...