Draft:Cody Townsend
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Cody Townsend | |
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| Born | March 14, 1983 Santa Cruz, California, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Backcountry skiing, freeskiing, extreme skiing, filmmaking |
| Website | https://www.codytownsend.com/ |
Cody Townsend is an American professional skier and outdoor adventurer recognized for his contributions to the field of freeskiing and backcountry skiing. Townsend has gained attention within the extreme skiing community for his descents on unconventional mountain terrain.[1]
Townsend has also appeared in several ski films and documentaries, which have featured his skiing on challenging slopes[2][3]
Biography
[edit]Townsend was born on March 14, 1983, in Santa Cruz, California. During winters, Cody enjoyed skiing near Lake Tahoe. His family owned a cabin close to Squaw Valley, where they often skied on weekends. He joined Squaw Valley's Mighty Mites youth program, where he developed a passion for downhill skiing. This led him to secure a spot on the resort's top youth racing team.[4]
Even though he did well in racing, Townsend became more interested in freeskiing. He looked up to Squaw Valley legends like Shane McConkey. He started skipping race practice to follow McConkey, JT Holmes, and other freeskiers around the mountain, trying to do the same tricks and moves as them.[4]
In 2011, he married fellow professional skier Elyse Saugstad.
The FIFTY project
[edit]In early 2019, Townsend initiated an extensive project in collaboration with Summit Lunch Productions and filmmaker Bjarne Salén. This undertaking involved travel throughout North America, with the objective of ascending and skiing the fifty most renowned mountain descents cataloged in the ski publication authored by Chris Davenport, Penn Newhard, and Art Burrows, titled "Fifty Classic Descents of North America."[5]
Townsend is documenting his entire Fifty Project on his YouTube channel.[6]
Competition results
[edit]- 1st place – Freeride World Qualifier Mammoth 2008[7]
- 2nd place – Swatch Big Mountain Pro Invitational 2008[5]
- 3rd place – Freeride World Tour Verbier Extreme 2008[8]
- 1st place – Swatch Big Mountain Pro Invitational 2010[5]
- 1st place – Swatch Skier's Cup 2012 (Team Captain)[9]
- 1st place – Swatch Skier's Cup 2014[10][11]
Industry Awards
[edit]- Best Male Performance – Freeskier Magazine 2008[12]
- Best Ski Segment – NYC Snow Film Festival 2010[13]
- Best Single Shot – IF3 Movie Awards 2014[14]
- Best Male Freeride Segment – IF3 Film Festival 2014[14]
- Full Throttle – Powder Video Awards 2014[15]
- Best Line – Powder Video Awards 2014[16]
- Best Male Performance – Powder Video Awards 2014[17]
- Powder Poll No. 1 – Powder Video Awards 2020[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cody Townsend". jeremyrjensen.com. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ "Cody Townsend Exclusive". Mpora.com. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ "Days of My Youth". imdb.com. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- ^ a b "The Big-Mountain Skier from Surf City, USA". Outsideonline.com. February 17, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Cody Townsend and the Fifty". SnowBrains.com. October 5, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ "Cody 50 Lines". outsideonline.com. January 24, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ "FWQ Mammoth 2008". Mammothmountain.wordpress.com. January 1, 2008. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "FWT Verbier 2008". Freerideworldtour.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "Swatch skiers cup 2012". Freeskier.com. September 7, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "Swatch skiers cup 2014 Teams". Freeskier.com. December 7, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "Swatch skiers cup 2014 results". Redbull.com. August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "Athlete Cody Townsend". smithoptics.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ "Best Ski Segment". Powder.com. November 22, 2010. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ a b "IF3 Movie Awards". Freeskier.com. September 19, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ "Full Throttle". Powder.com. December 6, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ "Best Line". Powder.com. December 6, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ "Best Male Performance". Powder.com. December 6, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ "Powder Video Awards 2020". Powder.com. December 8, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
External links
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