The FIFTY

[The Tortoise]

I'll second the motion that you crushed the narration on this one.

I too had Warren Miller vibes, which is about as high of a compliment as there is.

[ktoor]

Episode was amazing. Ive been watching alot of Baffin skiing content over the past year and its made it a solid place on my bucket list. This episode captured the awesomeness of the venue well.

Thats amazing you got to spend that much time with Viv also. definitely someone to look up to. love his attitude and joy when it comes to being outside. though thats prolly more leading mixed climbing on skinny ropes than i ever want to do haha. (possible shoutout to omega link cams??)

kudos on the film and the adventure man!


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[Clownshoe]

An absolute beauty of an episode.

I also loved that ticking off the Polar Star was done in the first couple of minutes and then you moved on to the rest of the trip.
Vivian seems like an absolute bad ass. I started following him on the socials after you started tagging him in the posts leading up to this episode.
Bon ski!

[Foggy_Goggles]

Amazing video all the way around. Agreed on Viv being awe inspiring. Super refreshing after the shit fliging directed at the mostly dead Cham crew.

[kathleenturneroverdrive]

Agree. An absolutely amazing episode. Incredible job, Cody.

Ive been watching alot of Baffin skiing content over the past year and its made it a solid place on my bucket list.

Funny - I had the same thought at first too, but the close call with the rockfall ended up giving me the opposite reaction. The thought of dying in some random couloir while isolated in the middle of Baffin, when your family is so incredibly far away, just seemed really...lonely and sad. Of course, that's just me and my current stage of life and not at all a critique of Cody's endeavor. It's just a sign he made a kick-ass film. Making me feel feelings and shit.

[ptavv]

great video

random gear dork question:
seems like all of you guys were using a mix of mountain harwear packs and rarely used any of the hyperlite ones... what was the thinking there?

also am I crazy or were you guys swapping packs? It seemed like there were parts of Fiesta where Viv had an alpine light and also parts where he was wearing a snowskiwoski

[BFD]

great movie

[jackstraw]

I did feel that Vivian could extend his right arm further downhill on pole plants but that aside, the skiing was OK.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. He is young, so there's time for improvement.

[subtle plague]

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. He is young, so there's time for improvement.

No dolphin turns. He's very far from a high level of skiing. He could also use removable Pole Straps.

[406]

I'll second the motion that you crushed the narration on this one.

I too had Warren Miller vibes, which is about as high of a compliment as there is.

I hadn't checked the thread prior to watching and was thinking the same thing.

[meter-man]

No dolphin turns. He's very far from a high level of skiing. He could also use removable Pole Straps.

Just atrocious. Disgusting technique.

I bet he doesn’t even use his powder skirt!

(I went looking for the OG powder skirt thread but no dice. What a classic!)


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[Buzzworthy]

I too had Warren Miller vibes, which is about as high of a compliment as there is.

Honestly got more of a Jimmy Chin vibe.
Very well done is an understatement.

[I've seen black diamonds!]

I'll say more about why I compared the voice over to Miller and Stump:

The phrasing, pacing and intonation made me think Cody had been studying the two masters before or while he worked on this one. It just sounds like ski narration is supposed to sound, even if the content is nothing like what Miller or Stump would talk about. He draws on the tradition while being entirely himself. Also, Miller and Stump were the voices of the ski world, at least in the USA, and I'm hopeful that Cody is trending in that direction too. We need his depth, passion and humility more than we need endless bro-speak or the Red Bullization of skiing.

[CS]

I mean, how many times can I think "best one yet"? That was spectacular and the mood was infectious.

[Alkasquawlik]

I'll say more about why I compared the voice over to Miller and Stump:

The phrasing, pacing and intonation made me think Cody had been studying the two masters before or while he worked on this one. It just sounds like ski narration is supposed to sound, even if the content is nothing like what Miller or Stump would talk about. He draws on the tradition while being entirely himself. Also, Miller and Stump were the voices of the ski world, at least in the USA, and I'm hopeful that Cody is trending in that direction too. We need his depth, passion and humility more than we need endless bro-speak or the Red Bullization of skiing.

Well thank you all for the positive words on the film and especially the WM comparison on the narration. Funny enough, I’ve always felt like I sucked at narration as it’s very very hard and have felt like I sucked at it in the past. Honestly, what I tried to channel in my voice and narration was speaking from a place of authority but in the tone of talking to a friend, with then slowing down when describing the setting, adding some up and down rhythm when talking about Viv and speeding up the pace during the rockfall to add tension. I luckily got a really good mic set up for my home office this year and got to do it alone, listen, learn, adapt and try again quite a lot. I’m just happy it ended up working and being liked…I generally thought it was like just okay. Fuck, now the next time I hope I can remember how to do it again!

[Danno]

Just atrocious. Disgusting technique.

I bet he doesn’t even use his powder skirt!

(I went looking for the OG powder skirt thread but no dice. What a classic!)


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sadly, the OG powder skirt thread was deleted by its OP.

[mcski]

Who was the culprit /op for powder skirts??? That thread was great!

[Alkasquawlik]

great video

random gear dork question:
seems like all of you guys were using a mix of mountain harwear packs and rarely used any of the hyperlite ones... what was the thinking there?

also am I crazy or were you guys swapping packs? It seemed like there were parts of Fiesta where Viv had an alpine light and also parts where he was wearing a snowskiwoski

We weren't swapping, they just happened to both be white packs. Viv was in his modded out MH pack and me in the crux with and without the lid depending on the line.

[MakersTeleMark]

So, how much was the flight?

[jackstraw]

So, how much was the flight?

It's irrelevant. You bought it along with all your friends buying sollie binders and skis.

[LegoSkier]

Another amazing episode!
A long time ago I went to a talk by Andrew McLean in Truckee on his first trip to Sam Ford which was definitely awesome but this episode in movie form was outstanding.

One question though...on the last line, if you knew the top section was unskiable and you were going to just be rapping back down, why wouldn't you stash your skis at the top of the skiable section instead of dragging them up the sketchy mixed climbing? Was that in case you had to bail out the backside?

[byates1]

So, how much was the flight?

I'm going w 20/30 grand

[singlesline]

I'm going w 20/30 grand

He said most expensive thing he’s bought besides the house so it has got to be more than the price of a new Ford Ranger! 45k?

[byates1]

Depends on who is paying for what. The van is like 150K

[garyfromterrace]

Another amazing episode!
A long time ago I went to a talk by Andrew McLean in Truckee on his first trip to Sam Ford which was definitely awesome but this episode in movie form was outstanding.

One question though...on the last line, if you knew the top section was unskiable and you were going to just be rapping back down, why wouldn't you stash your skis at the top of the skiable section instead of dragging them up the sketchy mixed climbing? Was that in case you had to bail out the backside?

Good question.