By now you’ve seen Cody Townsend’s insane ski line, piercing a remarkably narrow and steep crack in Alaska’s Tordrillo Mountains. If you haven’t, take a minute to have your mind blown and watch it now.
You’ve probably also read one of many reports that he wasn’t the first person to ride the line; Travis Rice first snowboarded the chasm a couple weeks earlier and talks about it with Townsend on his blog.
Personally, I couldn’t care if Townsend was the first or 10th person to ride that line. It’s incredible, committing and takes a huge amount of skill and courage. Props to both riders. My favorite comment about the line is one reader who stated “That guy’s balls are so big I do not know how he made it through that narrow opening.” Agreed.
I’m still wide-eyed with the video and have taken some time to analyze it. Here’s my frame by frame breakdown.
