Cody Townsend, Bjarne Salen Rescue Skier After Near-Fatal Fall in Couloir

After descending a dramatic ski line, Cody Townsend and Bjarne Salen saw a skier plummet down a cliff face nearby. If it weren’t for them, this fallen skier may have died.

As part of Cody Townsend’s “The FIFTY” project, he and his partner Salen made a descent of the dramatic Joffre Peak in Pemberton, British Columbia. You can view the whole episode of their descent below.

But once the duo completed their line, Townsend saw a skier fall down a nearby couloir. Acting quickly, the pair enacted a rescue plan. Townsend outlines the rescue in a very detailed manner in this video. Thankfully, the injured skier lived after this close call.

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