FIFTY special guest stars Michelle Parker and Elyse Saugstad discuss Elyse’s career and accomplishments in this edition of Michelle’s new podcast.
“Elyse has been a long time staple in the ski industry. Early on in her career, she took matters into her own hands and self produced her first big time segment for the TGR Co-Lab contest. This segment went on to award Elyse with Best Female Performance and is still referenced today as a standout amongst many.
Not afraid to send it, Elyse has put down countless parts in some of the best ski movies over time. Elyse is one of the co-founders of SAFE AS Clinics and gives back to the community by way of teaching in person avalanche clinics. She is a total rockstar, a new mom and Michelle’s favorite people to be in the mountains with.”
By Will Brendza on GEAR JUNKIE - The BLANK Collective film, ‘Feel Real,’ dives into the moments, relationships, challenges, and accomplishments that shaped this team of pro skiers into the senders they are today.
A person is a product of the sum of their experiences. The moments that have shaped your life, the relationships you’ve had, the challenges you’ve struggled through, and the accomplishments you’ve made collectively define who you are at any given point in your life.
That’s the central theme of the eighth feature length from the BLANK Collective, an action-packed ski film called “Feel Real.”
Feel Real explores the idea of living in the moment. It reflects on creating a future (and a past) out of the present. That means embracing vulnerability, exploring the world with an open heart and mind, and never taking yourself too seriously — all of which the athletes of the Blank Collective do throughout the movie.
There are laughs, there are moments of ecstasy, moments of anxiety, and moments of triumph — all tied together with sick edits of big-mountain, hard-core, deep-powder skiing.
And the film’s lineup of athletes is a dream team. The personalities of Stan Rey, Alexi Godbout, Anna Segal, Chris Rubens, Alex Armstrong, Josh Daiek, Dane Tudor, ABM, Leah Evans, Emma Patterson, Nat Segal, Jordy Kidner, Jess Hotter, Aaron Blunck, Ian Morrison, Emily Childs, Jonathan Rollins, Max Moffatt, Cody Townsend, and Brynn Johnston are all featured in “Feel Real.”
“Feel Reel” by BLANK Collective premiered on November 22 on Salomon TV. You can find it, and more of BLANK Collective’s films, on its website.
“Host Adam Jaber is joined by ‘breakout star and backbone of The Fifty Project, Bjarne Salén. Bjarne is far more than Cody Townsend’s sidekick.
This all-around outdoorsman and storyteller from Sweden, also owns his own film company and van building business. He and Adam talk setting boundaries, the perils of self-employment and go in depth with van chats and Bjarne’s passion for it.
We also learn how he got involved with The Fifty Project, what its actually like filming with Cody and the biggest challenges creating each episode. And what’s the prospect of ever actually finishing all 50?
They also go behind The Fifty discussing yoga, meditation, coffee, routines, social media detoxes and the ski industry’s often toxic relationship with alcohol.”
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The FIFTY - Line 38/40 - “A Return to the Steeps - The Sphinx, AK” will be going live on Wednesday, November 2nd at 8:00am PST.
In 2019, The FIFTY sent it up to Alaska to attempt the modern classic, The Sphinx. But the puckering steeps, cruel exposure and hardpack conditions sent the crew home with their tail between their legs and the line unfinished. Three years of watching the weather, conditions and stability from thousands of miles away and a miraculous window beckons in April of 2022. A mad dash scramble the day after skiing Line 37 of The FIFTY leads to a strike mission to Cordova, AK and the base of Points North Heli.
This line represents not only a monumental moment in the history of freeride skiing when it was first ridden in the late 90's but a measuring stick for the progress of The FIFTY. Returning to it's legendary steeps to climb again highlights just how far the project has come since it's inception in 2019.
Co-Starring: Nick Russell and Ed Shanley