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By Sam Collentine, Meteorologist Posted 7 years ago November 11, 2016

WATCH: Cody Townsend - CHASING A RUMOR

Deep in the Ruby Mountains of Nevada lies one of the most beautiful couloirs in the world, Terminal Cancer. This couloir has drawn people from all over the world to ski within its high walled confines and down its straight as a rule fall line. When Cody Townsend and his crew heard rumors of more Terminal Cancers lying deep in the hidden and remote confines of the Ruby Mountains, they set off on a 5-day mission of snowmobiling, skinning, hiking and climbing on the hunt for more steep, narrow and aesthetic couloirs.

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Sam Collentine

Meteorologist

Sam Collentine is the Chief Operating Officer of OpenSnow and lives in Basalt, Colorado. Before joining OpenSnow, he studied Atmospheric Science at the University of Colorado, spent time at Channel 7 News in Denver, and at the National Weather Service in Boulder.

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