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The Mountain: Season 1

13 episodes Premiered Sep 22, 2004 Updated Sep 30, 2026
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Season 1 Episodes

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S1·E1 Mytharc

Pilot

Sep 22, 2004 · 43 min

After the death of his grandfather, David, the Carver family's prodigal son, returns to Boundary Mountain which is home to the Carvers' ski resort, a lush vacation spot set against

S1·E2 Core

Unbroken

Sep 29, 2004 · 43 min

David spends the night in jail after a bar fight in Denver, then rushes back to the mountain to face both a financial crisis and Will's anger. Max comes clean to David about the Do

S1·E3 Core

On the Beach

Oct 6, 2004 · 43 min

The Carvers are incensed when they learn that not only is Colin Dowling pilfering employees away from their company, but he's also planning the annual "Boundary Days" festival that

S1·E4 Core

Water

Oct 13, 2004 · 43 min

The tension between David, Will and Maria continues to grow and things get even more complicated when Max forms an unlikely friendship with Maria. Meanwhile, David is put in an unc

S1·E5 Core

Masquerade

Oct 20, 2004 · 43 min

Possessing incriminating information about David and the Tory Canyon accident, Travis and Colin strike a deal with him giving them control of the backside of The Mountain. Meanwhil

S1·E6 Core

Best Laid Plans

Oct 31, 2004 · 43 min

After Colin Dowling invites David and Will to speak at a board meeting about the lease agreement he made with the Carvers, Will tells David that the land they've leased Colin is ac

S1·E7 Core

The Letter

Nov 14, 2004 · 43 min

After the frozen body of the employee David recently fired for extortion is discovered on a ski lift, Travis takes advantage of the situation and tries to implicate David in the de

S1·E8 Core

A Piece of the Rock

Nov 21, 2004 · 43 min

Sam is disheartened to learn that his deadbeat dad has spent his college fund on a hair-brained scheme to start a microbrewery. Meanwhile, when grandpa Carver's ex-girlfriend retur

S1·E9 Core

Pop Psychology

Nov 28, 2004 · 43 min

When a mysterious man from the Carver's past returns to Boundary Mountain, his appearance at the Carver's Thanksgiving dinner rattles the entire family. Meanwhile, David tries to m

S1·E10 Core

The One You're With

Dec 5, 2004 · 43 min

Shelley tries to impress her estranged father with her snowboarding at an exhibition session, but is disappointed by his lack of enthusiasm. She throws herself into her boarding to

S1·E11 Core

Sacred Things

Dec 12, 2004 · 43 min

When fresh powder falls on Boundary Mountain, Shelly blows off her snowboarding training session with her dad to meet Sam for a private run with the hope of restoring their friends

S1·E12 Mytharc

Blood Money

Dec 26, 2004 · 43 min

When Shelley is offered the opportunity to work on her snowboarding with her father at an Olympic training facility in Colorado, Sam finally declares his love for her, assuming she

S1·E13 Mytharc

Great Expectations

Jan 2, 2005 · 43 min

Shelly and Michael share a very awkward date when Michael agrees to drive Sam and Scarlett to Canada to get the morning-after pill. At the same time, Max thinks that she might be p

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