Take it to the Streets: Unpacking the Origins of Urban Skiing …in urban settings and downhill. With equipment no longer being a limiting factor, urban skiing progressed from intermittent magazine shots to viral video parts, the most notable being JP Auclair’s… Brains Morgan Stierman | January 13, 2026 0 Comments
Freeski Legend Tanner Hall Wants to Coach Team USA’s Olympic Freeriding Team …ambassadors. Armada Skis On the business side of skiing, Hall co-founded Armada Skis in 2002 alongside skier JP Auclair and photographer Chris O’Connell. Based in Park City and established as… Olympics Quinn Brophy | July 13, 2026 0 Comments
What’s with the Baggy Pants? The Cultural and Practical Reasoning Behind Modern Freestyle Outerwear …adoption of these new snowboard competitions in the 1990s when ski style began evolving as well. Freestyle skiers such as JP Auclair and Mike Douglas got fed up with the… Gear Zach Suffish | November 14, 2025 0 Comments
Remembering JP Auclair via the Greatest Skiing Segment of All-Time …in Chilean Patagonia with his good friend Andreas Fransson on September 29th, 2014. A tragic event that the skiing world will never forget. JP Auclair JP met Andreas about four… Industry News SnowBrains | September 29, 2023 0 Comments
One Year Ago Today, We Lost JP Auclair & Andreas Fransson in an Avalanche in Chile …us all blind-sided, devastated, and lost. Our heroes vanished far away in an unknown land. JP Auclair. JP brought flair, style, and life back into the skiing world when we… Featured Article Miles Clark | September 29, 2015 1 Comment
JP Auclair and Andreas Fransson Killed in Avalanche in Chile …Patagonia (far south Chile). JP Auclair The avalanche reportedly swept them 2,300-feet down the mountain when it hit. Two other skiers were with the JP and Andreas when the avalanche… Avalanche SnowBrains | September 30, 2014 17 Comments
How Much Does it Cost to Outfit a World Cup Skier? …from impact injuries. Major padded gloves and mittens manufacturers include Auclair, Hestra, Leki, Level, Reusch, and Shred. Their retail costs range from $150 to $360 per pair. Fully protected with… Gear David Michael | November 3, 2025 0 Comments
We Love You JP – Video Tribute …in JP’s name. For more information click on the links below. JP Memorial Auction store.alpineinitiatives.org/ Or visit The Auclair Fund directly at auclairfund.org/ Michael Etezadi MikeSki206@Gmail.com Twitter – MikeSki206 … Michael Etezadi | February 2, 2015 3 Comments
The Top 10 Male Freeskiers of All-Time: …TJ Burke in “Aspen Extreme.” Doug very likely was the most comfortable skier to ever slide on skis in some of Earth’s steepest places. JP Auclair JP Auclair JP was… SnowBrains | July 18, 2022 71 Comments
J.P. Auclair Street Segment from “All. I. Can.” https://vimeo.com/32863936 J.P. Auclair’s street segment in Sherpa Cinema’s “All. I. Can.” has been seen around the world. It’s gotten millions of views and it’s clearly one of the best ski… SnowBrains | April 30, 2013 3 Comments
[UPDATED] Chamonix Legend Tof Henry, 38, Killed in Chile Skiing Accident …in Patagonia. Related: JP Auclair and Andreas Fransson Killed in Avalanche in Chile https://twitter.com/Giovimoreira/status/1712188946925473982 View this post on Instagram A post shared by FREESKIER magazine (@freeskiermagazine) Tof… Industry News SnowBrains | October 13, 2023 1 Comment
Behind the Curtains of the Calgary Ski Scene with 403Media http://youtu.be/tE71P9LctVE Photos and Words by Chris Pilling If you enjoyed Sherpas Cinema’s INTO THE MIND Calgary segment with JP Auclair and Tom Wallisch, you know that Calgary, Alberta (where the… Eric Behn | December 26, 2013 0 Comments
US Pro Snowboarder Liz Daley Killed in Avalanche in Argentina Cerro Vaspignani, where the avalanche that took Liz Daley’s life occurred on September 29, 2014. More troubling news is emerging from Patagonia today. The same day that JP Auclair and… Avalanche SnowBrains | October 1, 2014 3 Comments
Remembering the Skiers We Lost by Outside Magazine …teammate Martin Maier off the mountain. Only Maier survived. On Monday, September 29, Canadian freeskiing legend JP Auclair, 37, and the introspective Swedish skier-poet Andreas Fransson, 31, were hit by… SnowBrains | October 5, 2014 0 Comments
VIDEO: Sherpa Cinema + Bella Coola …JP Auclair. In this episode, brought to you by POWDER TV and Sherpas Cinema, the athletes and directors share their thoughts on the power of the mountains and the triumphs… SnowBrains | January 15, 2014 0 Comments
The SnowBrains Podcast | Bjarne Salen – Filmer of “The Fifty” w/ Cody Townsend, Hardcore Ski Mountaineer, & Adventurer …Bjarne was filming his close friend Andreas Franson when Andreas passed away in an avalanche with legendary freestyle skier JP Auclair deep in Chilean Patagonia in 2015. Like many of… Podcasts Podcast | October 8, 2024 0 Comments
The 5 Most Unique Ski and Snowboard Towns on The Planet …bar and restaurant scene with people from all around the world mixing it up with the locals. Another bonus is that JP Auclair’s legendary segment from All.I.Can was filmed in Rossland…. Brains Quintin Mills | September 2, 2025 1 Comment
The SnowBrains Podcast #22 | Bjarne Salen – Filmer of “The Fifty” w/ Cody Townsend, Hardcore Ski Mountaineer, Adventurer, Philosopher …in the mountains is remarkable. Bjarne was filming his close friend Andreas Franson when Andreas passed away in an avalanche with legendary freestyle skier JP Auclair deep in Chilean Patagonia… Podcasts Podcast | November 10, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: A Chronological Playlist of Every Warren Miller Movie on YouTube …Miller’s Cold Fusion (2001) | Chris Anthony, Rob Kingwill, JP Auclair | Full Movie HD Warren Miller’s Storm (2002) | Featuring Seth Morrison, Glen Plake & Tanner Hall | Full… SnowBrains | July 20, 2021 0 Comments
Video: Tom Wallisch and Sherpas Cinema show Imagination …Sherpas Cinema, JP Auclair’s innovative mind, and Tom Wallisch, I can see how it should be skied. The video above is my hometown of Nelson BC, being shredded in a… Ben Davies | November 1, 2017 0 Comments
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