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Mr.Bishop
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http://www.publimetro.cl/nota/cronica/encuentran-sin-vida-a-dos-extranjeros-alcanzados-por-una-avalancha-en-aysen/xIQniD!IW5JBUvcHt1Lg/

I'm really hoping that this isn't true, and that I get to delete this thread.... but Its not looking that way.

Mr. Auclair, you truly were the inspiration of a generation. You changed everything about my life that first time I saw a backflip Mute in an old poorboyz movie.

More than any other figure, you were someone that made me into the man I am today. You were a great person, a great friend and a great role model for skiers throughout the generations.

You will be dearly missed.

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**This thread was edited on Sep 30th 2014 at 4:52:13pm
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beardstatus
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RIP JP.

He has had a huge influence on skiing and his legacy as a true frees king legend will live on forever
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crotchvent
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Ski in peace guys you will be missed.
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JahLiam
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what!? nooo, rest in peace JP, your street segment is one of the greatest of all time
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Keenan_Jones
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I was able to session a straight rail back in 03' on Whistler with J.P. He was giving out pointers and smiling. He inspired so many skiers to think differently about the way they ski. Always a smile on his face. Such a bummer. SIP.
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JAHpow
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JP is one of those guys I've looked up to and longed to be like. Both men are incredible examples of what this sport is about.

The lives they lived and the legacy they leave behind will not be matched.

Ski in peace.
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kingsskier
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I was hoping this was a sick joke when I saw it on facebook. I got sad when I saw it was a sticky here.
Truly inspirational skier
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Blurst
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Not many, if any at all, have given as much to our amazing sport as JP has and NO ONE has done it so humbly.

Thank you innovating, slaying, being a bad ass mother fucker from the very beginning to the very end, and being a hero to thousands of skiers over the past 20 years.

Another legend who will be in skiings hearts forever.
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.otto.
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A friend of mine just called me and broke the news. I was truly shocked. Ski in peace.
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JLev
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At IF3, I randomly sat down in the dark theatre to watch Poor Boyz, not realizing it was JP I sat next to. We were stoked to of bumped into each other and he commented how he doesn't know anyone else attending anymore. I told him, "People know you but you're mellow, if you had a mohawk like Plake people would recognize you and be coming up to you constantly." I don't know him personally super well, yet he went on to talk about how stoked he was that he just have had a kid, and fact he's moving back to Quebec with his wife where he grew up to spend more time with his family and ski at his home mountains. He said he was looking forward to a season of less travel, but when he does travel it will be filming and creating with his friends, less stress, less pressure, smaller projects that are more fun adventuring and this was going to be his first trip of the new season and he was stoked! He came across like he was at a point in his life/career where he felt like he was happy to have been there, done that and was really looking forward to this next chapter. Not many skiers can look back at 2 decades with no regrets, still skiing for a living and loving it as much as he did on day 1. I'm happy to have been able to experience real-time his effect on skiing for the past 20 years.

I hope in the future our industry can find consistent resources & platforms to tell stories and pay homage to those we've all looked up to without them needing to pass away first.
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Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck.



Mad vibes.
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AlexFogo85
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Started to tear up at the sight of this, one my favorite skiers who many, including myself idolized and could see as a role model. He could shred pow, park, urban, you name it. So sad when the ski community loses a legend and pioneer such as JP, but its even sadder that Fransson also had to go today. SIP to both of them
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Geonerd
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RiP both of them, strength and peace to the families, from chilean admirers ... San Lorenzo/Cochrane is a gnarly peak very far south with equal weather ...
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El_Barto.
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A harsh reminder that we are just visitors on the mountains and they can be very hostile. Often we underestimate the dangers of our sport because we are so comfortable on the snow. I dont know, respect the mountains i guess.

Ski In Peace
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El_Barto.A harsh reminder that we are just visitors on the mountains and they can be very hostile. Often we underestimate the dangers of our sport because we are so comfortable on the snow. I dont know, respect the mountains i guess.

Ski In Peace


Always stay humble
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MartianMan
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El_Barto.A harsh reminder that we are just visitors on the mountains and they can be very hostile. Often we underestimate the dangers of our sport because we are so comfortable on the snow. I dont know, respect the mountains i guess.

Ski In Peace


Great point. If you were to tell me that a skiing legend would soon pass away due to an avalanche, JP and Andreas would never be my first guesses. Both were incredibly knowledgable and leaders in the sport of ski mountaineering. So technical and prepared. Just goes to show that the danger posed onto us in the mountains is immense and should never be underestimated.
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crimeenthusiast
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S.I.P thank you for all you guys did for our sport that we all love. Rest easy JP and Andreas
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G_Wink
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A real Legend in Skiing SIP
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profa_212
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SIP to my favorite skier. Truelly a sad day. We will miss you guys.
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gerbear
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This is fucking awful and completely unreal.

I'll be having some drinks and watching Revolver tonight for his comeback segment. Wish I still had War...Might order it tonight just for old times sake and in memory of one of skiings absolute legends.

Shitty shit.
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nCrow
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SIP
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papermache
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Lost some good ones, SIP

http://vimeo.com/38159576
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gerbear
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Anyone able to upload his Ski Porn segment or know where to find it online? Such an epic portrayal of him.
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garrett.
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Heroes live forever, but legends never die. RIP JP.
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PUFFY
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SIP
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FunkySane
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Such a bad day for skiing, but he died doing what he loved. Ski in Peace.
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broto
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papermacheLost some good ones, SIP

http://vimeo.com/38159576


"The ultimate goal is to come home safe, so when you decide to turn around it's a success for the mission."

damn
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Juho.
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Fuck, this ruined my morning.

SIP both
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ModMommy
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"At the end of the day it's just skiing. It isn't for the money or the sponsors, but for the love of the sport." THALL said this tonight and I couldn't agree anymore.
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crotchvent
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JLevAt IF3, I randomly sat down in the dark theatre to watch Poor Boyz, not realizing it was JP I sat next to. We were stoked to of bumped into each other and he commented how he doesn't know anyone else attending anymore. I told him, "People know you but you're mellow, if you had a mohawk like Plake people would recognize you and be coming up to you constantly." I don't know him personally super well, yet he went on to talk about how stoked he was that he just have had a kid, and fact he's moving back to Quebec with his wife where he grew up to spend more time with his family and ski at his home mountains. He said he was looking forward to a season of less travel, but when he does travel it will be filming and creating with his friends, less stress, less pressure, smaller projects that are more fun adventuring and this was going to be his first trip of the new season and he was stoked! He came across like he was at a point in his life/career where he felt like he was happy to have been there, done that and was really looking forward to this next chapter. Not many skiers can look back at 2 decades with no regrets, still skiing for a living and loving it as much as he did on day 1. I'm happy to have been able to experience real-time his effect on skiing for the past 20 years.

I hope in the future our industry can find consistent resources & platforms to tell stories and pay homage to those we've all looked up to without them needing to pass away first.


Wow this just makes it so much sadder.
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ilanna.
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broto"The ultimate goal is to come home safe, so when you decide to turn around it's a success for the mission."

damn


My heart sank at the end. That being said, it put such a big smile on my face to see how much fun these two had doing what they loved. Ski in peace.
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skimanskimanskim
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So terribly sad. JP really inspired me when I was a young guy. I'm thinking all the best for JP's fam.
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Turkelton
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Leaves behind a kid too?
This is heavy, goddamn.
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rballs_
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Me and my friends had to leave class to just cry today. Such a loss. Shred in Peace, JP and Andreas.
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onenerdykid
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JLevAt IF3, I randomly sat down in the dark theatre to watch Poor Boyz, not realizing it was JP I sat next to. We were stoked to of bumped into each other and he commented how he doesn't know anyone else attending anymore. I told him, "People know you but you're mellow, if you had a mohawk like Plake people would recognize you and be coming up to you constantly." I don't know him personally super well, yet he went on to talk about how stoked he was that he just have had a kid, and fact he's moving back to Quebec with his wife where he grew up to spend more time with his family and ski at his home mountains. He said he was looking forward to a season of less travel, but when he does travel it will be filming and creating with his friends, less stress, less pressure, smaller projects that are more fun adventuring and this was going to be his first trip of the new season and he was stoked! He came across like he was at a point in his life/career where he felt like he was happy to have been there, done that and was really looking forward to this next chapter. Not many skiers can look back at 2 decades with no regrets, still skiing for a living and loving it as much as he did on day 1. I'm happy to have been able to experience real-time his effect on skiing for the past 20 years.

I hope in the future our industry can find consistent resources & platforms to tell stories and pay homage to those we've all looked up to without them needing to pass away first.


I don't even know where to begin... I fell asleep early last night, woke up late, rushed to work without checking anything on the interweb as I usually do, got to my morning meeting and my co-worker asked me if I heard about JP. I was like what are you talking about?, not at all clued in on what had happened... It's the surprise and realization that someone I have been lucky to have known is no longer with us. And it's moments like these that will forever be burned into my memory, and I really hate that feeling. It makes me feel sick.

JP, you were one of the most genuine and down to earth persons on this stupid little planet and regardless of how well any of us knew you, we all feel like we lost someone close to us. Rest in peace
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SkierX
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Such a loss, and while I did not know JP personally, it still hurts. JP was one of those skiers that every single skier out there owes an enormous debt of gratitude. He was such an influence on the direction that skiing took and was one of the few that were able to remain not only relevant but inspirational as the years ticked by.

From his high energy ground-breaking segment from Degenerates in 1998 right on through to his most recent contributions, he always found a way to make skiing better every day. JP didn't necessarily save skiing, but it is FAR better because of JP, and we all owe it to him to continue his legacy and do our part to improve skiing every chance we get. Whether you are talented enough to push the envelope of technical innovation, or simply by approaching skiing with a good-nature, positive attitude towards the community, we owe it to JP.
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PacificRimJob
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JLevAt IF3, I randomly sat down in the dark theatre to watch Poor Boyz, not realizing it was JP I sat next to. We were stoked to of bumped into each other and he commented how he doesn't know anyone else attending anymore. I told him, "People know you but you're mellow, if you had a mohawk like Plake people would recognize you and be coming up to you constantly." I don't know him personally super well, yet he went on to talk about how stoked he was that he just have had a kid, and fact he's moving back to Quebec with his wife where he grew up to spend more time with his family and ski at his home mountains. He said he was looking forward to a season of less travel, but when he does travel it will be filming and creating with his friends, less stress, less pressure, smaller projects that are more fun adventuring and this was going to be his first trip of the new season and he was stoked! He came across like he was at a point in his life/career where he felt like he was happy to have been there, done that and was really looking forward to this next chapter. Not many skiers can look back at 2 decades with no regrets, still skiing for a living and loving it as much as he did on day 1. I'm happy to have been able to experience real-time his effect on skiing for the past 20 years.

I hope in the future our industry can find consistent resources & platforms to tell stories and pay homage to those we've all looked up to without them needing to pass away first.


This is so fucking unfair...
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Holte
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Somebody tell some cool stories or memories of JP. Let's celebrate the guy's life here. Even if you never met him, what do you remember?

I could use some good stories right now.
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I don't know if anyone else is feeling similar sentiments, but right now I am so nervous / scared of backcountry travel. To know that the mountains are capable of doing something like this to people that were so committed to safety and knowledgable / conscious of the way snow moves and mountains function leaves you feeling so helpless. It's hard to see it being worthwhile when such terrible things can happen to such great people.
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PacificRimJob
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I first saw him in Warren Miller's Fifty in 1999.. I can't believe it's been something like 15 years since then.
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rcasey
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Dance yrself clean came up on a playlist today and I actually teared up. RIP JP
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J.D.
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"You left a space in my heart that I don't want to fill in. It's like I want the pain that's there to remind me of you. Isn't it bizarre that to honour your beauty as a friend I want to torture myself on the inside? It feels more real that way, more worthy.

I bet you're laughing at us right now. You're looking down at us fools crying in vain... You know it does no good."

-Andreas
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erica
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I feel both grateful and completely saddened by his passing. Crushed that another legend left us too soon, left his family, his friends, and thousands of individuals who looked up to his greatness. However at the same time so thankful to be a part of this community that I can call family. Each and every one of us has in some way been impacted by JP, whether or not they know it. I can't help but recall this quote from Lilo & Stitch, "Ohana means family, and family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten." We're certainly one big family who will never allow JP to be forgotten or die completely.

Hope you find some awesome pow up there boys.
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GayWolf420
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McLeodI don't know if anyone else is feeling similar sentiments, but right now I am so nervous / scared of backcountry travel. To know that the mountains are capable of doing something like this to people that were so committed to safety and knowledgable / conscious of the way snow moves and mountains function leaves you feeling so helpless. It's hard to see it being worthwhile when such terrible things can happen to such great people.


same boat as you, man. its just wild to think it can all go wrong in the blink of an eye, regardless of your levels of expertise. its like, if this can happen to three seasoned rippers, what does that say for the regular joe schmoe skier on their favorite in-bounds terrain?

just be careful out there, everyone. dont hold back, either. JP, Andreas, and Liz would most certainly want us all to give 'er.
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HabitualShred
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SIP to some of the raddest skiers out there. Bought All I Can just so i could see jps unreal street segment. Truly ledgends that the sport will never forgot. Vibes to the families.
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GANGBANG420
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I have an idea. Pain mccshlonkey is just the way Shane would have wanted to be memorialized. I feel like we should have that kind of thing each year, to celebrate the life of this legend as well. As the pioneer of the full city run, I think the best way he would want to be memorized would be people following in his footsteps even after he has left this earth. Who's down to build a run through Trail, B.C. and lap it all day, just like he did in All I Can and in Quebec in Into The Mind?
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Chubbs.
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Was just watching this the other night too fuck!

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/644112/awesome-urban-session-

**This post was edited on Oct 2nd 2014 at 2:09:38pm
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Mr_Mistur
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SIP.
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joelski
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SIP to both
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perryhunter
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Ski In Peace JP and Andreas! You will always be remembered!
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