JP Auclair
- Date of Birth: August 22, 1977
- Hometown: Quebec City, Canada
- Other Sponsors: Armada Skis, Orage Clothing, Giro Helmets, Level Gloves, JoyStick Poles, SnowParkNZ.
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Career Highlights:
- Co-founder of Armada skis in 2002
- Nominated for skier of the year at the ESPN Action Sports and Music Awards, Los Angeles, 2001
- Nominated for Skier of the year in at the NEA awards, Munich-Germany, 2000
- Voted best segment for video �The Game�, 2000
- 2nd Place, US Open, Slopestyle Vail, Colorado, 1999
- 2nd Place, Johnny Moseley Invitational, Skier-X/Big Air Combined, Breckenridge, Colorado, 1999
- Helped Salomon launch the 1080 ski in 1998
- 1st Place, King of the Hill, Half Pipe/Quarter Pipe/Skier-X Combined, Ricksgrensen, 1998
- 2nd Place, US Open, Slopestyle Vail, Colorado, 1998
- 1st Place, US Open, Big Air, Vail, Colorado, 1998
- Have been filming for segments in Poor Boyz Productions movies since 1997
Bio
However you refer to the skiing that is taking place in terrain parks and on backcountry hits around the globe, theres no question that J.P. Auclair is one of the very elite of the movement. In two short years, Auclair has helped to revitalize an entire sport by pushing the envelope in directions few even considered just three seasons ago. His English has gotten pretty good, too.
Q&A
- Do you have any other special talents (music / write / draw / paint)? No
- Who / What inspires you? I get inspired easily and often, by a lot of different things, in lots of different ways and I get inspired to do lot of different things. I can get inspired by anyone or anything as long as it catches my attention, It can be an athlete, an artist, a passionate person, a song, a movie, an accomplishment, a creation, a place, an event, nature, something I see, hear, taste, smell or feel, it could also be a combination of any of the previous...(or something else...)
- To me, Oakley is The company that makes me fill out the most profiles.
- What move / trick are you working on? Right now, I'm spending most of my energy on half pipe tricks and big mountain skiing.
- Years as a professional 5
- If you were not a pro skier you would be? I guess I could handle having a job other then skiing as long as I could still be my own boss, make my own schedules, and be doing different tasks. I don't like routine. I'd like to so something fairly exiting that lets you challenge yourself in different ways. I like photography, filming, editing. I like working for Armada.
- If you could be someone famous, who would you be? I don't know anyone really famous personally...so I don't know how it would feel to be any of them...
- What are your favorite songs currently loaded onto your Thump? Close to Me, by the Cure.
- When did you start your sport? Last Spring.
- What is more important to you than skiing? Friends and Family.
- 5 Items I can't live without Air, water, food, sanitation and the wheel.
- Any last words? I think this should be enough...
- Party animal or mellow TV on the couch? Mellow movie on the couch, I don't have cable.
- Number of years participating in your sport 22 years.
- Favorite Bands: Soundgarden, Trail of Dead, Radio Head, Anthrax, Iron Maden, NoFX, Good Riddance and Mason Jennings. Films: The big Lebowski, Team America, Le Grand dsstournement and Brazil. Books: I don't read enough to have favorite books...Into Thin Air is the last book I red and it was ok... TV Shows: I don't have cable. Drink: Canadian 2% Milk.
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