Reflections on Backcountry Freestyle Skiing
Release date: December 2008
Author: Elina Sirparanta
Skiers featured: JP Auclair, Anthony Boronowski, Julien Regnier, Fabien Maierhofer, Sven Kueenle, Pep Fujas, JF Cusson, Tanner Hall, Stephane Routin, Chris Booth, Xavier Bertoni, TJ Schiller, Richard Permin, Laurent Favre, Flo Cuviller, David Livet, Victor Caluchot, Chris Benchetler, Timothe Hagnerelle, Stephane Vaillant, Pierre Guyot, Mathieu Imbert, Christian Sirianni
Release date: fall 2004
Brand: Armada
Ski name: JP vs Julien
Size(s): 191cm
Release date: fall 2005
Brand: Armada
Ski name: JJ vs Julien
Size(s): 191cm
Release date: fall 2006
Brand: Armada
Ski name: JJ vs Julien
Size(s): 191cm
Release date: fall 2007
Brand: Armada
Ski name: JP vs Julien
Size(s): 191cm
Episode #163
Release date: March 1, 2020
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Julien Regnier is one of the founding fathers of new school skiing. Before there were twin tips there were pockets of bump skiers wanting to get in the snowboard park and land backwards. Julien was in that first group that all quit moguls to invent the sport, product, tricks and culture. On the podcast, we talk about growing up in a ski family of champions, bump skiing, finding a new way to ski, founding Armada, getting fired from Armada, going to Black Crows and more…
Julien Regnier Show Notes:
2:00: Drinking, his mom’s ski career, getting lost in the mountain
8:00: The Sports School, mogul skiing, and Olympics
15:00: Who is new school first?
19:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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22:30: More Olympics, moguls weren’t ready, and quitting moguls
30:00: Moving to Canada, Pow Air, starting Armada
38:30: Early Success, business, and changes
44:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
43:30: Trouble at Armada, getting fired, and money
51:30: Black Crows and ski mountaineering
56:00: Content changes, issues or escape, and getting bought and layoffs
48:00: Editor in Chief, gnarly terrain, and being a woman
58:00: Inappropriate Questions with Frank Raymond
20 ans de freestyle
Release date: 2014
Author: Guillaume Desmurs
*this book is in French
Link to buy, click HERE!
Presque vingt ans pour changer le ski par la révolution de l’instinct.
Né au milieu des années quatre-vingt-dix dans les spatules de skieurs de bosses épris de créativité et inspirés par le snowboard, le freestyle a profondément changé ce vieux sport qu’est le ski.
Des premiers grabs de la Canadian Air Force jusqu’à la médaille d’or olympique de David Wise : c’est cette histoire qui est racontée pour la première fois dans un livre.
Avec les interviews de Julien Regnier et Kevin Rolland, Candide Thovex, Henrik Harlaut, Sammy Carlson, Nico Zacek, Mike Douglas, J.-F. Cusson, Joff Pollet-Villard, Ahmet Dadali, Tanner Hall, J.-P. Auclair, Eric Iberg, etc.
Episode #21
Release date: September 22, 2025
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Julien Regnier is one of the original founders of Armada.
