When I purchased Poor Boyz Productions’ X, back in 2004, I had understandably high expectations after 1242 and Ready Fire Aim. But after a viewing or two, the only segments that left me wanting more were Anthony Boronowski’s opening masterpiece and Dave Crichton’s last full segment. The rest was just repetitive trick-after-trick and a little too cliché. It was a familiar disappointment, but I dutifully went to the bonus features; much to my surprise, I found a little gem that changed the freeskiing world as we know it: U.P.1. What?!
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Why is Julien Regnier the Ultimate Badass?
- He landed a 360 mute at the Nagano Olympics in 1998.
- Illegally did cork sevens in mogul comps.
- Did the first flair, as seen by JP Auclair.
- Designed one of the first twin-tip skis, the “Pow Air.”
- One of the 1st skiers to go switch off backcountry jumps.
- One of the first to throw critical rodeos.
- Invented the double japan.
- Original Armada team member.
- Editor for Poor Boyz.
- Co-creator of UP1 series (classic).
- Designed the Armada ”JJ.”
- Designed the Red Bull Linecatcher event.
Sickest Japan Ever!
Julien Regnier is probably your favorite skier’s favorite skier. He single-handedly influenced more aspects of the sport than almost anyone. This past week, Anthony Boronowski mentioned him and JP as the skiers he watched growing up. With Ant and JP, Julien created the UP1 series, which was such a refreshing dose of fun at a time when ski films took themselves very seriously (imagine that). If he were given the money, he would create the greatest ski film ever, and that’s a fact. I guess there are those who would disagree; even as an original team member and trendsetter, he found himself orphaned by Armada this year. It’s a sad story, but dry those nostalgic eyes and check his new sponsor- Black Crows Skis. Seems like a perfect fit for the legend and his imagination.
Watch this “mixtape” edit of Julien in PBP films like The Game, Propaganda, Happy Dayz, and WAR, and witness why Julien is no doubt the most underrated founding newschool skier. Then, be sure to check out Julien’s other edits on his Vimeo page. Especially the “Yeah Dude” edit, that shows him absolutely destroying BC pillow lines.
