JP Auclair and Andreas Fransson died in an avalanche on Mount Cochrane in southern Patagonia Monday.  JP Auclair was one of the founding fathers of the New Canadian Airforce freestyle movement nearly 20 years ago and has been an innovator, leader and mentor in the sport of skiing ever since.  In recent year’s Auclair gravitated toward bigger ski mountaineering objectives.  Andreas Fransson had a passion for extremely bold and unforgiving descents, including the first and only descent of the South Face of Denali.

Powder Coverage Auclair and Fransson

ESPN Coverage of Incident

Backcountry Magazine Profile on Andreas Fransson

Reaching My Limit Eisode 2 from Bjarne Salén on Vimeo.

JP Auclair Street Segment (from All.I.Can.) from Sherpas Cinema on Vimeo.