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JP Auclair tribute ski

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gperry1
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Next year Armada skis should make a pair of skis that is a tribute all the inspiration JP gave us and the dedication, hard work, and time JP put into skiing to put it where it is today. The ski should have all of JP's best skiing and non-skiing pictures on it and on the bases it should say JP Auclair on it. Since JP was a co-founder of Armada Skis I believe that it is only right for them to this. I also think that in addition to making the ski they should donate 30% of the profit to the Auclair Fund and Alpine Initiatives 15% to each for every pair of skis they sell so that the people that buy these skis will not only know that they are representing and respecting JP but they will know that they are helping out his family and the non-profit fund JP Auclair himself started. I think that this would be what JP would want. Upvote this so everyone can see this. Help make this dream a reality. Help me get this idea to Armada so JP will forever be remembered, so that even though he is not with us anymore, he can still do what he loves with us.

SIP JP Auclair. You will forever be remembered by us the skiing community.
Oct 13 2014 2:32PM
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TomDavies
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i agree with this concept, but i don't like your graphic ideas. This should be the thread for compiling a good graphic for the skis, kinda like j skis.
Oct 13 2014 2:37PM
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gperry1
Posts: 377 - Karma: 818
xRAPHAELxi agree with this concept, but i don't like your graphic ideas. This should be the thread for compiling a good graphic for the skis, kinda like j skis.


Yeah that's a good idea feel free to post pictures you think should be on the ski
Oct 13 2014 2:39PM
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TheBigApple
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If you don't think Armada is already in the works of making a special edition JJ or something you are a moron.
Oct 13 2014 2:47PM
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[nick]
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_g-dog_Next year Armada skis should make a pair of skis that is a tribute all the inspiration JP gave us and the dedication, hard work, and time JP put into skiing to put it where it is today. The ski should have all of JP's best skiing and non-skiing pictures on it and on the bases it should say JP Auclair on it. Since JP was a co-founder of Armada Skis I believe that it is only right for them to this. I also think that in addition to making the ski they should donate 30% of the profit to the Auclair Fund and Alpine Initiatives 15% to each for every pair of skis they sell so that the people that buy these skis will not only know that they are representing and respecting JP but they will know that they are helping out his family and the non-profit fund JP Auclair himself started. I think that this would be what JP would want. Upvote this so everyone can see this. Help make this dream a reality. Help me get this idea to Armada so JP will forever be remembered, so that even though he is not with us anymore, he can still do what he loves with us.

SIP JP Auclair. You will forever be remembered by us the skiing community.



Here's an idea, why don't the folks at Armada that knew JP best decide what they want to do in memorial to their friend. I don't think they need a pre-teen/teenager on newschoolers to dictate to them what to do in this situation.

He'll be remembered, with or without a memorial ski.
Oct 13 2014 2:51PM
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iggyskier
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I am sure the Armada guys appreciate the sentiments....

but can we stop telling Armada what to do and how they should respond to JP's passing? JP was hugely important to the entire skiing community, but it pales in comparison to what he meant to everyone at Armada, where he was a founder and part of their family.

They will respond in a way that they believe is appropriate, in a timeframe that allows them to grieve and process what happened.

Rushing them along and telling them they must do this and that is just not necessary. They will certainly honor JP in the way that he deserves and don't need a new thread every few days telling them how to do it.
Oct 13 2014 2:54PM
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J.D.
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^A thousand times this.

JP's legacy and what he meant to the sport and people in it, from people who knew him well to people who knew him a little to people who never met him but were inspired by him, is more than a topsheet graphic or an "in memoriam" sticker you put on your helmet.
Oct 13 2014 3:00PM
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gperry1
Posts: 377 - Karma: 818
Why so much hate guys? I just had an idea about something and wanted to put it out there, jeez...
Oct 13 2014 4:22PM
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[nick]
Posts: 1043 - Karma: 423
_g-dog_Why so much hate guys? I just had an idea about something and wanted to put it out there, jeez...


Just try and use some discretion. I’m sure you posted with good intentions but I don’t think you really thought it through. Not to mention a lot of other users have already chimed in with this idea as well.

Just think of it like this: Would you want strangers on the internet suggesting to the people closest to you how to celebrate your memory after you pass? The answer is no, I think they have it handled.
Oct 13 2014 4:30PM
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rballs_
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_g-dog_Why so much hate guys? I just had an idea about something and wanted to put it out there, jeez...


Why so much butthurt man? They're just trying to give some critique, jeez...
Oct 13 2014 4:47PM
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Bum.Life
Posts: 507 - Karma: 2,608
I think it's a little too soon for a JP ski. If they do they should wait a couple years like K2 did with the McConkey Pontoons.
Oct 13 2014 8:44PM
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lurking
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Bum.LifeI think it's a little too soon for a JP ski. If they do they should wait a couple years like K2 did with the McConkey Pontoons.


Again, in the grand scheme of things, your opinion doesn't really matter to THALL and the rest of Armada. They just lost their best friend, if they want to put a ski out next year, they will do as they damn please.

Not trying to come off as a hard ass, just putting it out there that our individual opinions don't matter all that much. They will do what they see fit.
Oct 14 2014 12:12AM
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Skates_skis
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bump. but yeah a bit to soon.
Oct 14 2014 12:47AM
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toastyteenagers
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im pretty sure that some money went to alpine alternatives even before his death
Oct 14 2014 1:28AM
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CUSHKOMA
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[nick]Here's an idea, why don't the folks at Armada that knew JP best decide what they want to do in memorial to their friend. I don't think they need a pre-teen/teenager on newschoolers to dictate to them what to do in this situation.

He'll be remembered, with or without a memorial ski.


PREACH MY BRUTHA!!!
Oct 14 2014 1:32PM
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