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Brice Lequertier

French international freeride and freestyle skier, Brice Lequertier was born on 26th january 1977 in France. Actual owner and co-founder of Elite Ski Team based in the French Alps.

No ascent is too difficult, no white glory too distant for him not to conquer. Which madman climbs up Mount Everest to 8800 meters and then swings down shouting - half jumping, half flying - and half breaking his neck? The answer: The madman is Brice Lequertier, and he did it in 2003. Brice is one of the rare species of elite international skiers who can combine freestyle skiing with free riding. Free skiers measure themselves against Alpine skiers in five disciplines, race over mogul pistes, do aerials on jumps or complete a course to win bets. As a free skier (part-time job: mountain guide), the free spirit (who was born in 1977) was in the French national team for five years and was Youth World and European champion. His official highlights include the gold medal in the Slopestyle Winter X Games in Crested Butte, Colorado, and the Crystal Award in St. Moritz for the Red Bull Hike and Ride. On the other hand free riding is limited to absolute professionals who have perfected the art of skiing through deep snow. Free riders are quick, wild and as bold as brass so they can practice their magic beyond controlled and marked pistes in untouched virgin powder snow. His desire to discover drives ski magician Lequertier to God-forsaken areas in Kazakhstan, Alaska, Ecuador, or New Zealand. He and his spiritual brother, Willy Bogner, have the common characteristic that they repeatedly regain strength from their home roots. Whereas Bogner has kept his feet firmly on Bavarian ground, the Frenchman calls Les Portes du Soleil in the Savoy mountains home. Lequertier appeared in Bogner's "Ski to the Max" and "Skimagination" films - playing important - or rather flying - roles in each.

Son parcours

- Membre des équipes de France de ski acrobatique de 1994 - 1999 (champion d\'Europe - champion du monde junior) - En 1999 se réoriente vers le ski freestyle \"new school\", gagne les X games en 99 en slopestyle et un bon paquet de big air entre 99 et 2002. - En 2002 se réoriente vers le ski freeride, et commence la quète des voyages avec l\'objectif de faire de la montagne et de poser les skis ou peu de gens l\'ont fait (voire personne). Entre 2002 et 2009 ; Inde (des 4000 à skis), Nouvelle Zelande (road trip), Kazakhstan (heliski), Kirghistan (heliski), Caucase (freeride), Equateur (ascension et descente à ski Chimborazo 6300m et Antisana 5600m), Japon (freeride), Chili (ascension des volcans région sud avec descente à ski), Argentine (freeride), Alaska (heliski), Népal (ascension Everest 8800m et descente a ski), Roumanie (freeride), et puis l\'Europe bien sur. - Pratique de manière amateur la montagne et la voile (en 2009 Antibes-Venezuela)

Son regard

Dans un monde où sans cesse le progrès et la technologie tiennent notre esprit occupé, je m'efforce de rechercher une certaine forme d'évasion morale et physique où libre est la pensée. Que ce soit en mer en montagne ou sur les skis, précieux sont ces moments ou la concentration oblige notre esprit à oublier nos soucis quotidiens ...Le sensation d'être libre est précieuse.

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