{"id":8263,"date":"2020-12-22T03:05:42","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T03:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koolboards.me\/?p=8263"},"modified":"2020-12-22T03:05:42","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T03:05:42","slug":"earn-your-turn-snowboarder-julien-pica-herry-is-the-master-of-the-steep-turn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koolboards.me\/?p=8263","title":{"rendered":"Earn Your Turn | Snowboarder Julien \u2018Pica\u2019 Herry Is The Master Of The Steep Turn"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pica is the man behind some of the most technical descents in the Chamonix Valley \u2013 all done on one edge<\/h2>\n

Two edges is the minimum requirement for most to even dream of stepping foot on a typical Chamonix steep descent (we\u2019re talking 45 \u2013 50 degrees, fall-you-die faces).<\/span><\/p>\n

For Chamonix born and bred Julian \u2018Pica\u2019 Herry, just a single snowboard edge is more than enough to take on some of the steepest, most exposed faces on the planet.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cPica\u2019s best known for that effortless (and somehow ambidextrous) style\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Pica\u2019s best known for that effortless (and somehow ambidextrous) style, where he can be seen ripping down a face regular, before switching things up with some goofy shredding.<\/span><\/p>\n

This style isn\u2019t part of some steezy \u201cLook at me, waltzing down these steep faces\u201d type of ego boost, mind (he\u2019s far too modest for any of that nonsense). The approach actually allows Pica to be lined up onto his stronger toe edge for technical sections. And also, to be quite honest, it does look sweet.<\/span><\/p>\n

On top of being a master on the steep stuff Pica\u2019s, quite unsurprisingly, a fully-certified UIAGM (IFMGA) high mountain guide.<\/span><\/p>\n

Being part of the revered Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix<\/a> (the group of mountain guides who essentially invented the profession of mountain guiding), he\u2019s part of a pool of mountain professionals who, after years of experience, have learnt every ridgeline, couloir and aiguille of the Mont Blanc massif.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this new film, Invade Media<\/a> takes us into Pica\u2019s playground of Chamonix and dives into the mindset of the man who\u2019s sitting at the top of the steep skiing<\/a> and snowboarding<\/a> world. With scenes from Waking Dream<\/a>, you can expect descents of Col de la Verte, Aiguille du Peigne and Pointe Tournier, with fellow Chamoniard Sam Favret.<\/span><\/p>\n