This week in Tignes, France, 23-year-old Joffrey Pollet-Villard (also known as “Joff” or JPV) set a new world record for highest air in a superpipe on skis. He launched 8.04 meters (26 ft, 3 in) above the deck of a pristinely cut, 22-foot superpipe.
The world record was previously held by Peter Olenick of Carbondale, CO; Olenick set a record of 7.58 meters (24 ft, 11 in) on January 31, 2010, during the first-ever X Games High Air contest in Aspen, CO.Joffrey Pollet-Villard.
Thanks to Rockstar Energy, Giro Snow, Rossignol & Tignes.net for making it all possible!
Check the video here & watch the British Halfpipe Ski & Snowboard Championships in Val Claret this coming week:
