GoPro Line of the Winter: Léo Taillefer - France 3.15.15 - Snow

Rider: Léo Taillefer
Location: Val d' Isere, France
Entry: #327
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[@Marauder1981]

Most talented seagull I´ve ever seen. WOW!

[@TomSmart]

I clicked my screen

[@damian6882]

Me to

[@colt_9717]

Ossksm

[@dersuppenschluuxddd8537]

Me to

[@FelixBelanddd]

Inoubliable Douleur ta photo de profil me fait rager

[@EnsoLLC]

Lol that crow sound is hilarious.

[@hockeyplayerU15]

Jake Long nah its rather cringe imo

[@dingleberry4209]

Zero Cool you just fucked yourself lol

[@guy5282]

@Zero Cool thats cringe :D

[@MegaHariboboy]

It's primarily to warn people in front that there is a person coming and he is not stopping.

[@aldenlowell6056]

@@dingleberry4209 haha gottem 😂

[@mac081793]

That big jump made my heart sink just a bit.

[@eirikmb]

I was thinking "oh shiiiiiiiiiiiit!!" cause i though he woul land on the bump, but he got over it :D

[@byrdman2181]

Bigmac Attack If he doesn't hit that just right, he dies in a tree.

[@aaronboardman2814]

Bigmac Attack Lol I actually yelled out "ohhhhhhhhhh" that hit was huuuge

[@thehow2Collection]

Bigmac Attack lol

[@babscabs1987]

Bigmac Attack It was the out-of-no-where backflip for me!

[@whitehonda2874]

People: exist This dude: *aggressive crow noises*

[@bird9164]

*Crow noises intensify*

[@ardechey]

Are those weird noises he makes him warning others that he is coming, or is it his insanity leaking out?

[@gert5072]

Lil bit of both I'd assume

[@Piano_Destruction]

@@s.0urcream his comment was 3 years ago bro

[@Skyline16_]

Ekşi Krema lol

[@igormitrovic7496]

Both

[@arczi9233]

and he got 70+ likes, youtube algorythm is working

[@joshuahorwitz6458]

I was lucky enough to be introduced to Leo whilst on a cable car at Val. He was the nicest, most incredibly humble dude imaginable. Stoked to just be talking about skiing and his career. Even got to chase him and his friends around for a lap. He pointed out a big lip, squawked like an rabid seagull and proceeded to lay out the steeziest backflip I’ve ever seen. He vanished around a ridge and that was the last I saw of him.

[@wasp-nz9rh]

This dude sounds like a fever dream to ski with lmao

[@QrayzHD]

This is what fun looks like.

[@thehow2Collection]

qrayz I agree!

[@vasocreta]

+qrayz This guy is my new hero. Looks insanely fun.

[@RalphZeggers]

1:15 omg its noise of wind when he fly... incredible

[@TheMolean]

Im here from 2019, but i totally agree

[@mechm1nd]

0:12 - ATTENTION YETI 2:00 - Yeti

[@fahad7876]

mechmind 😂😂😂

[@iluvweezies5688]

OMG lollllllllllllllllllllllllllll i see the sticker now. that's awesome

[@barbiche000]

Mdr team fr

[@proxima8701]

xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[@PMR84]

LOL

[@redbull]

Léo rips! Nice homage to the Candide Thovex style of resort-shredding

[@oxxXXXMICHAELXXXxxoo]

+Red Bull it's his own style not a homage ^^

[@pichaelthompson4022]

Lol Red Bull be like "More like...Stan DARSH!!!"

[@benjaminwang9533]

Red Bull I LOVE CANDIDE THOVEX!!

[@renespijker33]

Give him a contracr

[@nepaligamers3558]

@@benjaminwang9533 I'm

[@cl14704]

0:39 the guy in the yellow is my spirit animal

[@jens.bracht]

who else saw the yeti?

[@nicoeastcoast]

Jens Bracht and his wife in pink..

[@CallMeMonsieurX]

nico vise The pink one is also a man. No female for the Yetis

[@thehow2Collection]

Jens Bracht hahahaaa that was ME!!!! I had a bad hair day!!

[@paulobustamante7073]

Jens Bracht 2:00

[@rejtan144]

Jens Bracht everybody who didn't watch the video blindfolded.

[@srpdesigns]

Nothing like knowing the mountain like its your own back yard.. Because it is!!!!... In the early 90s we lived in an old 60s ski house.. Anywhere between 12 to 20 people sleeping there and all very skilled skiers... (Not as good as this kid).. But we were some of the best living up in Breckenridge at that time.... We had a dozen or so lines that we skied this aggressively minus the bck flip (Cant lie.. Nobody was pulling those off bck then).. But banging off a fallen tree or a rock ledge was all part of the day.. (Again Granting the conditions were right).. The last run of the day would consist of a nice cruise with some great lines through the woods dwn through a small rock garden then up and right onto the deck of our house that we had removed a couple of sections of railings in the fall so we could ski rght from mountain rght to house and jump into the hot tub... Lolol.. The reason I'm writting this is to inspire as many kids as possible to GO FOR IT AND DO IT!!!.. If you keep thinking of moving out West and living the ski lifestyle... DO IT!!!.. JST FIND A WAY AND DO IT!!!.. Because the only way you will make this kinda run a reality is if you life work and play on a mountain and get the best conditions of the year to do it... Im now on my mid 40s and have No regrets because I made it happen in my youth... DO IT... MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!..

[@coloradostoner6047]

Steve P exactly what I’m doing rn!! Working/living up at copper for now 🤙🏽

[@nousername2483]

What a great comment, thanks for this. You live a life many dream about.

[@johndurrer7869]

ancient history

[@TheMIGHTYBeagle]

my favorite part was when he put on his skis

[@brendanmckenna3660]

+TheMIGHTYBeagle I've watched quite a few of these 'lines of the winter', there was something about the way he popped the skis on at the start - I immediately had the feeling - this is going to be great.

[@nemac23]

LOl same here. The impression I got is this guy is a baller and doesn't give a fuck

[@OlivariousTwitch]

Why? Is it the wrong way? I don't ski btw.

[@arno222444]

I like this lack of shit giving, very french

[@leo_b3942]

@@OlivariousTwitch it's the way he put them on

[@drakefalkner8046]

0:37 goes right through people trying to take pictures

[@The_IOS_Captain]

Drake Falkner IM A GIRAFFE

[@highspeedhiasl]

Just ruthless

[@bryfryable]

I know that's so disrespectful. Can tell this guy is just selfish and a flat out complete dick. Would not want to board with him let along hang with him. He needs to be put in his place. I stopped watching right after that.

[@bryfryable]

@@guimathTV He still had to have noticed that the group of people were looking at one another which implies that they were either talking, or doing something that was of importance and just road straight through them. That's a joke. Picture yourself engaging with a your group of friends in however way and some random person just comes barging in right in the middle of it. That's fucked.

[@slender_0434]

"IM A GIRAFFE"

[@tunstrevenue]

Did my season here. This is the "Hidden Valley" in Val D'isere, France. Never seen anyone ride it at that speed before!

[@jessery475]

Ben Tunstall but it says italy in the title?

[@caseyrussell1819]

jessery Maybe it was posted from Italy. Val D'isere is pretty close to the border of Italy. Ben's right though, this is "Hidden Valley".

[@KwyKz0r]

Casey Russell Wouldn't be hidden if they told you where it was. Duh.

[@tlacal]

I go here all year

[@richardfarrington85]

@@tlacal im bit confused thought cos looks like he has gone down the right hand side of folie douce yet ends up in the vallee which i thought was to the left of folie ?

[@superarno121]

*2:15** When you take damage in minecraft*

[@georgesarkis6800]

yeah

[@lineskis]

yes Leo! The world will finally know how much fun you have!

[@ainsley119]

Me sleeping with the window open, All the birds outside at 3AM 1:35

[@donglesxiv]

Thanks Candide for the no music slo mo lines.

[@NagyerdeiKorisok]

Roger Conant was that irony? I prefer this way. Its like ..more natural

[@Penguinecek]

1:13 i hold my breath when i saw this :O

[@robertmiller8517]

ikr how did he not break his legs 😂

[@cheesestick9100]

i think bc of the go pro it seems taller but that is still a huge jump

[@Gary1q2]

watching him go down that hill at the beginning at that speed scared the fk out of me

[@Jasianwoo]

Gary1q2 oh hai gari. go study for trials. jks jks HAHHA

[@WeasleFireable]

Gary1q2 Didn't expect you to be here Gary.

[@kheraja]

ayyy gary

[@mintyCS]

Fizz mains LUL

[@5uvus394]

Well I also do that and it is not that fast :D

[@stefzy9958]

0:23 when she tells you, she's home alone.

[@Sgt_Wizard]

xD hahahah

[@BruceWayneReal]

I fucking hate it when people stop in the middle of the run like seriously.

[@anthonypacman]

Bruce Wayne Did you also hate when your parents died? Or was that an inside job so you could get all their money? Also the run wasnt supposed to be fast, thats what made this video special, because he made the trek fast. Batman.

[@shogunx87]

Anthony McDerpingston I think he ment those people who were standing in the middle of the track...

[@BruceWayneReal]

Anthony McDerpingston I'm talking about the people standing in the middle of the trail. Sure it's not supposed to be a fast run but if you have to stop be considerate and move over as much as you can to the side like the guys did near the end. Everytime I try to make a trail fast I get yelled at by ski patrol.

[@baileyayyy5085]

+Bruce Wayne You're a dumbass. They'll move over if someone is coming to pass them, because usually they have time to.

[@BruceWayneReal]

Bailey Bohl I told this gril I was on her left and she went to their left.

[@colegideon8908]

How does one land the jump at 1:13 without breaking a leg or something. He lands as if it’s a 3 foot jump. Incredible

[@LLskiLLs]

He is a pro

[@bonerprime4010]

Because he lands on a slope not much of the impact energy is on his legs, a lot more of it becomes kinetic energy which speeds him up

[@Jardier]

That is beautiful! That big Jump? Wow...!

[@86kyuan]

How does he put his boots into his skies that effortlessly?!?!

[@KatumJAubry]

Val d'Isère is in France, not Italy! That being said, nice one Leo!

[@benchapman8714]

K E-O wrecked

[@HarryRead]

K E-O I think it is on the border some of it might just be in italy

[@russell2185]

Wow, that was clutch. What an Awesome place to ski!!! I've never seen such wide open mountains before, absolutely beautiful

[@benchapman8714]

wtf was those noises

[@manchesterfellow]

***** HEUAAHH HAAAH HAAAH. Just warning you all that I am commenting.

[@thehow2Collection]

Ben Chapman It's to clear the way, so he doesn't squish the turtles lol.....

[@Leotheleprachaun]

Ben Chapman he was flyin down! so he was cawing to warn the slowpokes

[@xXLOLDAXx]

Ben Chapman It was his mating call.

[@AyeYerMa]

manchesterfellow lol you win the internet HAHAHA

[@lyubimgotovit]

«Вы здоровы!!!» - это самые заветные слова для всех!! Будьте все здоровы и счастливы..))+++

[@animesenpai8874]

WoW ton saut à 1:15 c’était malade😍

[@eivindskutlaberg736]

2:20 Michael Jackson

[@quinngoodman1078]

Hee-hee

[@tomoplayzzOfficial]

2:01 omg it’s a yeti

[@tobijadoll1641]

OH. MY. GOODNESS!!!! I never drove with ski but I know I love it! Oh my goodness, I really have to try it. It looks better than any rollerskater its AMAZING DUDE!!!

[@PrayforSnow365]

if you liked this, you gotta try snowboarding.

[@tateparker8112]

1:16 how tf do you land a jump that high?! I would’ve broken every bone in my body...like I legit wanna know

[@LeDore38]

If you land on the flat yes, you'll break everything since the shock will be most of your kinetic energy in a very short time. But if the reception is somewhat in line with the direction of your fall, the energy you have to dissipate can be quite small, the hard part in this case is arriving at the right speed to land on the slope and not falling while landing from a jump at this speed, not the shock itself. I'm clearly not on this guy level but I've done far easier jumps that were this long (with much more leeway on speed and direction). This also explains why people who do parkour roll when they land from high points, or why your safety belt is somewhat elastic and will partially tear off : it's not going fast that kills you, it's stopping too suddenly.

[@tateparker8112]

Actually super awesome comment, I’m going skiing this spring break (despite everyone and their moms saying not to travel due to Corona) so I’ll keep this in account if I try something slightly less intimidating but similar in style. 🤙 Wish me RIP

[@LeDore38]

@@tateparker8112 Do it gradually don't send big jumps immediately :p I'm currently confined ill at home with either Covid19 or a similar ilness (France only tests severe case) but at least I likely caught it while travelling back from the Alps, not before \o/

[@tateparker8112]

Well dang man, hope you feel better and that for you and your family’s sake it isn’t CORVID-19. Take it easy brother 🙌

[@LeDore38]

@Student Paul Lemieux Well cheer and shred man !

[@slickz3724]

1:14 longest seagull flight with skis ever

[@aime_33]

Super Mario/Crow goes skiing.

[@gok4031]

1:57 let me slide on your ski noob XD

[@TatsuKan]

Val d' Isere, Italy ??? WTF, France, not Italy...

[@lolpoo1817]

I can’t wait to go skiing again

[@Fro7enDesigns]

GO PRO, This isn't in ITALY!!!! VAL D’Isère is in FRANCE! WTF. This video title right here just made me think a bit less of gopro if they can't even recognize that VAL D’ISÈRE is a FRENCH name!

[@Revgazm]

O7 It lies about 5km away from the Italian border, easy mistake.

[@eneszlatar]

+fairylit Wow, the Italian side of Val d'Isere! That's something like the Swedish side of Kitzbuhel, or the Spanish side of Wengen?

[@samrobbo8837]

+fairylit fool

[@elkeschollay6062]

Wow just wow! This guy deserves the world worth of respect!

[@matsr69]

Great skiing! But whoever published his needs to get his/hers geography right. Val D'Isère is France! -not Italy!

[@ivanhan6604]

Are we not going to talk about the yeti?

[@philipstevens1976]

Best Line of Winter this Year

[@CurriedBat]

So calm in the air...

[@flytakesi7478]

この人のスキーセンスやべぇ笑笑

[@victorialia4471]

I am looking forward to ski season this year, armed with my new "stop sitting in the middle of the line, Snowboarders" crow noises.

[@mango3183]

Does anyone actually realise how fast he’s going?

[@Roohnox]

Thank you go-pro for the experience of all kind of sport that l never gonna try in real life.

[@CzerwonyKwiatek-x5l]

Я так же ору с него когда он орёт как чайка))))

[@uberdrive1046]

Remz МОПС ВЕРСИЯ 2.0

[@Minifridge147]

Wow that has to be the craziest run I have ever seen. Good job!

[@ladhkay]

pretty sure it's in france!

[@tanguy_ttv]

Yeezy it is 👌

[@noahd7052]

I've watched this video like 10 times, yet only now do I realize that the sign at 0:12 says "ATTENTION YETI", and is referring to the yeti at 2:00

[@LittleGoldenGunesh]

holly fucking shit!! Good job LEO!

[@alpineguide-ojisama]

It's so thrilling. Just one point I'd like to say is it's dangerous not to stop despite being other skiers. But I don't have any idea about the manner of other countries...

[@miokena824]

Je suis mort : tabernouche c’etait tout plat 😂

[@martingarrox5810]

plein* je pense haha

[@leorotondo4465]

Bellissimo questo video e bravissimo colui che sta sciando👏!!

[@samo_3086]

2:00 no ones going to ignore the yeti trying to scare him

[@7goldmdls]

Pretty crazy! Now if you think you would be cool with racing 5 other rugby players down that, you might just make a good ski cross racer. Congrats on line of the year.

[@misterspetsnaz]

Hey dude, before you go try to sound excited so they like your video Him: Alright

[@thethreebros4210]

Yewwwww yeheee

[@マジキチ侍]

ｱｰｯｱｰｯｱｰｯｱｰｯ!!(迫真)

[@koalaman-eh7oy]

獣神化無能弁護士唐沢 ？！

[@tirmikj5]

very good -but GOOd chance no body in the line in the tunnels as well))) congrats MAN!

[@huguesgarcia-darennes1226]

awesome vallée perdue Loy :)

[@magic-yc2nl]

OMG, it's amazing dude. GOOD JOB!

[@ArnoldPranks]

Baba ganoush indeed.

[@craigknights]

www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tabarnouche

[@kaylinbradley9934]

Does it hurt your legs when you land big jumps like he did? Because he made it look easy lol

[@anthony-vp3dq]

Only hurts if the landing the is flat but if the slope is perfectly angled it feels like you never even left the ground when you land you just ski right into it

[@isabelnava4012]

The guy in the polar bear suit thoooo *uwu*

[@fabrice-1993]

Art arrr arrrr arrrrr

[@SirDamned]

Ah, the majestic flying italian

[@viktorpenc9035]

Moo Isn't that guy from France? O.o

[@D3MONI4QU3]

Viktor Penc He is french, yes

[@AgenceKenobi]

Moo he is from Quebec i think but he was skiing in France

[@georgeknight9196]

Obiwan Kenobi no he's from val d'isere

[@viktorpenc9035]

Obiwan Kenobi The title says Italy.

[@hendrimaidle471]

i love this guy so coooL! real channel name?

[@artibrahimi6616]

2:01 i didnt even see that guy lmao

[@SyydRaven]

This was so freaking exciting...................!!!! It makes my fast groomers seem like candy land!

[@unknownerror3568]

2:01 pause at this time there will be a t-posing yeti

[@tigermax063]

i'm a chinese skier, In narrow places, I will also make some sounds (more normal) to remind the people in front, so when I just watched this video, I think this guy is really good at skating, but is this sound popular among Europeans? Then before I go skiing in Europe, do I still need to practice this voice?

[@yuvrajrathore7773]

I love his horn 😂

[@ぴーよね-n2f]

楽しそうでなにより

[@thegreatmonster]

And along the way, he made a lot new "friends".

[@Marauder1981]

thegreatmonster you mean assholes who intentionally stand in the way all their lifes.

[@thegreatmonster]

LOL, I have to be frank, I honestly do not understand why da heck they stand in the middle of a "highway" for skiers. You wanna ski, fine, but what exactly are you doin' standin' there?

[@mikeadamek4582]

Marauder1981 Is it possible that they were there for speed reference and to make sure nobody was in the line through the tunnels and couloirs? funny

[@mistt1615]

Quality soundtrack 👌🏻

[@arkwill14]

I liked when he did pizza at 2:14.

[@lightbringer2884]

This guy’s spirit is incredible

[@ncjvideos]

This guy's even impressive putting his boot into his skis

[@c_kennmusic5737]

1) Close this competition because that's unbeatable. 2) Are their copyright restrictions on using the crow sound?

[@thegrowplayer2603]

1:14 falling damage has left the chat

[@helloitsaddie8699]

His sounds to warn people he's coming!😂

[@fluidicgamer2846]

Lmao how doesn’t his legs just snap in half on some of these parts

[@THEVEGEfr]

I'm kind of new to skiing, is he making the noises to warn people ahead?

[@carlgladu-leger5286]

Un français qui dit Tabarnouche!!??? WTF

[@stanislavsd]

+Carl Gladu-Leger Quebecois hehe

[@spamnstuff6060]

+Stanislav Kostic yoo same j'ai fait la meme analise XD

[@fabioLANDES]

+Carl Gladu-Leger Y'en a bien qui disent ....WTF !...

[@phillipegregoire3563]

Ouain c vrai

[@AdamHallacher]

People watching him: omg he's so good Him: AHH! AHH! AHH! AHH!

[@androsforever500]

bear at 2:00 wins

[@randomaccountidunno8945]

Andros Forever bear?...BEAR?

[@CapybaraTut]

Is it accelerated??? I mean is the speed of the video increased???

[@コンタック-b4t]

こんなとこ滑るとか頭おかしい笑

[@petekou]

見てる方が怖いよな

[@コンタック-b4t]

ちょむすけ 特大ジャンプするところが最高に球ヒュン

[@ryu5706]

マリカーみたいな声出すやん

[@elenaromeroo]

Did anyone else think it was so satisfiying when he was putting his skis on

[@miyamoto-dayo]

なんか…ヤク的な何かを…吸ってるのかな… ちなみにジャパニーズの人 ノ

[@セア-z5n]

はーい🙋

[@finnlockham6266]

Wow! Such a talented bird!

[@rowerowyskiller1173]

2:00 is scarry

[@kaserov8488]

When he said 🦅🦅🦅 I felt that

[@nezazugelj1871]

Are you smoking???????

[@mr.nick1254]

FRESH