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Rich pro skiers?

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B-DOG45
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do pro skiers make alot of money?
May 18 2006 11:27AM
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Mahre
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my cousin that works at olive garden makes more than me................
May 18 2006 11:57AM
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SIX
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and are you a pro?
May 18 2006 11:58AM
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TWallisch
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^^hahahahaha
May 18 2006 12:13PM
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B-DOG45
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well are they wealthy and have an easy time of getting by
May 18 2006 12:14PM
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jayamait
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Tanner Hall makes an average of $350,000 USD a year.
May 18 2006 12:32PM
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RastaSkier9
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haha nope hes not a pro at all
May 18 2006 12:35PM
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FUUUCK
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bullshit
May 18 2006 12:38PM
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Lineskier-101
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i think the REALLY big names in the ski business like Candide, Jon, Tanner, Pep, all get by easily. But alot of the smaller pros are just like anybody else.
May 18 2006 12:53PM
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SiverMike
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Most of the bigger pro get more than average salary..couple hundred g's..enough to live comfortably and break a couple pairs a week. everyone else probably makes enough to get by.
May 18 2006 1:04PM
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freestyleskiin
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i highty dought they need to pay for their own skis besides tanner cuz he sponserd himself with armada
May 18 2006 1:30PM
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Bundo
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no such thing.
May 18 2006 1:39PM
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Hctiws_iks
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at the very very top, some make quite a bit. ie tanner jon simon candide.
but after that the pay scale drops very fast. most make very little.
May 18 2006 1:43PM
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ski_cartel
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yea this isnt like hockey, there are no super rich pro's unless they have a buisness on the side or something like that, im shure some of the top guys get by allright, but not rich
May 18 2006 2:23PM
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Dkrew13
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uhhhhh, rich, nnnnnooooo.. but at least you get to travel and film, and do stuff like that, If i had the chance, I would rather do that than sit behind a desk and make a bunch of money but be miserable. Even if that ment just getting by. haha I guess that would be the same as now only id be traveling.LOL I dont know, ask andy
May 18 2006 2:30PM
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futurespin
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andy mahre, zero spined pyramids, go watch WAR.
May 18 2006 3:11PM
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C-Burg
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I dont think they make alot of money, but enough to get by. I do think that they get alot for free, i.e. travel, clothes, skis, and accessories.
May 18 2006 3:46PM
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Bobert
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ya, claton is right. some may make a bit more than average, but most probably make less. They do get a lot of stuff free from sponsers and stuff though.
May 18 2006 3:50PM
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blakroc
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he might make that much cuz of armada but he doesnt make that much on top of wat he makes co-owning armada. who would pay him that much?and there was some forum saying jon olsen was a milionaire? well he sure as hell didnt make millions from just skiing
May 18 2006 3:55PM
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blakroc
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what commercials
May 18 2006 3:59PM
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reezyfbaby
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well consider this, when tanner hall wins the x-games he gets a 50,000 dollar check for that, plus his sponsors will most likely match his contest winning to some extent, especially his big sponsors: red bull, oakley (two huge multinational corporations), armada, dalbello etc.. so from one contest were talking at least 150 000. but guys who spend most of thier time filming and are sponsored by sick companies but not necessarily huge companies, like andy, probly arent making anywhere near the same realm of cash. so like any sport theres probly a huge range of pay to be had, but at the very least they make enough to get by skiing for a job. which is worth more than money.
May 18 2006 4:02PM
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k2skier420
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the marketable skiers get paid well e.g dumont,tanner,jon etc.
May 18 2006 4:02PM
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R.Fahey
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It depends. some of the younger ones, who place well in comps are making some good money. I'm pretty sure that sponsors match what you make in comps.... some at least. so if someone makes 10 grand in a comp, their sponsor will hook it up with 10 more. But i'd say only a handful of pros are really well off with just skiing.
May 18 2006 4:04PM
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futurespin
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just a guess, but im assuming he makes much more from Oakley then he does from Armada
May 18 2006 4:09PM
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ericski
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from sponsors they make a shit load
May 18 2006 4:16PM
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plorr
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depends on the sponsors they have

im sure salomon or oakley or j. lindeberg can dish out more money than armada or liberty or something
May 18 2006 4:34PM
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4frntSkier
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if they win big comps they prolly make lots
jon deffinetly makes alot of money
May 18 2006 4:34PM
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cobalt
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You get the fame though.
May 18 2006 4:38PM
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SketchySwiss
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In Europe Candide is known for been the richer french skier ever. He makes more money than race skiers and there's a lot multinational companies who sponsor raceskiing! He has got a few mio..
But he's an exeption like Tanner, Simon and Jon are. They have big companies behind them. And not only companies from the skiing industry. But theses guys are soo famous! Other pro skiers can live from skiing. From just enough to live to pretty good but they're not rich at all.

I'm pretty sure that Armada makes goood business too. How many of you guys have Armadas?

sry for bad english.
May 18 2006 5:09PM
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D_Mezz
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my guy on ssx on tour is rollin in the dough
May 18 2006 5:10PM
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Beamer12
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they prolly dont make a lot of money but they are living every1 one this sites dream..skiing for a living..traveling around the world with other skiers all the time..what else do they need money for?
May 18 2006 5:13PM
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SketchySwiss
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That's right. But a freestyle skiing career ends when you're around 30. no? And then? Some have the possibility of working for the brand they've promoted. But there isn't a place for all of them. Nowadays lots of young pros skiers are pros just after highschool. Life isn't 30years but more something like 70.
May 18 2006 5:20PM
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R.I.P.BigTree
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^its true that they may end their career at around 30, but they still have plenty of other opportunities ahead of them and if they cant sill work in the ski industry and all else fails they could go back to school or something
May 18 2006 5:26PM
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Matty_C
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ok fair enough prize money for comps, but what about the athletes that are the heart and soul of their film companies but don't compete. e.g. sage or pollard- how much do their sponsors and film companies pay them? do athletes even get paid for films?
May 18 2006 5:36PM
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PeterTosh
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simon dumont
May 18 2006 5:50PM
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garettnorthey
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I could be wrongbut dint C.R. Johnson win $500,000 at gravity games on year.
May 18 2006 5:59PM
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shagalabagala
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if i were rich i'd just spend most of my $ on skiing anyway(or a good prtion of it)
you get paid to go skiing! how sick is that? answer:unbelievably sick.
May 18 2006 6:12PM
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MLB
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nah man......there is NO money in pro skiing. You can bearly make ends meat man. The real money is owning companys.....or having a job in companys. (i.e team managers, ski designers, editors,starting your own company.....etc) The only reason Tanner makes a good amount of money is beacause he owns a chunk of Armada.
May 18 2006 6:15PM
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Daniel.
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fame over fortune
May 18 2006 6:31PM
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potatofarmer
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I HAVENT GOTTEN A SINGLE CHECK FROM ARMADA YET!
May 18 2006 6:31PM
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dubage
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if t-hall gets over 300 G's, he has one huge bag of weed
May 18 2006 6:34PM
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Dan.
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well marc frank makes at least 300 grand just from his sponsors, and even more from his hotels, but he snowboards, and is probably the biggest name in snowboarding besides shawn
May 18 2006 6:41PM
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CMF
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he's like sweden's shawn white
May 18 2006 6:45PM
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Oswaldo
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My enlgish bad. Where i find "olive garden" need work lot!
May 18 2006 7:08PM
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SIX
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hilarious
May 18 2006 7:13PM
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Carter23
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such a perfect thread. NO, they don't make good money. Period. It is a great lifestyle, but i can name off 10 'big time pros' right now that make about 25 grand a year. A.K.A. Poverty line. This excludes simon, tanner, jon, chris davenport, seth, and candide. They do make a decent living. The pay is a joke. Winning competitions is a serious bonus though, if a pro has a good comp year they can rake in the dough.
May 18 2006 8:47PM
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skisebski
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in simons case, sponsered by TARGET... will get him some decent money.
May 18 2006 9:04PM
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rossignol_rider
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sponsors pay for the rider's comp fees and expenses and trips. they pay for the food and tickets and hotels when they go to film.....what money does a skier really need? expenses taken care of, there isnt much down time from the sport
May 18 2006 9:07PM
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danski333
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pros that are sponsered get many things for free but use all their money to live
May 18 2006 11:51PM
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