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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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TheStamos
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ITS NOT ABOUT THE MONEY.
May 19 2006 1:00AM
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Mahre
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not quite................
May 19 2006 1:52AM
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lastxlight
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Money in cash comes from ad shots, that is it
May 19 2006 3:56AM
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rossignol_rider
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thats interesting, always what i assumed. when you go to comps or to film, do you really have to pay for hotels and food?
May 19 2006 8:26AM
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SketchySwiss
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Don't pros riders travel in team? I mean when they go to a comp or something the whole team live in the same place and the company pay for the food and stuff?
May 19 2006 11:30AM
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Mahre
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i dont think i should get too deep into this.... but i had travel covered last year...reimbursement style....this year i chose salary over travel budget, so anything i did, besides corporate things, was out of my pocket.
May 19 2006 4:56PM
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EaStCoaSt11
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and his own ski company... he pretty much figured out the industry quick
May 20 2006 12:53AM
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ag.
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im pretty sure thats andy mahre haha
May 20 2006 3:46AM
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Rich
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No I'm not. How is there a 2 page thread about me?
May 20 2006 3:49AM
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Rich
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Oh wait...I misread the title
May 20 2006 3:50AM
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i+am+ghetto
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hahahaha
May 20 2006 7:23AM
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bp.lando
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ahahahaaahah wtf we got an illegal on here
May 20 2006 10:44AM
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sampsihoyos
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ya but your job is cooler
May 20 2006 11:32AM
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Poormansvault
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Seth still drives a 1990/91 (I'm not sure which) subaru. Which makes most of his oakley outfits that he gets for free worth more than his car.
May 20 2006 11:42AM
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shrEddie
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i would want to be a pro just so i could get free gear and free ski trips
May 20 2006 12:53PM
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real9999
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It's all over the board, even at the top. Top racers are making bank. For the past few years Bode was reportedly pulling $2-3 million annually.

Freeskiers are obviously making less, but those with worldwide exposure and major endoresments like Red Bull and JL can't be that far behind. On the other hand, Seth (who's probably the most underpaid skier out there) has said that his pay is far from being called wealthy.

Probably the biggest hit for freeskiers is not competing in the Olympics. An Olympic gold in a major event like skiing or snowboarding is the quickest path to instant millions.
May 20 2006 1:33PM
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japie99
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^yeah but thats body... He is pretty commercial and stuff. But yeah guess racers get way more than frestylers. Just turn on any sport chanel and u always see ski racing. Althoug I heard there was some mogul skiing who was pretty rich coz of his bussines!! But yeah thats not from skier but he was def a millionaire!
May 20 2006 1:35PM
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bowlripper
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not really
May 20 2006 1:53PM
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juanborlando
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jon is rich
did u notice how much crap he gave out at joi
May 20 2006 11:37PM
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cork5
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i'd be willing to bet that szocs has more than a few dollars
May 21 2006 12:48AM
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lastxlight
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I think jon was rich anyways.
May 21 2006 1:09AM
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Literature
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Truly pro skiiers realize its not about the money. If they were into money, they wouldn't be pros.
May 21 2006 1:24AM
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mattwalker
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simon dumont got an agent and that helped him a lot... he signed with target and gets bank...
May 21 2006 2:04AM
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bass_munkie
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why does everyone seem to think tanner owns armada? i could be wrong and maybe it's changed since the company was set up but armada is owned by a corporate sponsor. ie a rich git whos got enough cash to start and run a company. like i say i could be wrong.

the few pros i know basically just get refunded for expences. ie you keep your receipt and they mail you cheques. not exactly a wage now is it... some guys can opt for a cheque at the start of the season instead but i guess this works out to be less money overall.
May 21 2006 6:45AM
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iskiqc
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damn theres so much crap in that thread its crazy
May 22 2006 12:32PM
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bpalmer
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I read that Julien and JP and Dorion all started Armada TOGETHER with T-hall, with a corporate sponsor.


Tanner is involved in real estate, I saw an interview.

Andy, what's the life like? We need a big long post out of you to set this shit straight.
May 23 2006 3:29PM
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scratchskier170
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ya but tanner gets revenue on all his promodel skis sold, he partially owns armada and the bigger picture. off just skiing alone skiers dont make shit
May 23 2006 3:33PM
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Anti-Hero
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this guys right
May 23 2006 3:40PM
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lanks
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i'd be willing to bet that owning and operating a ski camp will do that for you.
May 23 2006 3:53PM
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hartig
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hahahahahah
May 23 2006 6:12PM
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Hotdawgg-Skier4
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Jon makes a ton of cash just because hes known by the entire population of sweden. hes got like car sponsorships and ish. not to mention the moddeling with j lindenberg. i say him in GQ once!! it was sweet
May 23 2006 9:39PM
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knotbox
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there is no such thing as a rich pro skier.....shaun white is boreder line in snowboarding of being rich MFM is rich purely on his investments.....you dont get rich in this industry...jut look at film makers im sure i remember justin from OTP saying once that "this(11thhour) will be my last movie as although i love making movies i also love food".....pretty much unless you the matchstick crew or jon(designerlabel) olsson you have to accept your going to be poor.
May 23 2006 10:18PM
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