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How much do pro skiers make?

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Tasche
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I was having a debate with one of my buddies on how much pro skiers make and I have no idea. I looked a little at the search bar but the search bar fucking sucks. Anybody know. Gotta figure people like Jon Olsen and T Hall make the most but how much does someone like say Peter Olenick or Sammy Carlson make or even the lesser know pros?
Nov 13 2006 11:38AM
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*DrewT*
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Well the term ski bum is a pretty accurate one
Nov 13 2006 11:50AM
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MLB
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just enough to feed you, and cover basic expenses. If you get injered your fucked. You have to love your parents alot because you will be living with them from time to time. You can't really make a full carrer out of being a pro. Most older pros go own to start their own companies ( T-hall, Jp= Armada) or design stuff for companies( Mike Douglas for Salomon, Jp for Orage/Armada, all the pros at 4FRNT), or you can open up your own heliski operation, or ski camp. Its all about getting those dollar bills.
Nov 13 2006 11:58AM
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Tasche
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Thats kind of what I figured but then when you look at people like Shawn White, Jeramey Bloom and Bode Miller making millions why dont the free ride skiers make that. There has to be a pretty equilivent fan base between free style and free ride right? So I do sponsers just sign a check for x ammount a year or where do they make any money? wining comps? I have no clue.
Nov 13 2006 11:59AM
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MLB
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cause snowboarding is huge right now. When i go to my local hills there are more boarders then skiers. Bode does not make millions, just looks like he does. He was the last great american racer....but there team is run to shit.
Nov 13 2006 12:02PM
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Tasche
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At breck it is pretty 50/50 boarders to skier but copper winter park and keystone there are more skiers I know a lot of kids that have switched in the past 5 years including myself and I think the trend will continue. I thought bode was making a shit load of money with all the tv shit he was doing? If you look at the big comps like x games the events are both televised and with equal time. So how much does someone like Marc Montoya make same as simon dumont or more?
Nov 13 2006 12:12PM
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cgroves
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Well Olympic Coverage has allot to w/ it? Now Shawn White is set, he's doing Apple commercails n' shit. Bode had a fuckin huge contract w/ Nike before he blew it! As for certain freeskiers, Comps is pretty much the biggest income? I heard sponsors like Oakley w/ match your prize winnings, and if you're consistantly making podium Im sure you get better sponsership income. Thats why riders like Tanner we're able to invest money! Tanner not only part owns armada but him and is father own some sort od real-estate company and thats Bank! As for your average pro, There're just living the life! Thay may not be making a living, but i bet they all have some sort of "hook-up" (job) in the ski industry.
Nov 13 2006 12:18PM
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eric@jerzy
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Marc Montoya prob makes a shit load more then simon dumont bc he owns a bunch of stuff i think he started tech9 (not 100% on that) he has a hotel somewere out west and from wht i hear he is a good business man.
Nov 13 2006 12:20PM
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DiamondC
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im not to sure pro teams get cut a check. they might get a bonus or something from time to time but theres no way that all the pros on the salomon team get cut a salary from salomon. badiclly, unless you open your own company, ur money is real unstable( basiclly u never know how much ur gona make) that all depends on how well u do, and if u get injured.
Nov 13 2006 12:30PM
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quebecfreestyler
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bode does make millions actually.
Nov 13 2006 12:36PM
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quebecfreestyler
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well at least hew did when he moved to rossignol.
Nov 13 2006 12:37PM
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eric@jerzy
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yeah he is one of the most respectid skiers/athleats in the world he has to have some cash
Nov 13 2006 12:44PM
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tramp_champ
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peter olenick makes around 70 thousand a year. whereas mike clarke makes around 12 thousand a year. not sure how much people like tanner or simon make...
Nov 13 2006 1:01PM
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jibsworth
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I read and interview with Simon Dumont and it said he had just bought a new Cadillac CTS-V... so he probably makes pretty good cash. Thought he is one of the biggest names on our sport.
Nov 13 2006 1:04PM
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*DrewT*
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ya people like Candide, Tanner, Jon make tons
Nov 13 2006 1:28PM
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evtic
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Lets say Tanner or Simon wins the X games they make $20,000 cash plus match from sponsors. Plus bonuses, they probably just made like $50,000 in a weekend and then they win the telus and win another like $25,000, that is $75,000 from just two comps. They are making money if they win.
Nov 13 2006 1:53PM
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1990
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jon olsson is skiings first millionaire. read it in a skiing mag.
Nov 13 2006 1:55PM
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Alkyy
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Jon has a house in monaco...

Nov 13 2006 2:21PM
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Pipe_Munky
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i would use the term "respected" loosely in describing him. the man made a mockery of skiing  and his country on the world stage. yes it was ski racing but to your average person, ski racing is all that's there.




 
Nov 13 2006 2:29PM
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japanada
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i would imangine that JL pays nicley
Nov 13 2006 2:30PM
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DeSena
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hes on atomic, he used to be on rossignol and now is on atomic
Nov 13 2006 2:31PM
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Carter23
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i know how much seth makes just from oakley. and it is a handsome figure. The biggest thing to remember is that being a pro skier is a SHORT lived career and these pros need to invest and save wisely. Spending this money they make like a raper would be an ill fated idea.

Nov 13 2006 2:50PM
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quebecfreestyler
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he's on head.
Nov 13 2006 2:53PM
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GFELLER.
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your not by chance...a spy?
Nov 13 2006 3:00PM
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=FLO=
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Rapists spend mad money, Sac should know
Oh and Sac - i totally PWN3D you biatch!
Nov 13 2006 3:05PM
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theoz
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Pro Skiers dont make that much money, there are 3 guys making mad cash they are Tanner, Candide and Jon. I know for a Fact that Candide is getting about 250 thousand Euros a year from Rossignol alone, his contract when he got bought from Dynastar to Salomon was 150 euros a year. Skiers Make money form comps, and then they get Matched Winnings from there sponsors, They also get photo Incentives, A travel Buget and a Caped film incentive, Every contract is totally different, Guys like Seth get ripped of he doesnt make much at all he should be makin gmore than anyone, then theres guys Like plake and hes making more than any freeskier exept maybe candide and jon and tanner and is old but he helps buld skis and hype around companies. In the end its all about image and how much you are in the media, The more hype you have around you form x games , video parts, Photos in freeskier and powder the more money you will make, Jon has left sweden and bought a house in monaco becasue in Sweden there is a 45% tax thing after you make over 100 g a year it might even be higher. you gota be balling hard core to live in Manaco
Nov 13 2006 4:11PM
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skiierman
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Jon, Tanner, Dumont are probably the highest paid for our sport. I can't say for the others, but this one guy has no car (blew up) and he stays at his friends' houses while not filming or skiing. He's pretty well known and yeah not paid much. Got to love skiing I guess.
Nov 13 2006 4:32PM
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chewy15
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hes on head
bode is so well known that everyone wants him so he can jump from company to company just asking for more mula
Nov 13 2006 4:42PM
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DiamondC
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whos this guy?
Nov 13 2006 4:43PM
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iskindiana
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Bibby? or were u tying not to give it away?
Nov 13 2006 4:44PM
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newkid900
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Correct me if I am wrong, but if I remember right, Candide was on a million dollar contract when he switched companies. Now that I think about it, those numbers don't seem right.
Nov 13 2006 4:45PM
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jaypeakskier14
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bode is on head for sure right now we got all the posters of him in our shop from the head rep
Nov 13 2006 4:55PM
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djikstra
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clark makes 12 grand a year! I wont believe it unitl he tells me himself. i want money! then i could ski more
Nov 13 2006 4:55PM
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Silence
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Pretty sure Candide wasn't anywhere near $1,000,000
Nov 13 2006 4:57PM
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japie99
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the thread was about pro's and yeah some pro's make huge money some dont even get around from it.
Nov 13 2006 5:03PM
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simmers
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i make about $480,000 a year.
Nov 13 2006 5:08PM
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*GP*
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def. not from skiing, but i hear you are a male whore and the damn mormons pay you well.
Nov 13 2006 5:10PM
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SlickRick.
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you have to be smart too. you have to know how to invest, and save. if you do a lot with sponsors and what not you will obviously be more succesful
Nov 13 2006 5:10PM
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Billiards.
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hahaha! utah is fun!
Nov 13 2006 6:05PM
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DynastarriderGP
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because most people on this site have any accurate idea
Nov 13 2006 6:12PM
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ecsm.
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i was told anything they make there sponsors will match that but that might be true for big sponsor companies like oakley spy etc
Nov 13 2006 6:14PM
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Tasche
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ya I am kind of taking the average

Jon 100-500k
Tanner 100-500k
Olenick 20-60k

I think that is pretty resonable.
Nov 13 2006 6:18PM
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dweezileast
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the accuracy to knowledge ratio of the people posting in here seems to give it away.
Nov 13 2006 6:19PM
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evtic
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Pros are pros, to make the money you have to win, that was my point. If you make any $$$ skiing you could be making more by winning.
Nov 13 2006 8:50PM
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cobra_commander
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Well I would guess that the top 10-20 make over $500,000 usd a year. but then it probably drops to around $30,000. I would use an inverse model to represent this relationship.
Nov 13 2006 8:53PM
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Edward.
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it probably varies a lot, tanner makes enough to survive and has some extra spending money, but pros not as famous like mike wilson etc, barely make enough money to survive
Nov 13 2006 8:57PM
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BigJew
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On Tanner's Myspace it says he makes >$250 000 a year.
Nov 13 2006 8:58PM
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Carter23
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yeah i heard getting a ten-shot segment is worth that much...
Nov 13 2006 9:23PM
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Grimace.
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i wouldnt say respected, mabye famous
Nov 13 2006 9:26PM
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Schoening
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shouldn't be about the money...
Nov 13 2006 9:30PM
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stevel
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i have an allowence
Nov 13 2006 9:31PM
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