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Why is Dumont using his last year ski?

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a.jamieson
Posts: 268 - Karma: 51

For any comp after the xgames all ive seen dumont rocking is this years dumont ski... why isnt he using his own next year por model like the other salomon pros??

Feb 24 2008 5:52PM
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eheath
Posts: 61780 - Karma: 124,904
Maybe he likes them better?
Feb 24 2008 5:56PM
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ski_ENDUB
Posts: 2535 - Karma: 86
because they fucking rule, i have no idea why.
Feb 24 2008 5:56PM
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spere
Posts: 6105 - Karma: 248
maybe the new ski is better as a pipe ski while last years is a better slopestyle ski
Feb 24 2008 5:56PM
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LoLo913
Posts: 600 - Karma: 29
yay i noticed that and was wondering it too
Feb 24 2008 5:58PM
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a.jamieson
Posts: 268 - Karma: 51
personaly i think he rathers the cap construction compared to a real sidewall because thats the main diference.
Feb 24 2008 6:00PM
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styl.tweakit
Posts: 198 - Karma: 14
maybe he just wants to ride it cause he get them for free anywyas, why not ride them..

or maybe he wants to be diffrent than all the other pros who rock next years stuff. maybe he is content with riding this years model.

maybe he just likes inadequate cap construction.
Feb 24 2008 8:12PM
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babujib
Posts: 5039 - Karma: 104
hahahah i think its funny, he skis on his old ones then at the end he has someone run up to him and hand him his new skis, i for one think its a really bad marketing ploy, becuase if he doesnt even want to ride his own skis...
Feb 24 2008 8:16PM
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chazz.
Posts: 2721 - Karma: 23
he had next years on when he did the quarter pipe fall, check the vid
Feb 24 2008 8:22PM
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nkinsman10
Posts: 1088 - Karma: 45
it is probably the same reason he had salomon put the same graphics on the ski 2 years in a row...he likes those graphics alot...might be other reasons but whatever there has to be some reason

i saw some guy at my mountain wearing the 09 dumonts and he had the same beard and hair as tanner hall...plus he was wearing all oakley outerwear...i was just  wondering how he might have gotten those skis
Feb 24 2008 8:24PM
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BenJAMIN4aWhil3
Posts: 773 - Karma: 12
Seeing as its a totally new ski... and Salomon is new to the whole sidewall construction business... its very possible that they are still having issues with the skis and he is in between prototypes.
Feb 24 2008 8:25PM
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,889
Im guessing the ski's either been sent to salomon for some final tweaking, or maybe he only has one pair and he uses it for pipe. Using the old ones on rails and slopestyle in general.
Feb 24 2008 8:28PM
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shoenice22
Posts: 646 - Karma: 11
how does this have any effect on you?
Feb 24 2008 8:34PM
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landonn
Posts: 2913 - Karma: 385

this is for sure weird if it is a true pro model.  he would always wanna ride his pro model if he got to say wat he wanted in the ski.

Feb 24 2008 8:35PM
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Steezasaurus
Posts: 796 - Karma: -53
i doubt that simon only has one pair of his specific ski. My best bet would be that he likes next years for more pipe hits since their prolly stiffer and this years for more park/slopestyle cuz there a litle softer for the rails. idk why doesnt someone who knows him ask him why
Feb 24 2008 8:35PM
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jahmin44
Posts: 638 - Karma: 37
i think the most likely thing is that he likes his old skis better for slopstyle, and his new ones better for pipe.
Feb 24 2008 8:39PM
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Bigwoods
Posts: 3116 - Karma: 76

They remind me of a door at my school

Feb 24 2008 8:41PM
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evan25
Posts: 931 - Karma: 20
my coach was skiing on next years dumonts last week and he said they are a much better ski and not as much of a jib park ski thank the old dumonts.  they actually ski the mountain real welland are not as jib oriented which is why he thinks dumnont dosnt like em.
Feb 24 2008 8:44PM
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emopoppins
Posts: 3996 - Karma: 269
the real question is why did he have the same graphic on his ski two years in a row.
Feb 24 2008 8:45PM
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TheButterHashira
Posts: 9691 - Karma: 1,702
Is it changed AT ALL? but maybe he just really likes that graphic.
Feb 24 2008 9:05PM
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Yosh
Posts: 341 - Karma: 19
.
Feb 24 2008 9:13PM
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joly.sp
Posts: 2305 - Karma: 585
same reason the dinosaurs died out, what kinda question is that? He uses them because he likes them.
Feb 24 2008 9:19PM
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Valind
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Maybe hes doing it so people talk about it on NS.

Feb 24 2008 9:20PM
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thatsG
Posts: 2582 - Karma: 1,848
agree
Feb 24 2008 9:21PM
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Shpadoinkle
Posts: 10437 - Karma: 85
I didn't see what he was rockin' today.
Feb 24 2008 9:24PM
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Caveman.
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haha
Feb 24 2008 9:49PM
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BravoWhiskey5280
Posts: 4020 - Karma: 520
probally likes them better..if you ski better on them then why not
Feb 24 2008 11:17PM
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Polar_Beer
Posts: 1515 - Karma: 228
pretty much what i was gonna say, exept he said it better^
Feb 24 2008 11:23PM
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iluvBread
Posts: 1519 - Karma: 38
maybe because why does it really matter what ski he's using..how come kids these days have to notice every little detail about pros pros and question the fuck about it....does it really matter?...y don't u just fucking call him up yourself..mannn
Feb 24 2008 11:33PM
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C-Burg
Posts: 4729 - Karma: 130
yeah he is riding this years at JOSS
Apr 2 2008 6:43PM
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Jamie_Baril
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yea, the new one has a sidewall vs. a cap
Apr 2 2008 6:45PM
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jedi.Jim
Posts: 1133 - Karma: 13
Maybe he's just curious.
Apr 2 2008 6:58PM
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Blurst
Posts: 13577 - Karma: 10,169
yah im not sure about that just becuase i was in my local shop today and they said that they were getting 2 pairs of all of next years solomons in om monday just for show and stuff
Apr 2 2008 7:02PM
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wintersway
Posts: 5115 - Karma: 128
completely off topic for the most part... i saw someone at sugarloaf with the k2 extreme's, he didnt seem like he knew what he was doing either, and i just stared at them like, how the fuck do you have those
Apr 2 2008 11:12PM
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jason...
Posts: 9006 - Karma: 780
salomon dropped him thats why
Apr 3 2008 1:21AM
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alaskakid
Posts: 5540 - Karma: 430
yah ok
Apr 3 2008 1:26AM
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cko
Posts: 1869 - Karma: 32
I could be way off, but I heard that Salomon didn't get samples of some skis in large sizes this year, and only have models in the mid to low 170s range right now. I would imagine that on features as large as the ones at JOSS, Simon might prefer a bigger ski, which did definitely come in a 181 "last" year. Again, I'm just speculating but that could be a reason, who knows.


Apr 3 2008 1:34AM
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Dntel.
Posts: 1026 - Karma: 21
salomon skis blow anyway
Apr 3 2008 2:06AM
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three6steeze
Posts: 484 - Karma: -3
but hes really short.




...but really if thats true thats probably the reason.
Apr 3 2008 2:13AM
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cko
Posts: 1869 - Karma: 32
true, I was going to mention that I don't even know what size he rides.

Apr 3 2008 2:23AM
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DudeAbides
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hey likes them? maybe?
Apr 3 2008 2:24AM
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603skier
Posts: 587 - Karma: 11
cause hes simon dumont and he can do what ever he wants.
Apr 3 2008 10:30AM
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shredwards
Posts: 417 - Karma: 68
who cares? theyre the same skis neway
Apr 3 2008 10:42AM
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olv
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yeah they are exactly the same ski, apart from the entirely new construction :/
Apr 3 2008 11:42AM
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BenJAMIN4aWhil3
Posts: 773 - Karma: 12
I know for a fact that he skis on the 181 for super pipe. He may be short but the extra length wont kill him.  I agree with CKO the size of the JOSS features would deff warrant the bigger skis.
Apr 3 2008 11:43AM
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gkenworthy
Posts: 779 - Karma: 12,874
Salomon has always used a foam core for all their skis, but next year they are redesigning the line with all wood cores.  Maybe he just prefers the foam core to the wood core.
Apr 3 2008 11:57AM
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123ski
Posts: 7374 - Karma: 1,415
I am not sure, but why is Gagnier using what looks like an all white cap construction ski at JOSS?
Apr 3 2008 1:17PM
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Federation
Posts: 430 - Karma: 17
I was thinking about waiting and getting the 09 dumonts, but I bought the 08s. Now I know that i made a good choice.
Apr 3 2008 4:49PM
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TWoods
Posts: 10014 - Karma: 8,388
mid season release
Apr 3 2008 5:03PM
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,889
I think it's the exact opposite as Dumont rides a 181 for pipe and a 176 for everything else.
Apr 3 2008 5:09PM
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mmckechnie
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dumonts have always been wood core
Apr 3 2008 5:19PM
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