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Pro's who "fell-out"

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shagboy
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I was thinking the other day about all of the original and more recent pro's who fell out of the sport without much of a trace.

What are they doing now?

The big ones I can think of are:

- Brad Holmes - ?
- JoMo - ?
- Evan Raps - ?
- Mikael - ?
- Corey Vanular - ?
- Vincent Dorion - ?
- Dave Crichton - ?

These are just guys I haven't seen or heard of in the last little while. Are they still in the industry?



Jun 3 2008 4:22PM
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joker
Posts: 727 - Karma: 20
line? seriously? i mean, i know you love making jokes about me chip, but that's below the belt. i was expecting something closer to "rides for krispy kreme while peddling dirty smut to 12-year-olds" but hey, i guess that's just kept to our private conversations.

now all these poor kids on here are gonna think i went to canada and ride for line.

oh wait, no one on here even remembers or cares about me.
well except for that kid that asked about me.

hahahaha this is funny though....

for anyone that is actually interested, after 2 blown knees in a row i finished college, moved to california, started working, surfing and skimming. i'm starting an alcohol company that is going to be bigger than vodka and you are all going to drool for it soon....

oh yeah, and i am still skiing with a vengeance, just ask the fucking dildos at mountain high all about it. i mean c'mon, how could i not still be killing it?
Jun 5 2008 12:06AM
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hemlockjibber8
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Zach Davison - knee injury after WAR and is going to school now

Evan Raps - crazy knee problems - He was interivewed in CREAM. something like 13 knee surgeries in 4 years.

Greg tuffelmire -kept doing what he was doing but people stopped caring

Jun 5 2008 12:11AM
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hemlockjibber8
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Oh ya and Jon McMurray is rapping in Vegas. Loose Cannon Playas. haha
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Lj-Tb35C_Pc&feature=related
one of his music vids
Jun 5 2008 12:18AM
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raddar
Posts: 681 - Karma: 65
vinnies still listed as a team rider on the 4frnt site, but i guess they just havent updated it if what you say is true.  that is really sad to hear, vinnie was a sick sick rider
Jun 5 2008 12:40AM
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Dirac
Posts: 1304 - Karma: 335
I miss Dave Crichton and Boyd Easly the most
Jun 5 2008 1:09AM
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RuffRydrz
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I'm going to have to say DC seems to be the pro everyone misses the most.

That dude slayed dragons
Jun 5 2008 2:59AM
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sconniestyle
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he always looked like he was having a great time.  i would love to meet him at a bar,  buy him a beer, and talk about butt rock.
Jun 5 2008 11:03AM
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Ryno
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Gin and juice in a can?
Jun 5 2008 11:56AM
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simmers
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Ooh. Burn.

Haha.

Good question though.
Jun 5 2008 12:10PM
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simmers
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If Crichton were still at it right now, he'd be the best.
Jun 5 2008 12:30PM
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danedegruyter
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Yea man vanular is going to kill it next year!  I heard him claiming kangaroo flips onto rails for next season...........................     no joke................    he claimed it...........     hard..

Jun 5 2008 2:14PM
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joshbryant
Posts: 2133 - Karma: 228
We can dream.
Jun 5 2008 2:20PM
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Fintendo
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I miss Boyd Easley, that guy was awesome. To bad he wrecked his knee
Jun 5 2008 2:25PM
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Ryno
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Rum and Coke in a can exists...why not gin and juice damnit!
Jun 5 2008 2:26PM
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RuffRydrz
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Exactly! Does anyone remember when Crichton was doing 10's at the end of his pipe run like 2 years before anyone else? His run at the X-Games was hands down first place. The stupid ass judges docked him because his ski popped off when he landed his 10. He still rode that shit out like a baller. I think he took like 4th, but that was most def the 1st place run.

When i have kids and i get them to start skiing i'm going to show them DC's parts in every movie because they are that timeless.
Jun 5 2008 3:34PM
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fappy
Posts: 2960 - Karma: 15
lol i was waiting for mcmurrays name to come up.  he was a fucking nut even before wilson was.
Jun 5 2008 3:51PM
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Switchin_Dirty
Posts: 2012 - Karma: 107
whoever said peeps is under a rock was right, holy shit.

pep? thats gotta be a joke.

becker? got tired of riding snowmobiles with ski boots, snowboarded too much, he will be around some more, don't worry.

boyd? for sure knee problems. whoever said landshark, thanks for the reminder, haha so funny, bummer, guy killed it.

raps? more knee problems.

brad holmes? who cares.

skogen sprang? hes still around. had a sick part in TGR the last few years. probably out sledding.

those are the ones I can awnser for now. I still don't know what happened too:

zach d
hugo harrison
micah black- nothin in TGR recently, not even awesome commentary
mcgovern
chris menici
and theres probably more. mostly due to injury I'm sure.






Jun 5 2008 4:20PM
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Literature
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There was a good thread about McMurray the other month.

He is now a rapper with Loose Cannon Playaz, under the name of McFee. Look it up, it will make laugh.
Jun 5 2008 5:08PM
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bpalmer
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.. ya we're best friends thats the only way i found out he had the opening seg of a major movie...
Jun 5 2008 5:55PM
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Sanchez
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Absolutely, right on.
Jun 5 2008 9:30PM
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quebecfreestyler
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you should show up at the windlip in whist this summerand sdo some more corks 1080
Jun 5 2008 10:12PM
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ATLskier
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most def the year of rfa

double stinkbug or whatever that was called...haha


and randomly, one of the coolest shots I ever saw was in the superpark 5 video. It was like a really fast cork 7 or something.



I think people are forgetting about guys like clint fiala and josh leubek(although I know he does a lot of judging).
Jun 5 2008 10:17PM
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quebecfreestyler
Posts: 13040 - Karma: 1,419
our sport is dangerous sometimes you get hurt and sometimes you dnt get back to 100% and t'shard to get back on the snow and slay when you are not at 100%.


Pro skiers are marketing tools and when they are notdoing the job anymore their sponsors dropthem andthey have to startfinding something else to live on.

Kids dont seem to understand that being a pro skier is a job and if you want to live from it, you have to be on top of the game and make sure the sponsors are happy while making sure the kids are still stoked on you.


Most pros will tell you tyhey enhjoyed skiing more before they were pro skiers adn believe me, they are not lying.

Being  a pro skier is not like working in a shop, you dont have to be there at 9am and sell stuff untill 5 pm but it have some cons too. You dont get much money out of it and you could loose it all from one little crash on the smalest feature.

This is one of the reasonwhypro skiers will tell youto ski for fun instead of trying to make a living out of it. Nobody is invincible and  even if making a living off skiihg seems like the most awesome ting in the worlds it have it disadvantages too. There are a lot more pros that "fell out" then you think, you guyz just dont have a clue.

Just look at the top 10from the 2000 x-gamesand us open and see wih namesyou remember.
Jun 5 2008 10:25PM
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1111111111111111
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jim stevens? where's he been?
Jun 5 2008 10:51PM
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raddar
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dont know where youve been but hugos been in all of matchsticks movies since like ski movie 3
Jun 5 2008 11:29PM
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Anders_F
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heard vinny D wasent getting enough $ and support to get a film segment. and not produces as much as he once was
Jun 5 2008 11:43PM
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coolhandluke
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mcgovern got out because he lost the title of smartest skier alive to john symms
Jun 5 2008 11:48PM
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blindside
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...austin ramely?.....
Jun 6 2008 12:26AM
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GetPitted
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Coaching at PC I believe
Jun 6 2008 12:31PM
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PopsicleStand
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perhaps i missed it...mike nick anyone?
Jun 6 2008 12:54PM
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Parker.
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finding yeti. do you live under a rock?
Jun 6 2008 2:11PM
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Parker.
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3 phils?
philou poirier?
Jun 6 2008 2:14PM
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mommy
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mike-fucking-laroche

and shoya, what about shoya!?
Jun 6 2008 3:54PM
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KB420
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chris biollo ?
Jun 6 2008 4:07PM
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Pugalope
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LOOSE CANNON PLAYERZ BOOYAH!
Jun 6 2008 5:05PM
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Switchin_Dirty
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some of the phils were in skimatic right? they are still around. reppin some ski shops and stuff.

philou starting filming and stuff with MSP. not sure if he is still with them. I think he has been judging events too.
Jun 7 2008 2:55PM
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willywally
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hahahahahaha now i feel like a dumbass, i was spacen haha
Jun 7 2008 3:46PM
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gkenworthy
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Tom Wallisch and Jossi Wells, I feel like they kind of just disapeared...
Jun 7 2008 3:50PM
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ski_ENDUB
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I think that we're all forgetting about a guy who literally fell out: Aaron McGovern
Jun 7 2008 4:02PM
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coolhandluke
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"ahhhh im mcgoverning im mcgoverning"
Jun 7 2008 7:25PM
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YT.SKEEZE
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yall havent mentioned kaya turski...dont know if she "fell out" but havent seen her since that injury a couple years ago.
Jun 7 2008 7:41PM
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Toomuchie
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He got injured just before the X-Games and was gone for a bit, missed the US Open and so on... But he's back and he has been filming with MSP and problably Field of course and will surely get at least one full segment. I wouldn't be suprised if he's in Stryn or Folgefonna in Norway right now to get the last shots of the season. I'll check for you when I go there in a few weeks! Haha
Jun 7 2008 9:25PM
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EL_FINRE
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wasnt shoya at JOI last year? and i heard he was filming with japanese companies (obviously)
Jun 8 2008 12:13AM
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Lofe
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nick mercon

burger time

nuff said
Jun 8 2008 2:06AM
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van_ski
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isnt he a pro snowboarder?
Jun 8 2008 3:34AM
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dave44
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No, he's like the dark horse of half pipe skiing. Throwing the sickest doubles... Petey O's whiskey flip has nothing on JP's double... it looks like a double flatspin



Jun 8 2008 3:38AM
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dave44
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She's still going strong... she's in Whistler I think, I've seen her around

The Icer Air setup was real sketchy... unblocked wood on the side? accident waiting to happen
Jun 8 2008 4:04AM
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