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How much do skiers make?

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Park_Ranger
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Not that it matters; I understand that it is all about having fun, but it is also a job for these dudes, and I am just curious as to how much they make.

Obviously, different skiers have different amounts of popularity. I will rank some skiers, based on the number of sponsors they have and how well they usually do in competitions. Can anyone tell me what each rank roughly makes?

1.) Simon Dumont, Tanner Hall
2.) Bobby Brown, Kevin Rolland,
3.) Tom Wallisch, Phil Casabon
4.) Mike Hornbeck, Liam Downey
5.) Nick Martini, Matt Walker
6.) Ian Compton, Jon Brogan


May 18 2011 8:53AM
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TechnoPotamus
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1 million billon searchbar dollars
May 18 2011 8:55AM
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H8CH
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not this again...

the answer is NOT MUCH... if you want $$ - stay in school and get a real job - skiing will not make you rich.... Jon Olsson does not OWN his lambo, sponsors do - he makes enough to pay his mortgage on his 400 sq ft apt in Monaco.....  and being a monaco resident, he won't pay tax which will help....he makes most of his money from marketing and business outside of skiing itself and i can gaurantee the American names will make more then any of the european's - simply because that's how it works in America, with any sport and sponsorship.... so Dumont would be top of that pile, ahead of Jon Olsson....   although Bobby Brown is probably above him now anyway due to his marketability and the fact he made it big recently when interest in the sport and money in the sport is higher....

May 18 2011 9:35AM
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WikiWiki
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actually jon owns his lambo ultima and gtr- he is just extremely wealthy compared to most professional skiers- and that apartment in monaco would go for 700k easily
May 18 2011 9:39AM
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monkatizer
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hve you seen wallnutz house???.....they dont make much
May 18 2011 9:41AM
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WikiWiki
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he jsut lives like a college kid because he is one- he unlike most pros is actually smart and saving his money so that when his knees blow out he will have money to fall back on rather than starting a small hat company and hoping that supports you for the rest of your life
May 18 2011 9:43AM
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KatyPerry
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Living in Monaco is brutally expensive. He cant be doing too poorly becasue you need to maintain a certain amount in your checking account or the Prince will ask you to leave the country. He will be doing fairly well I imagine but thats not normal for skiiers.
May 18 2011 9:48AM
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I_Am_Mod
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1 million rupees !
May 18 2011 10:13AM
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reverendwrong
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Jon reportedly makes in excess of $1mill USD a year...he's a fucking celebrity in sweden, there's a reason JOI/JOSS is as maassive as it is, if he put's his name on it they consider it gold...and since when have his events not been epic? Plus he's the only professional freestyle skier and World Cup racer...that's never been done and makes him even more marketable.
May 18 2011 10:15AM
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bleevus
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most big names dont need to worry about how much they make for now, their sponsors pay for everything.
May 18 2011 10:17AM
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