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Dumont to armada?

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JDUB28
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picture just uploaded on twitter by chris o'connell (works for armada) saying:

" pipe shoot for in nice light, fresh cut:"

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although this doesnt look like simon, could it be him riding for armada?
Aug 25 2011 6:27PM
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pghjibber
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salomon is turning their back on park skiing...

bobby and kaya are staying

they're pretty much dropping everyone else or letting them go

next year they will have just 1 park ski that is made in china

Aug 27 2011 2:32PM
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iggs
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cant telll if this is a troll or actually serious. why would salomon turn away from freeskiing. they've built up so much in the freeskiing world. why the hell are companies turning their backs on skiing. first it was nike 6.0 and now salomon
Aug 27 2011 5:32PM
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_steffen_
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yeah well were picking up companies too. ones that dont suck huge ass too. such as north face and lib tech is making more skis now then ever before. salomon skis sucked ass anyway, like shark night 3d they were for no one.
Aug 28 2011 12:52AM
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AGOF
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they have torin on their team too
Aug 28 2011 4:44AM
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Pastie
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He always wears his oakley suit
Aug 28 2011 5:01AM
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razors-chaz
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Why is this thread still going. Does the tweet from simon not settle this argument?
Aug 28 2011 9:55AM
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rareison
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Sig'd lol.
Aug 28 2011 2:24PM
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moms_favorite
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gay
Aug 28 2011 2:57PM
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roddy116
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eh as long as oakley doesnt drop him im totally fine with it.
Aug 28 2011 9:34PM
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BmoChop
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We're still speculating who he's gonna end up on now that he is (supposedly) done with salomon.
Aug 28 2011 9:37PM
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NEEDMOSNOW
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agreed
Aug 28 2011 10:28PM
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Goku
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HE'S SKIING FOR NORDICA NOW!!!
Aug 28 2011 10:34PM
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roddy116
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where did you hear that?
Aug 28 2011 10:38PM
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Goku
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not hard to find out...
Aug 28 2011 10:39PM
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RICK_ROSS
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true. saw it on google+
Aug 29 2011 1:16AM
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Toby.Dickson
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actually he's just trying out different skis, he had coreupt's the other day at snowpark.
Aug 29 2011 3:55AM
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Iratebeggar
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i seen him the other day at an oakley promo thing up remarkables (close to cardrona) and he didnt have armadas. but he did have some fulltilts and said they where shit.
Aug 29 2011 5:12AM
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pow_pow2
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...as far as I know, Salomon dropped there freeskiing team which Dumont was a huge part of and has been contacting Armada for representation.  Whether Armada has accepted him is another story.
Aug 29 2011 2:01PM
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Pipe_Munky
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i highly doubt that.
salomon in north america dropped their race program several years ago to focus on the freeskiing market. to think that they'd pull a complete 180 after all the time and money invested in their freeskiing program is a little far fetched.

besides, their current team is what got them to where they are today with respect to market share.
Aug 29 2011 2:29PM
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Iratebeggar
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Thats not dumont. its Torin Yater Wallace. thats why they are armada skis and a target syymbol....
noobs
Aug 29 2011 6:39PM
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joshua
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Not to mention they already made a whole new season of Freeski TV.
Aug 29 2011 6:48PM
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pretzels
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my buddy said the whole season is about backcountry season, which is where Salomon is headed anyway. not that its a bad thing, just different from park. i bet Bobby and all the hard core backcountry guys stay, more comp/ park athletes are dropped or let go.
Aug 29 2011 9:00PM
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sagesnow
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hey noob, its been cleared up that that is in fact dumont via other pictures in the same suit
Aug 29 2011 9:01PM
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SLCSKI3R
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I like this.
Aug 29 2011 11:49PM
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Iratebeggar
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man i live in NZ, i was there. Thats not dumont
Aug 30 2011 12:27AM
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Iratebeggar
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as above

Aug 30 2011 12:28AM
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Italian.Stallion
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This is an oakley shoot right?  I'm pretty sure that Torin rides for smith...
Aug 30 2011 12:37AM
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rudager
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Looks like they'll have an armada of pipe skiers.















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Aug 30 2011 12:49AM
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DUKES
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simon wears oakley for outerwear

torin wears armada

both are sponsored by target

person in picture is torin end of story
Aug 30 2011 1:00AM
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rudager
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I feel like I should have read more than the first page in this thread before I posted.

But if I understand correctly, he was dropped, and is currently in New Zealand meeting with companies? Probably discussing contracts and testing their park skis?
Aug 30 2011 1:02AM
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skiRay
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same.. if this is true id be stoked though. it does look like dumonts style in that picture though i have to say
Aug 30 2011 9:21AM
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Pugalope
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Your thinking Sammy C the Dumont was rossignol
Nov 2 2011 9:11PM
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