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End of Voleurz!

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Yossarian
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I have to say I am kinda upset by this. I was all about the Voleurz vibe sad to see them go...


Dec 5 2012 3:32PM
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Peach.
Posts: 3879 - Karma: 933
No!
Dec 5 2012 3:33PM
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BMskier
Posts: 3363 - Karma: 365
like i said it... reminds me of when jibij and siver went out. just time to move on.
Dec 5 2012 3:36PM
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openmindportrait
Posts: 1157 - Karma: 818
FUCK
Dec 5 2012 3:36PM
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84west
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I will miss the volympics so much :(
Dec 5 2012 3:43PM
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SkiBum.
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Oh, another sweatshirt company that no one has heard of going out of business....shocker.
Dec 5 2012 3:45PM
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theschneidler
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Lol "no one has heard of"
Dec 5 2012 3:46PM
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kootenayklaus
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:(
Dec 5 2012 3:47PM
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_steffen_
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you're really dumb and have a very loose grasp over anything in the ski industry
Dec 5 2012 3:48PM
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J-Neal
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:'(
Dec 5 2012 3:48PM
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Peach.
Posts: 3879 - Karma: 933
How to spot a noob 101.
Dec 5 2012 3:49PM
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ilanna.
Posts: 325 - Karma: 1,892
no one has heard of? uh okay...but anyways this breaks my heart :(
Dec 5 2012 3:52PM
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Sklar
Posts: 8864 - Karma: 31,612
this makes me sad
Dec 5 2012 3:53PM
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Cab3
Posts: 767 - Karma: 50
Think I'm gonna buy some stuff, show 'em some love
Dec 5 2012 3:53PM
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Posts: 2345 - Karma: 2,104
Pissed! The best movies every year for free and a killer style, RIP.
Dec 5 2012 3:53PM
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taylornicky
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Dec 5 2012 3:54PM
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Peach.
Posts: 3879 - Karma: 933
Go buy all the things.
Dec 5 2012 3:54PM
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I.B
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God I'm so mad. I love volurez ugh
Dec 5 2012 3:57PM
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oil.
Posts: 2255 - Karma: 1,254
:(
Dec 5 2012 3:57PM
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blindside
Posts: 5619 - Karma: 1,199
This is sad.

But to everyone quoting the kid above, he's right. Nobody's heard of Voleurz outside the very small, and very tight-knit (so punny) ski/snowboard industry. It's time for some of you to open yours eyes and see how small our piece of the pie really is.
Dec 5 2012 3:57PM
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Mitchell.
Posts: 1650 - Karma: 630
yeah... like "no one" knows about Voleurz right...
Dec 5 2012 3:59PM
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cottage_steeze
Posts: 564 - Karma: 58
well they are marketing to the ski industry arent they? Ski manufacturers don't make sales out of the "very small, and very tight-knit" ski industry either.
Dec 5 2012 4:10PM
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joshua
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What I want to know is, who is Rob Heule going to film with now? Does this at all affect PYP, since the voleurz and pyp movies have shots from all the same trips, riders, etc? (ie. what is the relationship between the two companies?)
Dec 5 2012 4:10PM
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homestar
Posts: 2124 - Karma: 4,197
They weren't just a skiing brand...
Dec 5 2012 4:15PM
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Holte
Posts: 10740 - Karma: 7,816
What a bummer. The intro to Always Look On The Bright Side will always hold a special place in my heart.
Dec 5 2012 4:19PM
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blindside
Posts: 5619 - Karma: 1,199
You're right, what's your point?
Dec 5 2012 4:21PM
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bigRED.
Posts: 93 - Karma: 93
well i guess the prophecy was true...the world IS ending
Dec 5 2012 4:30PM
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jaythemans
Posts: 243 - Karma: 57
this fucking sucks.
Dec 5 2012 4:32PM
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Malczyk
Posts: 1435 - Karma: 1,895
super bummer.
Dec 5 2012 4:32PM
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jaythemans
Posts: 243 - Karma: 57
You shut your mouth when you're speaking to me
Dec 5 2012 4:35PM
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128368798788
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GOD DAMN IT

Kill Your Boredom, Thats Fine, and Look on the Brightside were some of my favorite free ski films every year

Wonder what the KIDS are going to be coming out with now...
Dec 5 2012 4:36PM
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EL.JUANO
Posts: 420 - Karma: 70
O LAWD. O LAWD. O LAWD. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

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Dec 5 2012 4:39PM
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cottage_steeze
Posts: 564 - Karma: 58
You stated it as if thats the reason that they failed, but obviously brands such as k2, atomic, salamon, etc etc etc have made it pretty far in "just" the ski industry.
Dec 5 2012 4:40PM
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Jaggy_Snake
Posts: 2287 - Karma: 1,418
:(

No more KC Deane ragdoll being caught on film by these guys.

/tiphat
Dec 5 2012 4:41PM
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bnewbs6
Posts: 1919 - Karma: 1,463
That's super stupid..
Dec 5 2012 4:42PM
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jfletcher
Posts: 1208 - Karma: 188
be gone with your negativity!
Dec 5 2012 5:18PM
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danedegruyter
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Wow, that was rude..
Dec 5 2012 5:24PM
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Peach.
Posts: 3879 - Karma: 933
If Rob Huele isn't picked up by a film company this year I'm going to be so pissed.
Dec 5 2012 5:25PM
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Downtofilm
Posts: 6896 - Karma: 20,395
^This

Sad to see it go for sure :(
Dec 5 2012 5:28PM
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Granby_killdozer
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this.
Dec 5 2012 5:33PM
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blindside
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Well first of all the companies you've listed are hardly comparable examples. And the fact that you mentioned atomic and salomon as separate entities in the ski industry is enough for me to end the discussion here.

I'll humour you a little longer and say that yes, the size of the industry is at least partly why Voleurz is no more. But my original point was just that the brand is/was not nearly as widely known as people seem to believe.
Dec 5 2012 5:33PM
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LoneRanger
Posts: 75 - Karma: 96
RIP volympics, free stoke movies, and good voleurz vibes
Dec 5 2012 5:39PM
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[J_Gasper]
Posts: 2983 - Karma: 1,594
voleurz was so sick. it was see to see them grow over the years.
Dec 5 2012 5:41PM
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NPF
Posts: 5152 - Karma: 12,116
RIP Voleurz. You guys had the best crew and made the sickest free movies. you will be missed
Dec 5 2012 5:44PM
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mammspowskrHMD
Posts: 148 - Karma: 18
as much as I love voleurz, some people have made some valid points here. calling them a company nobody has heard of is pretty false and just kind of dumb. however, people touched on their content being released as free and how awesome it is. yes, it is awesome, but at the same time they aren't doing fall movie premiere tours like level 1, pbp, matchstick, tgr, or charging money for dvd's, itunes downloads, etc and as such, their business model will always be inherently lower for what they stand to ultimately make as a production company. in freeskiing it should never be about the money, however, you still need to get by somehow year in and year out and i just think in the end the sustainability of that model caught up with them. they will be missed.
Dec 5 2012 5:49PM
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rzarector
Posts: 590 - Karma: 70
oh, another ignorant noob that no one has heard of being a dipshit....shocker.

this is bad news bears. does anyone know why they're shutting down?
Dec 5 2012 5:53PM
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Sklar
Posts: 8864 - Karma: 31,612
Quoted from the article:
"This decision did not come lightly, but after months of internal discussion and evaluation, we’ve come to the conclusion that moving forward with the brand has become unsustainable, so we’ve made the collective decision to begin exploring other opportunities. "
Dec 5 2012 5:55PM
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Ehh...
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volympics.... GOD DAMMIT. Ruin my day...
Dec 5 2012 5:57PM
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807.
Posts: 74 - Karma: 27
this actually really bummed me out..... :(
Dec 5 2012 6:00PM
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Ducky.
Posts: 5811 - Karma: 1,420
Nooo...
Dec 5 2012 6:02PM
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rzarector
Posts: 590 - Karma: 70
oh I should learn to read. but I guess that's what happens when you sell thin hoodies for $100 and produce movies for free.
Dec 5 2012 6:05PM
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