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Who rakes in more dough?

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thebusiness19
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I know this is a summer thread on ns and you should just ski for the fun of it with your pals blah blah, but I was just wondering out of curiosity, who do you guys thinks more money, a pro park skiier or a pro backcountry skiier?
Jun 30 2013 12:14PM
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MilaKunis
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Pro park easily.
Jun 30 2013 12:20PM
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t_rob
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Are we comparing the top park guy vs. top backcountry guy,top 5 vs. top 5, or the entire field in general.

It makes a huge difference.

Jun 30 2013 12:22PM
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MilaKunis
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I assumed top tier guys.
Jun 30 2013 12:36PM
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Miomo
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It's basically a difference between which you can name more of. If you can name them and remember them, they probably have sponsors, and the skier more people know about, most likely has more sponsors. Therefore more sponsors ≈ more money.

Because of that, park skiers.
Jun 30 2013 12:47PM
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corona
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I hope this isn't serious. You can't name big mountain skiers because you're a park rat, not because they don't have sponsors.
Jun 30 2013 1:00PM
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tcurle
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I'm sure Pettit gets a nice paycheck
Jun 30 2013 1:07PM
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CashmereCat
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I'm sure they are pretty close to even. With park skiers edging them out by a bit maybe due to the x games. Even if they don't win it is a huge press opportunity if someone who rides for redbull gets on such a widely viewed event. With the entry of skiing real snow though I would imagine it would even out.
Jun 30 2013 1:13PM
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t_rob
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This is newschoolers. Kids will be able to name more kids in the level 1 movies than in the tgr movies. It sounds like you're saying the level 1 kids should be making way more bank than tgr riders because of that. Well, that's just not true.
Jun 30 2013 1:22PM
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Gr0mo
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obviously park skiers..... Comon people is backcountry skiing in the Olympics?
Jun 30 2013 2:05PM
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northeast
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is slopestyle in the Olympics?
Jun 30 2013 2:16PM
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Holte
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...Yes.
Jun 30 2013 2:28PM
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Algebra
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Jun 30 2013 5:07PM
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M3TRO
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what rock have you been hiding under?
Jun 30 2013 5:18PM
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smuggs
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the rock of denial that a sport created from people sick of rules went running back to the rule book
Jun 30 2013 5:26PM
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Mathieu.fr
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Jun 30 2013 5:47PM
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GetPitted
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Jun 30 2013 6:15PM
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Balbertt
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Really depends on their sponsors, for example redbull skiers have it made. line skiers on the other hand...
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Jun 30 2013 6:45PM
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.squirrely.
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inb4 cmon guize i wuz trolling
Jun 30 2013 6:56PM
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bnewbs6
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European ski racers is where all the money is at.
Jun 30 2013 7:36PM
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Turd.Ferguson
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im sure wiley miller chris Benchetler seth morrison and sean pettit dont sleep on the streets
Jun 30 2013 10:34PM
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Charlie_Kelly
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What's a TGR???
Jun 30 2013 10:43PM
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Stose
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Park skiers have to. Especially with the Olympics coming up. I don't think there is any ways the top powder skiers get paid as much as bobby and Tom and those consistently top placing riders do
Jun 30 2013 10:47PM
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CashmereCat
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On second thought, I don't think many people I. The ski industry "Rake in dough" . Have you read the article about stept on freeskier? Those guys are scraping by.
Jun 30 2013 10:49PM
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willysworld
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Benchetler Makes mad cash from Atomic his promodel ski sells like hot cakes .. In general park skiers namely anyone winning large comps is goog to be making the most money. Atomic is in my opinion the company that now pays the highest retainers Chris is on at least 100 g a year and jossi would be up there in the park world . The highest paid skiers in my opinion would probably be Sammy Carlson , Twall(namely gopro and big contract with north face ) Simon Dunont (old contracts with Salomon , Target and Red bull) Candide with Quik and maybe Bobby Brown. I think he most underpaid people would be Henrik and Torrin as I doubt Armada pay nearly as much to their riders as say Atomic, Volkl , Salomon before and before that Rossi.
Jun 30 2013 10:49PM
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Turd.Ferguson
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lol @ u Teton Gravity Research.
Jun 30 2013 10:50PM
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Charlie_Kelly
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Well dude stept is still about as underground as they come. I wouldnt expect anyone to think they were raking in the dough...
Jun 30 2013 10:51PM
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Masta_Baka
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I would say the skiiers that have pro models and have a good sponsor like redbull or rockstar are probably making the most bank! im sure it doesnt matter to much on whether they are back country or park...
Jun 30 2013 10:58PM
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iSmokeweed
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Tom has to be the highest paid skier (besides probably Jon)
Jun 30 2013 11:10PM
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lineskier10
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theres no was in hell tom wallisch is one of the top paid pros, no one outside of people on NS even know who he is
Jun 30 2013 11:16PM
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SterlingArcher
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Hahahaha
Jun 30 2013 11:23PM
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Stose
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Definitely false. A lot of people who don't even ski have heard of him
Jun 30 2013 11:33PM
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snowfinder
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what is it the year 2008?
Jun 30 2013 11:39PM
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t_rob
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He's sponsored by Verizon...

I saw his northface ad on TV in the last 24 hours.
Jun 30 2013 11:48PM
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-emile-
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wow so much disinformation in this thread
Jun 30 2013 11:57PM
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AGOF
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lol, im pretty sure these guys are getting payed pretty fucking decent money
Jul 1 2013 12:49AM
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MartianMan
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Park skiers by far due to their exposure. They have the X-Games and the Dew Tour, which are on ESPN for the entire world to see. Some Park skiers are sponsored by companies Target or LG. Backcountry Skiers are only famous to hardcore ski fans who buy TGR and MSP movies every year they come out, and are not famous beyond the ski community, therefore they are less valuable to partnerships.
Jul 1 2013 12:53AM
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Jibberino
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You do realise that your opinion doesn't count for shit right? I'd like to see you back up these wild claims with some proof.
Jul 1 2013 7:24AM
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SnowMiser
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= this whole thread

chill out
Jul 1 2013 8:08AM
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Bombogenesis
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kind of an ironic post but I think you're foreign so I'll let it pass lol
Jul 1 2013 8:20AM
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GayWolf420
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lol why does everyone think pro skiers are these filthy rich dudes?
Jul 1 2013 8:33AM
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Matt_Rossi
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Because skiing is kinda notorious of being a sport only for the filthy rich people, so people get the impression that the athletes must get a lot of money because of how expensive the sport is to begin with. That's my theory, probably wrong haha
Jul 1 2013 8:43AM
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GayWolf420
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It makes sense, but really though. These dudes are no-more than half a step above ski bums. They're just getting some money to do it.
Jul 1 2013 9:03AM
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Evangelista
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Oakley pays Pep pretty damn well.
Jul 1 2013 12:01PM
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MartianMan
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R u serious? Teton Gravity Research is a company from Jackson Hole who have been shooting up in AK making some of the most hardcore and sickest ski movies since 1995. Doug Coombs, Micah Black, Jeremy Nobis, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Ian Mac,and  Nick Martini, are all TGR guys.
Jul 1 2013 12:08PM
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.squirrely.
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Two Giant Rectums?
Jul 1 2013 12:15PM
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Charlie_Kelly
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No im not serious. You are retarded. Tangerine Dream was the first ski movie I ever saw...
Jul 1 2013 1:19PM
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Huck_Norris
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Neither. Both are broke as fuck.

Jul 1 2013 3:34PM
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snomaster
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Todd's Gettin Rounder
Jul 1 2013 3:43PM
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snowpocalypse
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You have to take a look at the over all life span of a park vs big Mountain skier. Park guys make more for the comp and yearly income but look at the average age. The Park guys normally only have a few years to make your money before they ether get hurt and cant ski or progression passes them up. The true big mountain guys can ski well into their.... Well look at Seth Morrison at 40 years old. The true transition is from the park killer to the big mountain filmier. If you can pull that off you can make some descent money. The Big Mountain Guys put their asses on the line every time they drop a no fall line. You go down, your dead. They deserve the cash in my book.
Jul 1 2013 4:17PM
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MartianMan
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My bad, man. Its kinda hard to tell if youre serious considering that 90% of all users on NS only watch Level 1 anyway. Sorry
Jul 1 2013 4:19PM
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