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Washed-Up Skiers.

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pfoulger
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Skiers you love/used to love who are now "washed-up". Perhaps they used to be in your favorite movies back in the day, or even just recently stopped appearing in movies or have recently stopped putting out content.

Who are you curious about? Where are they now?

Disclaimer*: Many names will be debatable, which should make for an interesting thread.

Examples:

Mike Wilson
Kristi Leskinen
Collins Brothers
Vincent Dorian

Borderline:

Jon Olsen
TJ Schiller
Colby West

Let's hear 'em.
Oct 22 2013 1:56AM
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pfoulger
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Brad Holmes?... Was never good
Oct 23 2013 5:56PM
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J_BISCHOF
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this is literally the only legit answer in this thread.
Oct 23 2013 6:01PM
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lgski
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vanular

hehe
Oct 23 2013 6:06PM
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ZAHNER
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sadly... Brogan, would love to see new shit out of him...
Oct 23 2013 6:39PM
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skibum_mark
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na
Oct 23 2013 6:40PM
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PegSlayer
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good thread but wrong choice of words. skiers who sort of had promise but fell off the map would be p.r.o. chug corey vanular..
Oct 23 2013 7:29PM
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Skiingsnow
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for fucks sake i know you were talking about Dumont, that post was entirely directed at you, Dumont is training for the Olympics, owns his own business, has another pro model ski suit this year and a couple of years ago created the "cubed" half pipe with redbull. He's not washed up you stupid twat

What the fuck do you have to do to be considered "not washed up"  win the games every year? and if you don't your suddenly washed up? Yet if you do win you're a "future spinning winning machine" who is out of touch with the "true" meaning of skiing? plus dumont is one of very few skiers who has create enough of a business around his name that he can live off it. He is really fucking successful actually

no wonder there a few few pros who actively use NS
Oct 23 2013 7:36PM
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dispatchQ_main
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Last i heard Mike Wilson was riding for Lib Tech? Still sponsored right?
Oct 23 2013 8:14PM
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dispatchQ_main
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Last i heard Mike Wilson was riding for Lib Tech? Still sponsored right?
Oct 23 2013 8:15PM
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dispatchQ_main
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Last i heard Mike Wilson was riding for Lib Tech? Still sponsored right?
Oct 23 2013 8:15PM
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HaydenLaBrie
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shut up hoe
Oct 23 2013 8:16PM
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Bacon_n_Waffles
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I thought I would add a nice bright ray of sunshine to all the rain and cloudy attitudes on this thread...Guatemalan Persuader...a legendary film...legendary skiers…what is this washed up talk…? 

Oct 23 2013 9:13PM
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Bacon_n_Waffles
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This thread is filthy!  I am going to go wash up now.
Oct 23 2013 9:28PM
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crawley
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Jon Olsson would finish in the top 100 in any worldwide competition in slope, pipe, big air, moguls, fwt, and wc gs. There are probably two athletes on that list, him and Candide, and Candide would probably win a wc gs if he gave it 15 days of practice so it isn't fair. If that's washed up I hope to someday be 1% washed up.
Oct 23 2013 10:10PM
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theorolfs
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Rasta Steve from Blizzard of ahhhs
Oct 23 2013 11:47PM
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ChargeTheTrees
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says a lot huh
Oct 24 2013 12:27AM
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dmc12380
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I think he works in the oil fields in canada now
Oct 24 2013 2:25AM
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blazeonyia
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That segment was bad ass too!  Slaying Corbets..  I agree concerning sponsors--it's ridiculous that Spriggs and Rainville are dealing with these issues.  Two of my favorites taking that jib style to the bc
Oct 24 2013 10:11AM
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Backyard.Skier
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but he's...

PRRRROOOOO
Oct 24 2013 2:44PM
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R.Fahey
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I agree with you 100%. There comes a point where you focus the effort you put into skiing into something else. Instead of landing a certain trick, you think about how you can successfully execute on x project, or increase y. I decided to get a career and ski when I can, and I don't regret it. Trying to be a pro skier can take the fun out of it. Especially when you're a struggling AM with zero hope of being "pro". :( jk.

And the industry pushes some people out. You get to a point where you still want to succeed and film and do this and that, but without support from a handful of other people, it's too difficult.



Oct 24 2013 2:56PM
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roddy116
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john spriggs
chug
schiller
johney mosley

Oct 24 2013 3:15PM
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RyCo19
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Oh, I don't know, maybe because he got Bronze at X this winter in pipe. WITH A BROKEN WRIST. And he was older than most of the entire goddamn field.

http://www.head.com/corporate/news/?id=2700

Seriously... wut? Did you forget to take your meds today or something?
Oct 24 2013 4:00PM
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johnblaze
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Wes Cumberland. Brandon Tracy. Evan Rapps.
Oct 24 2013 6:11PM
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Brock.
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The only guy I even remotely care about that quite/left the ski world is jon brogan. I know he got in a car crash and shit, but even before that he was on his way out... which sucks.
Oct 24 2013 7:02PM
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jgarrity7
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This is the most outrageous thread I have read on NS. None of these guys are washed up. they have either retired or moved onto another chapter of their lives.
Oct 24 2013 8:55PM
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.squirrely.
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pete olenick and chug
Oct 24 2013 10:37PM
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lIllI
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Tim Durtschi
Oct 24 2013 10:47PM
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E__
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No with Vanular, he was skiing all summer pulling crazy nose butter dubs and stuff and bringing a whole new style to his skiing:



Now, tell me is that's washed up?


Oct 25 2013 1:14AM
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pfoulger
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I tip my hat to you sir. Great perspective.
Oct 25 2013 2:40AM
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dan1080
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So many absurd responses in this thread. Guarantee most of the people listing skiers that are in no way washed up are 16 year olds who joined this site/ski scene within the last 2-3 years. Just because you don't see certain skiers in the spotlight anymore does not mean that they are in any way washed up. The majority are out there still killing it, still having fun in the sport they love.
Oct 25 2013 2:51AM
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Skibumsmith
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I'm all washed up.
Oct 25 2013 5:34AM
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