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Scrappy Joe on APO?

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Noha
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Just saw on his instagram bio that APO is listed as one of his sponsors. Seems like ON3P was working well for him. Can anyone officially confirm this?

Merry Christmas NS!
Dec 24 2013 8:21PM
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jreilly
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yes hes on APO
Dec 24 2013 8:25PM
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TheDetectives
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why would he drop ON3P
Dec 24 2013 8:38PM
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Chubz.
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Seriously
Dec 24 2013 8:47PM
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colder152000
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bummer to see him leave on3p
Dec 24 2013 9:21PM
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VD.
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£££

Considering some of the names APO have riding for them, APO seem to have enough of it.


... Just a guess, might not be, but it makes sense.
Dec 24 2013 9:26PM
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Crispy.
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Donate people and you would have known this awhile ago!

Hopefully I don't get in trouble for posting this but from the donator's forum Scott from on3p said:

"Joey Vandermeer has left ON3P in order to further his career as a full time competition skier. He's moved to APO, with the hope that they will be more excited about his olympic aspirations. He's currently training in Breck and hoping to qualify for the Dutch National team. All of us involved with ON3P have been stoked for him going to the Olympics. However, the reality of the matter is that it will do nothing to build the ON3P brand, and that it was really us supporting him as an individual in order to have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the olympics rather than us supporting him as a sponsored athlete or representative of ON3P. At this time, he has not yet qualified for a slope spot at Sochi or a spot on the Dutch team, though we hope he makes it happen over the coming weeks. As a brand, ON3P has little care or concern for comp jocks and instead looks for skiers whose individual style is their brand, rather than a deep bag of doubles. Karl, Ware, etc all have a style that is uniquely theirs, where our feeling is that the brand and style of the competition scene becomes all the same, and we know personally that we cannot tell the skiing of many of the top competition skiers apart (excluding Henrik), while I can tell instantly that a skier is Karl, Ware, or any other ON3P athlete simply by their skiing style. To us...that is skiing and that is what we value. Our focus was to open doors for him to get more and more involved in the film scene following the Olympics, as we felt that was really where his talent and unique style could blow up. He made the choice to go towards a sponsor he believes will be more eager to support competition skiing. This will allow us to offer just that much more support to athletes that are taking skiing in the directions that we would like to see it pushed. We understand this is a business and loyalty only gets you so far. While we are disappointed that it didn't work out with one of our hometown skiers, we wish Joey all the best going forward and will be rooting for him if he is able to make it to Sochi."
Dec 24 2013 9:42PM
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Dr.Dealgood
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ehhh, I dunno if that was a good idea or not...

But there's your answer!
Dec 24 2013 9:45PM
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Crispy.
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Ehh it promotes ON3P in a positive way towards most on NS by explaining them as a brand, and puts Joey and them on good terms so I figured why not.
Dec 24 2013 9:51PM
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CrotchKiller
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The switch is now common knowledge, why shouldn't the reasoning behind it be?
Dec 24 2013 11:36PM
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.Rybak.
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You really fucked up that one $$$

Europeans i tell ya hhwhat.
Dec 24 2013 11:42PM
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Dr.Dealgood
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& @crispy.

Didn't know how public it was and if the response was supposed to vacate the bate cave. No worries. Gin and tonics.
Dec 25 2013 12:57AM
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hail.vivid
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I couldn't imagine scrappy joe at the Olympics, not because hes not good enough, just because it would be a hilarious environment to see him in.

could you imagine him in all the Olympic ads? too funny. I wanna see it happen haha
Dec 25 2013 2:54AM
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Saga.
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John kutcher, no love. Harsh.
Dec 25 2013 5:25AM
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Jaggy_Snake
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Dec 25 2013 6:15AM
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corski
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I know it doesn't work like this but now that ON3P has a open spot on their team they should pick up Max Morello
Dec 25 2013 10:09AM
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zahava
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Shhhhhh
Dec 25 2013 10:33AM
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Turkelton
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has anybody seen anyone ride a pair of APOs, skis or board? Never seen a pair on the hill once
Dec 25 2013 10:36AM
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Balto
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ya they didn't seem that different from anything else out there currently, nothing really special
Dec 25 2013 12:21PM
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edai
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Ive got a pair of Sammy Carlsons, probably one of the few in New England. I love them dude, great edge control and grip on the ice(90% of the season im on ice), theyre a little heavier so me being a lighter guy it helps with speed and swing weight.
Dec 25 2013 12:26PM
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openmindportrait
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its really unfortunate that in this sport a person switching companies is viewed in a negative light in lots if not most cases... in sports like mtb or moto you are lucky to be getting offers from factory teams or teams in general and anyone who gets an opportunity to ride or race for a better team often times gets lots of praise for getting to that point. In most cases unless injury strikes those athletes take advantage of it and progress way more than they normally would... Joey may have gotten a paid contract and is now able to support his livelihood or support it much more than in the past solely by skiing... thats huge. sure I love ON3P but if you want to live off of skiing then its not just skiing anymore... its a business decision and in this case he made a smart one...
Dec 25 2013 12:53PM
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CalebT
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good point, i never really had though about it like that.
Dec 25 2013 1:22PM
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VD.
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I think they've got a decent following in Europe
Dec 25 2013 1:26PM
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Turkelton
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nope. never seen a pair out on the hill, both ski or board in person. I don't know where they make their money.
Dec 25 2013 1:34PM
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Balto
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They have investors backing them, same as corrupt did, only way they can afford that team
Dec 25 2013 4:21PM
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VD.
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When I was in La Plagne last, I saw a couple of pairs. Although I think the company is from that general area, so it might not be the best to go off.
Dec 25 2013 6:20PM
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busterburns
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seeing things like this on ns always makes me chuckle, but in all seriousness he probably just forgot him.
Dec 25 2013 7:49PM
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last_tango
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I rode on starskys for a little bit. They are really durable and had a even flex. The graphic was ugly as sin.
Dec 25 2013 8:07PM
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CrotchKiller
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Waaaahhhhh
Dec 25 2013 8:21PM
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Ali_Dibden
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Yeah saw a few last time i was in Val Thorens!
Dec 25 2013 9:37PM
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hippy.
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yes they go about 15mph faster than everyone else..
Dec 25 2013 9:44PM
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colder152000
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i dont get it
Dec 26 2013 9:29AM
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Thadius.Castle
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On3p didn't mention him and his "individual" style in their post, you dolt.
Dec 26 2013 9:37AM
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Maruchan
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I saw sammy riding his at keystone... seen them maybe twice other than that
Dec 26 2013 10:07AM
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Crankset
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Not sure who this chap is, but I thought APO was a snowboard company?
Dec 26 2013 11:06AM
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Balto
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they are, they started making skis 2(?) years ago
Dec 26 2013 11:25AM
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Session
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Wait....WHAT?

I thought APO was a new ski company out of Portland, at least that's what Sammy said at the PBP premiere last year.

LOLOLOLOLOL.
Dec 26 2013 11:38AM
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Balto
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they are for sure a french snowboard company
Dec 26 2013 12:13PM
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Crankset
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ah cool thanks, TIL
Dec 26 2013 12:35PM
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Turkelton
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They're French.
Dec 26 2013 12:36PM
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garrettwiz
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Love my APO's, good on him
Dec 26 2013 5:25PM
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last_tango
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but the skis are made in the elan factory. apo skis are pressed with quality with quality materials. They come out of the factory with a really good tune.
Dec 26 2013 8:04PM
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Turkelton
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so?
Never seen a pair on hill. There's gotta be a reason
Dec 27 2013 12:35PM
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last_tango
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APO is doing a sub par job on getting the word out(I know apo snow and the apo event at bear). I was the only person I think in all of maine with apos. I'm a liftie so I see a fuck ton of skis.

We got some demo apo skis at brighton utah now but I think apo could greatly improve if they get the product to the people to try it out. I believe with the ski industry you need to spend a solid 3 year dumping as much cash as you can getting your name out there to solidify your position as a formidable company.
Dec 27 2013 1:11PM
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Kreech
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On the bright side, ON3P recently picked up Ware and Joan, both of which are sick, sick skiers.
Dec 27 2013 2:06PM
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TWoods
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Trust me, nobody is forgetting about Kutcher.

"Karl, Ware, or any other ON3P athlete simply by their skiing style."

Every single athlete is part of the program because of their own unique style, we don't sponsor people just because they have a skill set. It's all about choosing people who are as unique in one way or another as possible. Kutcher stands out and I always feel like he doesn't get as much recognition as he deserves, anywhere.

Dec 27 2013 6:59PM
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Nate.Dog
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You haven't been to mt. hood then, so many people rock sammy c's. That's a horrible reason, just because nobody on your hill rides them doesn't mean their bad, just means nobody at your hill has picked up an awesome brand of skis yet, those things are seriously bombproof, and fast.
Dec 27 2013 10:13PM
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