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Shea Flynn Ski Sponsor

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mr_hartl
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I heard Shea isn't skiing for K2 anymore. Who picked him up?
Jul 10 2014 6:14PM
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pghjibber
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No idea. Weird what's going on over at K2.

No Pep, Shea or Cam.
Jul 10 2014 6:19PM
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lurking
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pghjibberNo idea. Weird what's going on over at K2.

No Pep, Shea or Cam.


I leave NS for a week and Cam leaves K2, god i can't trust anybody
Jul 10 2014 7:32PM
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ALMIGHTYSOSA
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I swear I saw him on some Armada skis up at Hood but I wasn't 100% sure though. He has also been riding with Mike Hornbeck a lot.
Jul 10 2014 7:55PM
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jpastor
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PEP IS GONE. WHATTTTTTTT THE FUCK
Jul 10 2014 8:14PM
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RockNRollNghtClb
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jpastorPEP IS GONE. WHATTTTTTTT THE FUCK


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Jul 10 2014 8:24PM
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Parches
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Lieutenant_DanI swear I saw him on some Armada skis up at Hood but I wasn't 100% sure though. He has also been riding with Mike Hornbeck a lot.


they both coach at mhssc
Jul 10 2014 10:00PM
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Caleb.E
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I dont actualy think pep is gone. hes been riding their skis at hood and he commented on a post i taged him in about it and all he said was reorganizing
Jul 10 2014 10:30PM
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Heavy.Head
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Hopefully Icelantic will hop on that shit
Jul 10 2014 11:17PM
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lo-key
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I fucking hope they didn't drop Pep holy shit
Jul 10 2014 11:27PM
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elcoach
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Hopefully he get some quick , he had mad skillz urban/park

Who will pay shea flynn?
Jul 10 2014 11:36PM
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tcurle
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Where'd you here this?
Jul 11 2014 12:01AM
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hoodcrew
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tcurleWhere'd you here this?


talked to him at hood, said no more K2 and that armada gave him 3 pairs of skis, other than that he has no sponsors
Jul 11 2014 12:21AM
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Snop-Doog
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probably the worst time i've seen this in a thread.
Jul 11 2014 12:24AM
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LOLZfajitas
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just stop
Jul 11 2014 12:51AM
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Pozzy
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How do you have any karma at all
Jul 11 2014 12:52AM
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Rekkil
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Lieutenant_DanI swear I saw him on some Armada skis up at Hood but I wasn't 100% sure though. He has also been riding with Mike Hornbeck a lot.


Can confirm. I was at hood on the weekend on the 4th and they were shreddin together
Jul 11 2014 1:59AM
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FigNewton
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Shea is unsponsored and is not planning on getting anymore. He would rather be unsponsored.
Jul 11 2014 2:36AM
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willy.bum.bum
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I was just up at hood and i saw him riding armadas
Jul 11 2014 3:59AM
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Lou.
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I rated you a 2 and your karma went up significantly
Jul 11 2014 8:38AM
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CrotchKiller
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FigNewtonShea is unsponsored and is not planning on getting anymore. He would rather be unsponsored.


like a real boy
Jul 11 2014 9:38AM
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colder152000
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i could understand if he didnt want a sponsor if hes not filming anymore but if he is still filming that just makes no sense. the amount of skis that i go through is unreal and i suck. without a ski sponsor and hitting as much urban as he does with stept and whoever; hes gonna have to shell out alot of money on skis. can anyone confirm if hes over filming and over sponsors? or just his mindset in general?
Jul 11 2014 9:54AM
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RubberSoul
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FigNewtonShea is unsponsored and is not planning on getting anymore. He would rather be unsponsored.


what? that's retarded, unless he isnt going to film anymore..?


but man armada is so good about giving popular unsponsored skiers skis...great PR work there
Jul 11 2014 10:00AM
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[YEAH]
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I saw him at Keystone during spring break and he was on some armadas that I had never seen before
Jul 11 2014 11:48AM
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elcoach
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FigNewtonShea is unsponsored and is not planning on getting anymore. He would rather be unsponsored.


If he continue to do urban its really expensive to not have a ski sponsor ..... Im pretty sure he more than welcome armada to help him a little bit with his urban journeys around the us with stept.

Also stept upload a picture recently with chiefcookies on it in and urban spot
Jul 11 2014 12:16PM
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ny300z
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FigNewtonShea is unsponsored and is not planning on getting anymore. He would rather be unsponsored.


lol thats like Tanner saying he would "rather not" compete anymore



its bullshit
Jul 11 2014 12:17PM
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D_Calle
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Heard a rumor that he was looking to possibly pick up a local ski sponsor from Maine.
Jul 11 2014 12:47PM
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ndye
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D_CalleHeard a rumor that he was looking to possibly pick up a local ski sponsor from Maine.


Barnboard??
Jul 11 2014 12:50PM
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Parches
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ny300zlol thats like Tanner saying he would "rather not" compete anymore



its bullshit


he could definitely get a sponsor if he wanted one
Jul 11 2014 12:52PM
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ny300z
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a.dogehe could definitely get a sponsor if he wanted one


I dont agree or disagree with that but give me a reason why he wouldnt "want" to be sponsored? to me that makes no sense. He dont like money? he's got enough?
Jul 11 2014 1:26PM
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corona
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ny300zI dont agree or disagree with that but give me a reason why he wouldnt "want" to be sponsored? to me that makes no sense. He dont like money? he's got enough?


There's a lot more to being sponsored than just skiing and getting free shit. You actually have to represent the company and have them benefit from having you on their team. Maybe he just wants to do his own thing and realizes it wouldn't jive well with being sponsored.
Jul 11 2014 2:00PM
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jensen
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ny300zI dont agree or disagree with that but give me a reason why he wouldnt "want" to be sponsored? to me that makes no sense. He dont like money? he's got enough?


You obviously have never watched Brink. Soul shredders for life.
Jul 11 2014 2:01PM
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loganimlach
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ny300zI dont agree or disagree with that but give me a reason why he wouldnt "want" to be sponsored? to me that makes no sense. He dont like money? he's got enough?


having a ski sponsor and being in movies most definitely =/= making money.

i'm sure a bunch of companies would be more than happy to flow him a couple pairs of skis given the exposure that he gets with stept, and free skis without the headache of dealing with TMs and pressure of representing for one brand is awesome.
Jul 11 2014 2:02PM
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RubberSoul
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loganimlachhaving a ski sponsor and being in movies most definitely =/= making money.

i'm sure a bunch of companies would be more than happy to flow him a couple pairs of skis given the exposure that he gets with stept, and free skis without the headache of dealing with TMs and pressure of representing for one brand is awesome.


ehh i mean yeah, but unless he somehow has plenty of money from other sources i really don't see how having a SKI sponsor could ever be a bad move for your career (or lifestyle, if you wanna nitpick over that choice of words)
Jul 11 2014 2:14PM
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loganimlach
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RubberSoulehh i mean yeah, but unless he somehow has plenty of money from other sources i really don't see how having a SKI sponsor could ever be a bad move for your career (or lifestyle, if you wanna nitpick over that choice of words)


sure, assuming you're getting money from that ski sponsor. but if you're not getting paid there's certainly no contract and no loyalty from someone as talented as him. so why not get as many top notch skis from other sources as you can?
Jul 11 2014 2:20PM
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danbrown
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RubberSoulehh i mean yeah, but unless he somehow has plenty of money from other sources i really don't see how having a SKI sponsor could ever be a bad move for your career (or lifestyle, if you wanna nitpick over that choice of words)


you do realize how few people actually get paid, right?
Jul 11 2014 2:26PM
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ndye
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danbrownyou do realize how few people actually get paid, right?


Shea would at the very least have broken the travel budget level of riding for a company. And although thats not cash in the pocket, its certainly something
Jul 11 2014 2:28PM
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RubberSoul
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loganimlachsure, assuming you're getting money from that ski sponsor. but if you're not getting paid there's certainly no contract and no loyalty from someone as talented as him. so why not get as many top notch skis from other sources as you can?


ah, so there are people out there that sign real contracts with companies but only get flow, no money, not even some travel budget here and there?

that's brutal. i can see where shea would be coming from if that's the situation
Jul 11 2014 2:31PM
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danbrown
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danbrownyou do realize how few people actually get paid, right?



and if you do get paid by a ski sponsor, you do realize how few people make more than about 5 g's a year, right? short of people that are in x games (and even some of them) making more than 5 or 6 thousand a year off a ski sponsor is unheard of
Jul 11 2014 2:32PM
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RubberSoul
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danbrownand if you do get paid by a ski sponsor, you do realize how few people make more than about 5 g's a year, right? short of people that are in x games (and even some of them) making more than 5 or 6 thousand a year off a ski sponsor is unheard of


yeah i know that many people make peanuts but 5 g's is more than 0, especially for a dirtbag skier (assuming he doesn't have family money or something like that)
Jul 11 2014 2:34PM
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loganimlach
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RubberSoulah, so there are people out there that sign real contracts with companies but only get flow, no money, not even some travel budget here and there?

that's brutal. i can see where shea would be coming from if that's the situation


No, not what I said at all. If there's no money there's no contract. So if nobody is going to offer him any money and just throw him some sticks, that's certainly not a level of sponsorship, it's some free marketing for as long as the skis last and a vessel for shea to do the ill shit that he does. An arrangement that is good for both of them right now, apparently.
Jul 11 2014 2:40PM
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RubberSoul
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loganimlachNo, not what I said at all. If there's no money there's no contract. So if nobody is going to offer him any money and just throw him some sticks, that's certainly not a level of sponsorship, it's some free marketing for as long as the skis last and a vessel for shea to do the ill shit that he does. An arrangement that is good for both of them right now, apparently.


okay oops i misread your post. but it stemmed from you saying "sure, assuming you're getting money from that ski sponsor" which implies that it is possible to have a contract but not get paid

so yeah if it's between flow and finding a sponsor, i just don't see how not having a sponsor could really be beneficial. ski company contracts aren't exactly the most constricting contracts out there-- i don't really see a negative aspect of having one if youre trying to live the dirtbag skier lifestyle anyway. i lived off less than 5 grand for my ski bum months for sure-- that check would be a nice boon given that lifestyle

oh well. this is all just food for thought based on one post saying he doesn't want a sponsor or whatever
Jul 11 2014 2:52PM
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617freeskier
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Who cares, K2's are garbage anyways...I wouldn't ski them either lol.
Jul 11 2014 4:35PM
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fghtoffyrdmns
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617freeskierWho cares, K2's are garbage anyways...I wouldn't ski them either lol.


Just curious, but what's your issue with them? I've owned multiple pairs and genuinely enjoyed them
Jul 11 2014 6:47PM
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BennettAllen
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Armada sent him a pair of next years alphas but currently he isnt sponsored by anyone.
Jul 11 2014 6:56PM
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Mordecai
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jpastorPEP IS GONE. WHATTTTTTTT THE FUCK


I mean K2 did drop his pro-model then give Pettit ANOTHER pro model that's functionally the same
Jul 11 2014 7:03PM
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A_Thomas
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There's something to be said about skiing for yourself as opposed to skiing for other people. Interpret as you will.
Jul 11 2014 7:45PM
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SimplyClean
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MordecaiI mean K2 did drop his pro-model then give Pettit ANOTHER pro model that's functionally the same


I do remember hearing him in a Nimbus video interview this winter that he feels kinda 'meh' about K2 right now. I'm guessing he wants to design a pro model more similar towards Eric and Chris's skis that are wide, playful pow skis but they won't let him...because the Kung Fujas was no bigger than a 100 waist from what I remember - not Nimbus worthy :(
Jul 11 2014 7:48PM
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mr_hartl
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SimplyCleanI do remember hearing him in a Nimbus video interview this winter that he feels kinda 'meh' about K2 right now. I'm guessing he wants to design a pro model more similar towards Eric and Chris's skis that are wide, playful pow skis but they won't let him...because the Kung Fujas was no bigger than a 100 waist from what I remember - not Nimbus worthy :(


102mm but who's really counting anyway
Jul 11 2014 8:39PM
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loganimlach
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A_ThomasThere's something to be said about skiing for yourself as opposed to skiing for other people. Interpret as you will.


^^^
Jul 11 2014 9:31PM
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~bagelz~
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A_ThomasThere's something to be said about skiing for yourself as opposed to skiing for other people. Interpret as you will.


nice logo
and sig
Jul 12 2014 12:00AM
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