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can anybody give me a few pointers on how to get sponsored?

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Cork5TrueTail
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im 14 yrs.old ive been freestyle skiing for 2 years and for those years i skiied almost every single day and i still do till right now i quit hockey,football,etc...for skiing i love it im so dedicated i learned all those tricks in my pro in 2 years im willing to work hard! anybody have any suggestions on how i can practice harder and get better?
(SKIING IS SOOO DAMN HOT RIGHT NOW!)
Jan 23 2005 3:34PM
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AmbushClothing
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im dedacated to having fun on skis and doing what feels good man, dont push it, let it happen.
Jan 23 2005 8:49PM
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Cork5TrueTail
Posts: 279 - Karma: 10
1080ryebread i agree on the booze but cigs that's helly nasty
(SKIING IS SOOO DAMN HOT RIGHT NOW!)
Jan 23 2005 8:53PM
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Cork5TrueTail
Posts: 279 - Karma: 10
thanks everybody
i love skiing
Jan 24 2005 11:02AM
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3ski6guy0
Posts: 9201 - Karma: 134
win comps and promote a lot
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Jan 24 2005 11:12AM
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Cork5TrueTail
Posts: 279 - Karma: 10
what do you mean by promote? like show peps your products you want to be sponsored by or what
i love skiing
Jan 24 2005 11:13AM
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r_witt
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Jan 24 2005 12:00PM
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nspen
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ok this is how to get sponsored by your fav local shop. find the iceist cliff with the hardest flatest landing and then hike up as high as you can and strait line and hit it oh ya do it switch for extra points then do a doudle back then take the film to your local shop and see what he says
Jan 24 2005 12:17PM
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Cork5TrueTail
Posts: 279 - Karma: 10
your a fuckin fag rye
i love skiing
Jan 24 2005 12:21PM
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Ar5Mada~Skier
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just have fucking fun when ur skiing n if ur lucky sponcers will come 2 u
Jan 24 2005 2:14PM
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freestyler540
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Skiing should be about getting sponsers,its about having fun and getting better in your confidence and your tricks.Sponsers are there to help you perform in the sport that you exceed.
Here are some tips:
-Go to competitions and win them.
-Don't show off,everyone hates showoffs.
-Make a name for yourself thoughout your region.
-Have at least 10 years of skiing experience.
-Start with non-name compagnies (like me)
-Get a sponser plan.Pictures,competition results,explaination why me? and what are your plans.

Don't try to look for sponsers,just have fun for now.


Responsability,what's that?
Jan 24 2005 2:22PM
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dead
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im 14, and have been in freeskiing since i was 10, but im not looking for a sponsor. just enter comps, see how you do. let the companies come to you. push your skiing every day, and keep the hating at bay. dont be a pussy when trying new tricks. its sometimes ok to eat some shit.



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Jan 24 2005 2:43PM
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Posts: 1635 - Karma: 11
and stop posting so much in this thread.



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Jan 24 2005 2:44PM
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Cork5TrueTail
Posts: 279 - Karma: 10
thanks peps!
i love skiing
Jan 24 2005 2:46PM
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aznrida1080
Posts: 345 - Karma: 10
get better at skiing to get good at skiing dont get good at skiing just to say ur sponsored, ride just to be riding
Jan 24 2005 3:24PM
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TheClap.
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make sure you ski with people that are better than you and dont worry about what people see go your hardest
Jan 24 2005 3:28PM
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aznrida1080
Posts: 345 - Karma: 10
get better at skiing to get good at skiing dont get good at skiing just to say ur sponsored, ride just to be riding
Jan 24 2005 3:28PM
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Cork5TrueTail
Posts: 279 - Karma: 10
ok for sure
i love skiing
Jan 24 2005 3:35PM
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kingarthurs
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getting sponsored isnt everything skiings about core, and you seem to be to intent on getting sponsored to no wat skiing is really all about
Feb 22 2005 11:58PM
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Tze.C
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try making a vid and resume to show your plans for the future etc. Yeah and enter a few comps and stuff.
Feb 23 2005 12:01AM
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824person
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go to cva
Feb 23 2005 12:08AM
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tandan83
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dude, after reading your profile it sounds like you arent even close to the best person at spirit. work at it for 2 more years, then talk to ski hut or glx or pinewskis or something. you def need to develop your skills more. basically, if you have to ask people to sponsor you, you dont deserve one. they should come to you.

'man i tried shaving my balls....worst thing ever! i jsut ended up with a hairy sac with cuts all over it. worst thing i've ever done'-bitchassphatz



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Feb 23 2005 12:22AM
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youRsmellA
Posts: 349 - Karma: 236
shit in your hand and throw it at a company rep?
Feb 23 2005 1:51AM
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Jacob_W
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ok, heres what you want to do: WIN competitions. Thats exactly where the sponsors want to be seen, on the top of the podium. When youre standing up there, try to seem like a good kid that all the small kids seem to like and talk good etc. seriously, youre never gonna get sponsored by doing tricks in a park the whole day or by sending a sponsor-me video, since 10 000 other kids do that already. Win contests, be photogenique (look good in pics), be good with the kids, and do stuff no one else does, thatll make you sponsored.

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Feb 23 2005 4:06AM
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kingarthurs
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if ur good enuf, thetll come to u. ur not near good enuf anyways. u have to be a good skier to get sponsored
Feb 23 2005 8:46PM
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hotdawgskier
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Skiing is not just about getting sposored. You should ski for the love of the sport not just to get free stuff. Let the sponsors come to
Feb 27 2005 9:22AM
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Galin
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being able to do that stuff in ur profile is respectable but i can do most of that and this is my first year doing tricks really. Im your same age, so dont get so full of yourself
Feb 27 2005 9:30AM
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?belgian_freeskier?
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dont look for sponsers, if they want you, they will come to you...
TTN
Feb 27 2005 10:21AM
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dwatson
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1. Go to your local ski shop and tell them your comp results and how you want to represent their shop at the mountain and at the comps you do.
2. If the shop is down, wear their clothing and shit and tell kids to buy at that shop, then if your comp results are good, approach you ski shop sponsor on getting you a ski sponsor through the ski shop. The ski company won't even look at you unless they have a reccomendation from someone, in this case, the shop owner. If it does work out, its not like your going to suddenly have free skis and just cruise around saying 'I'm sponsored!' you will need to sell the product to the kids, do demos, and help out whenever the company is there, the company doesn't care about you, they are all just trying to make more money.
Feb 27 2005 10:32AM
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1080chubs
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hey man i hear ya, its like my first year in the park, and none of my friends are all into it, they're like yeah whatever we'll never get sponsored or do well...

but really, if you progress alot, i think you could, and so could i, i'm gonna go for it man, just keep learning new stuff, go big, enter competitions, and show them that you are worth it.
Feb 27 2005 10:37AM
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ryan.c
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keep skiing as much as u can, try new tricks, u say ur gettin a tramp...try stuff that uve neva tried on ur tramp n then try it out wen skiing starts again
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Feb 27 2005 10:46AM
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*Peterson*
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hey its me guys thanks a lot im sorry for my other posts thats just not me ive noticed im going for one in 2 or 3 years maybe even when im 19
ski everday
Feb 27 2005 4:29PM
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HAM*
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Ok, for starters you are not that good. you say that you have been skiing for 2 years. who cares? I have been on twin tips for 1 year, i don't take the sport as seriously as you seem to take it, and i am already infinately better than you. That is beside the point, don't try to be sponsored, there are a huge list of reasons why you would not want to be. 1) you have to enter comps whenever your sponsors say so. 2) You are basicly a sales bitch, the list goes on. There are many perks to being sponsored as well. 1) you get free shit(sounds like you are desperate for it) 2)It is a great feeling to be recognized for what you love to do. Also when that kid said grow some ball hair he was being generous, I say grow some balls. All of those tricks in your profile that you seem to be so proud of they involve no potential death. And please don't ever mention how willing to improve you are, from the looks of it, you are more or less a poser. If you want to be sponsored start doing better tricks, enter comps and let sponsors come to you. dont ever go begining to a ski company for sponsorship, it is pathetic. IF YOU ARE GOOD ENOUGH THEY WILL COME TO YOU! IF THEY HAVE NOT COME TO YOU THAN YOU ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH! by the way unless you are 12-14 and can do switch cork 9's, or are good for marketing, sponsors don't care about your age. at this point in time you are better to be 25 and doing d's and shit than 14 and doing!SWITCH 180 SAFETY GRABS!- stop trying to be sponsored and go ski, that is what it is all about.

Mar 31 2005 5:54PM
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thejackal1177
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dont


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Mar 31 2005 7:28PM
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mtbakerskier
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anyone that skis just to get sponsors shouldnt be allowed to ski. That is the fucking lamest reason I have ever heard to ski.

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Mar 31 2005 7:41PM
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Intergalactic
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alrite, im 14, this is my 1st year and i can do all the tricks you can and i almost feel the same way sept im just skiing for fun and gunna try to do comps so basicially just sit back and have fun for now

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Mar 31 2005 7:42PM
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Anathema
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what's there to 'point'... be consistent, good, make a promo vid, and send it to some reps. you might want to get into a few comps too.

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Mar 31 2005 7:42PM
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whoisikeEh
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who cares he sucks anyways

Mar 31 2005 7:44PM
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