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What happened to Vincent Dorion?

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corona
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I'm not sure if this is true but I heard that he isn't pro anymore and now does carpentry. He's probably one of my favourite skiers and kinda want to know if this is true.
17 years ago
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fillup
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All i know is that he spent alot of money to make a video part and it didnt get him any new sponsors so he didnt have enough money. There was a article in freeskier about it.
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Skipig25
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he went to visit the land of obscurity with Jonathan Taylor Thomas and new coke
17 years ago
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joly.sp
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He's still on 4frnt is he not?
17 years ago
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SnowRidgeParks
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he could always have a fall back career as a lawn gnome. not really my type of lawn decor, but someone would prolly stick the little guy out there...

but really, he had some cool segs back in the day
17 years ago
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travispersaud
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yeah i read that article its pretty sad though that such an innovator cant make a living off of a sport he played such a big role in developing
17 years ago
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BKlein
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i heard hes a 4frnt rep
17 years ago
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skodeo7
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I missed the article but couldn't agree more. Vinnie D was such a pioneer. Oh how I always wished I could do switch cork 7 mutes like him.
17 years ago
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huckforjesus
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I believe he's still sponsored by SMS, their 08/09 catalog still has him in it.
17 years ago
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Jacuse
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i liked his part in ski movie 3.
he was so good.
17 years ago
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corona
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hehe lets put some tribute vids here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4qCFlWK7CA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiRVxOLOD_M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OEhVuOcYBI
17 years ago
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SirFryanator
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Mad respect to dorion. one of my favorite skiers ever.
17 years ago
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artfullydodged
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word, i met him in whistler and he was one of the nicest guys there, i hate to see him fall off the map
17 years ago
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corona
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can anyone actually put the vids in the thread? i'm kinda dumb that way
17 years ago
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photowill
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i heard hes working in the keebler elf tree
he may be a skiing pioneer, but those rainbow chip cookies are so damn delicious
17 years ago
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Rez4frederick
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I swear, he is like the first "Steezy" skier that I remember seeing. All of his tricks were stomped so smoothly
17 years ago
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Jwalk
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he is getting older and it would be hard for him to keep up with the young guys but he is sick no doubt
17 years ago
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Mex_LineJib^a
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all he needs to do is stay away from park and focus more on bc / big mt segments and he'll be set. such a sick skier.
17 years ago
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flatspinner
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peep the new 4frnt site! Makes me happy that he is at least on there on their global team!
17 years ago
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wh@t
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i remember the H/H video called lifted that you got free with some magazine in like 2003 or 04 and i remember that segment was so sick. he really defined what it was to be steezy back in the day.
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skiP.E.I.
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yeah that was a sick segment in "Happy/Happy" He was also in War and Ski Porn though, so not that long ago he had a full segment in a major ski movie two years running
17 years ago
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panojibber
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He's still on 4frnt, as said above me, and he has a pro model out (VCT) which got rave reviews from freeskier.

I wasn't really into freeskiing too much when dorion was huge, but I think that the fact that such a legend has to resort to a secondary career speaks of the need for more money in freeskiing. Which is one thing the olympics would help with, and so will the dew tour this winter. I urge everyone here to push for 2014 olympic pipe skiing.

17 years ago
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sneaky_pete
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i thought that i read in an article some where that he didn't have any sponsores. so he just kind of  quietly drifted out of the pro scene.
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