if you have decent skills a lot of company's will sponsor you! you have to have a decent video (pictures dont hurt either) a good page write up about you what you do who you are and competition results..most of the time from my own experience, companies will hook you up! they may not give you free gear but they will get you great prices..last season i got in touch with the atomic rep from my area and i got the newest urban punx last season for 100 bucks. Cant complain about that. I just talked to another ski company and they offer below pro form deals on their skis. In your write up, make it sound like they need to sponsor you to spread their name