What happened to Vincent Dorion?

[corona]

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.

 

[fillup]

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.

 

[Skipig25]

he went to visit the land of obscurity with Jonathan Taylor Thomas and new coke

 

[joly.sp]

He's still on 4frnt is he not?

 

[SnowRidgeParks]

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

 

[travispersaud]

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

 

[BKlein]

i heard hes a 4frnt rep

 

[skodeo7]

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.

 

[huckforjesus]

I believe he's still sponsored by SMS, their 08/09 catalog still has him in it.

 

[Jacuse]

i liked his part in ski movie 3.
he was so good.

 

[corona]

hehe lets put some tribute vids here...

 

[SirFryanator]

Mad respect to dorion. one of my favorite skiers ever.

 

[artfullydodged]

word, i met him in whistler and he was one of the nicest guys there, i hate to see him fall off the map

 

[corona]

can anyone actually put the vids in the thread? i'm kinda dumb that way

 

[photowill]

i heard hes working in the keebler elf tree
he may be a skiing pioneer, but those rainbow chip cookies are so damn delicious

 

[Rez4frederick]

I swear, he is like the first "Steezy" skier that I remember seeing. All of his tricks were stomped so smoothly

 

[Jwalk]

he is getting older and it would be hard for him to keep up with the young guys but he is sick no doubt

 

[Mex_LineJib^a]

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.

 

[flatspinner]

peep the new 4frnt site! Makes me happy that he is at least on there on their global team!

 

[wh@t]

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.

 

[skiP.E.I.]

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

 

[panojibber]

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.

 

[sneaky_pete]

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.