Bio
Simon Dumont is in competition with himself. Nothing short of perfection will do. His dogged determination is often misunderstood as cockiness, his focused drive confused with poor sportsmanship.
Last season was testament to his versatility. After placing in the Top 10 in Halfpipe, Slopestyle and Big Air events from Colorado to Sweden, he led the overall AFP (Association of Freeskiing Professionals) race most of the season. (He took second in the end.)
When the competition season came to the close, Red Bull helped bring Dumont’s six-year pipe shoot dream to reality when they cut a 22-foot competition-height superpipe into a series of death-defying cubes. Dumont not only cleared the gaps, he threw jaw-dropping tricks that turned the shoot into a viral sensation.
Fast forward to the announcement of ski halfpipe’s inclusion to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games and Dumont became the face of U.S. Freeskiing, the newest arm of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association. His role leading up the Olympics includes media tours and collaborating on the plan for a team structure, coaching, sponsorship, training camps and more.
Nine X Games medals, a Guinness World Record, countless podium performances and handfuls of film segments are all a testament to Simon’s relevance, perseverance and sheer talent. When Simon is on point in the pipe, there are few in the world who stand a chance to beat him.
After filming with Poor Boyz and Matchstick for years, Simon and filmmaker Riley Poor created a two-year documentary on Simon’s career and his influence on the sport of freeskiing called Transitions. He’s also an entrepreneur, founding the accessory company “Empire”.
When hosting his pro-am event at Sunday River, the Dumont Cup, Simon is as successful as an emcee and crowd pleaser as he is a competitor. Since the contest’s inception in 2009, “dinner at Simon’s” has become a tradition. After the first day of competition, his parents open the doors of their mountain home in Bethel, Maine to serve up a Maine-style feast of lobster and elk. Dumont likes to be surrounded by friends and family almost as much as he likes to win.
As fellow Oakley skier Jon Olsson once said, “If Simon wins, then he’s happy. And if Simon’s happy, then everyone’s happy.”
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