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Hi, Simon.
Long time no see!
So let’s get straight into it, what made you do the comeback edit with Tom?
It wasnt really planned to be any sort of comeback or anything like that.
Drew Lederer a filmmakerwas there and he asked if he could follow me for a couple of runs.
We then put a little minute-long Instagram video together and I was like: thats actually kind of fun.
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/958004/-Resurrection--w--Simon-Dumont-and-Tom-Wallisch
The new edit that broke the internet…
So its not a comeback, just a one-off edit?
To be honest I hadnt really thought that far ahead.
It did happen and it was nice because it was warm, I got to ski in a tshirt.
Did you know that ‘Resurrection’ is already the top-rated video ever on Newschoolers?
You just never know whats going to hit.
Your JOSS edit with Tom is obviously a classic.
Have you guys stayed in touch through the years?
Im still pretty connected with a certain group of skiers.
They were the Oakley Air-Raid, my pro-model.
Speaking of throwbacks, your rivalry with Tanner Hall was the stuff of TV legend!
You guys were actually friends though, have you kept in touch with him?
Well hopefully dump the air a little bit about our huge, media-driven rivalry.
Its cool to see him still so excited about skiing.
That wasnt my journey.
https://www.instagram.com/p/gJou0FsPB3/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
I was actually with Tanner, in Klappen last spring -with Armada.
He was the guy on the Armada team who lapped the park until close every day.
He never seemed to take a break.
I guess that hunger is why he’s still going strong!
He hasnt really changed at all, he still has that drive.
Wed both get in the same mindset, the same when we competed.
So, how much skiing do you still watch?
To be honest, I havent really been watching that much.
In the last five years, Ive probably skied ten days.
That edit, I skied more in one day than I skied in the five years previous.
Have you kept a close enough eye to have an opinion on the state of the game?
I watchedX Gamesthis year and I watchedDew Tourand its crazy to me to see how things have progressed.
Way more kids, way gnarlier and I hear theres a lot less money at the moment.
Who did you use to enjoy watching?
I always enjoy watching Henrik.
His style components just so amazing and his love for skiing is something that I cant even relate to.
I see him over at the Olympic training facility, we work out together.
I guess the consistency was really impressive for me.
Halfpipe was pretty cool to see.
For me, its hard to see people only ski Halfpipe.
Halfpipe felt like such a job and all the other parts of skiing were the fun parts.
Seeing people just focussing on Halfpipes kind of weird to me.
I mean its cool.
Good for them and I support whatever people want to do.
Combining filming and halfpipe.
The only thing was that it wasnt really conveyed what the judges were looking for exactly.
I didnt know if you needed to land a whole run or not land a whole run.
WithX Gamestheres just a lot of room to evolve with the sport which is really cool.
I think its a feat in in itself, I dont care if anyone beats it or not.
For me it was such a test of mental fortitude.
I always had this underlying belief that I could achieve anything I wanted to achieve.
To achieve something like that, solidified and fortified this fundamental belief that I had.
We saw that last year with both his and David Wise’s attempts.
This is still so very fucked up.
Then a weekend road trip turned into three months on the road.
I just explored for three months.
It was a really cool experience.
Skiing and I were synonymous and I had no idea who Simon the person or individual.
It was a long and arduous process to figure out who the hell I am, without skiing.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bk4Vp29gSfL/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Were you traveling by yourself?
YourInstagramis covered with unbelievable landscapes, have you become a photographer of sorts?
If so, what is your go-to camera/setup?
Yeah, I cant believe Im shooting photos.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bof9ep_Abxc/
Did you miss skiing while you were taking your break?
To be honest, no.
We have a short time to spend on this earth.
Ive skied more than most people would in three lifetimes.
No, Im a full recreation skier.
I actually bought a ski pass for the first time in my life, to ski at Park City.
You started your career at 14 and you were still relatively young when you stopped.
What made you call time on your ski career?
I just couldnt do it mentally.
It just wasnt fun for me anymore.
You mention injuries and youve had more than your fair share of them.
I dont know any different so I guess Ive adjusted to it.
For me, the biggest part of a lot of these injuries was the mental portion of it.
I could always recover physically, but the mental part was so exhausting.
Which was the one injury that was hardest to recover from?
Any ACL or my ankle.
All three of those ones, because its just a long recovery process.
Its a six month/almost a year process for each one of those.
Youre obviously into your fitness!
How did you end up on the cover of ‘Muscle & Performance’?
Haha, I have no idea!
Fitness was my life because I had so many injuries.
Thats all I was doing.
I might be a psychopath because whenever I do something, I do it to the fullest.
It just doesnt make sense to me to do something just to do it.
https://www.instagram.com/p/dpoGSfsPOO/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
So whats your favorite way to work out?
Ive actually started doing blood flow restriction training.
I enjoy road-biking, just because its low impact.
Thats one to do pretty consistently and regularly.
For one, you get cardiovascular benefits and it helps with some strong quads.
I think heading into the season, its good to obviously do more functional fitness.
Some plyometrics and actually more functional fitness, for what youre going to be engaging in.
It all depends on what level of skier you are.
But you have to stay consistent.
Just find a routine, whatever that may be and stick with it.
I saw that you got into racing cars.
Is that a long-term ambition and does the adrenaline match hitting a big jump on skis?
I always loved motorsports.
I was obsessed with just breaking gas.
Im obsessed with it and its nice because you have a car around you.
To bring it back to skiing, can we expect to see any more ski-related projects in the future?
To be honest, I havent really thought that far ahead.
If you had one message for the entire NS community, what would it be?
One of the biggest things that Ive learned is to enjoy the journey.
I feel thats where you really grow and develop as a person.
We hope you do make this a comeback because we missed that style.
Trick:Either a cork 3 or anything where I grab blunt.
Track:Any old school hip hip.
Anything old school hip hop, Im into.
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