Simon Dumont

Simon Francis Dumont (born July 9, 1986) is an American freestyle skier.

Dumont is known for his exceptional amplitude in half-pipe competitions, regularly reaching heights up to 20 feet out of the pipe, and for his signature big-air trick, the superman double-frontflip.

In 2006-07, Dumont overshot a 100-foot jump in Park City, Utah, by some eighty feet, landing flat, rupturing his spleen and breaking his pelvis in three places, but he returned to skiing only two months later.

In 2008, Jon Olsson and Dumont announced their involvement in a new open freeskiing event, the North American Open, at Breckenridge, Colorado.

On April 11, 2008, Simon Dumont set the current world quarter-pipe height record at Sunday River in Bethel, Maine.

He aired 35.5 feet out of a 38-foot quarter-pipe, while performing a cork 900 tail grab.

Previous attempts earlier in the week had resulted in Dumont falling 55 feet after hitting an over-vert section of the quarter-pipe.

On various other attempts, Simon hit the snow with a flat landing, severely bruising his heel in the process.

On April 22, 2008, Dumont was a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show where he discussed his record-setting performance.

In 2009 he won the X Games Big Air competition by landing a double-frontflip.

Dumont has participated in many freestyle events, mostly in the categories of big air and half-pipe, and was part of Team America for the Jon Olsson Super Sessions (JOSS) along with American freestyle skiers Tom Wallisch, and Alex Schlopy.

However, the group has withdrawn from all future JOSS events because of an argument with Olsson about the release date of their video for the competition.

On April 11, 2009, Dumont hosted what was called the inaugural occasion of an annual contest for skiers ranging in age from about 8 to 18 at Sunday River.

A specific course was set out for the contest with a combination of rails, boxes, and jumps.

All entrants had a chance to qualify for the final few runs with pro skiers like Dumont, with a chance to win a spot on the podium.

The first-place prize was $10,000, won by American freestyle skier Tom Wallisch.

Schlopy was joined on the podium with Joss Christensen from Park City, Utah who took second place and the 2009 winner of the first-ever Dumont Cup, Tom Wallisch from Salt Lake City, Utah, who took third.

Schlopy walked away with $12,000 in cash plus a one-week scholarship to Camp Woodward, an action sports camp and training facility located in Woodward, Penn.

The second edition of the Dumont Cup was held on March 27, 2010, and was won by amateur freeskier Alex Schlopy.

Schlopy out-skied 105 amateur athletes to gain entry into today's semi-finals and finals.

During finals, Schlopy and nine others competed against such freeski professionals as Simon Dumont, Peter Olenick, Jossi Wells, and Henrik Harlaut.

On March 26, 2011 Dumont hosted the 3rd Dumont Cup, changing up the course from the previous years.

Nick Goepper got first followed by Gus Kensworthy and Jacob Wester in second and third'''.

Gus Kenworthy, 2011's runner-up, placed first.

Nick Goepper placed second followed by Joss Christensen who placed third.

The 5th annual Dumont Cup winners were

1. Nick Goepper

2. Gus Kenworthy

3. Joss Christensen

The fourth annual Dumont cup took place March 24, 2012 despite record-high temperatures and low snow levels.

The 6th Annual Dumont Cup was March 28–29, 2014.

2014 Dumont Cup Final Results

RANK NAME SCORE

1 Gus Kenworthy 94.7

2 Nick Goepper 93.0

3 Bobby Brown 92.0

4 Evan McEachran 89.0

5 Alex Bellemare 88.0

6 Torin Yater Wallace 87.0

7 Robby Franco 82.3