How Much Do Pro Snowboarders Make

These were the highest paid snow athletes based on last known figures from 2009 and 2010. These numbers are a best gauge based on their last known prize winnings, sponsorships and bonuses.

Notable athletes missing from this list:

Jon Olsson – It's reported that he may earn over $1 Mil per year but we were unable to confirm how much of his income is really from skiing or ski related companies.

The Top 10:

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1 : Shaun White – $8 one thousand thousand

Information technology's no surprise for anyone to see Shaun White at the top of this list. He'south arguably the most successful competitive snowboarder ever, with 16 Winter X Games medals (11 golds), 2 Olympic gold medals and i Summer X-Games gold medal. Non to mention he has his own clothing line with Target as well every bit many lucrative sponsorship deals with large names like Burton, Oakley and Red Balderdash.
How much does he earn at present? I'd estimate that he'south probably earning over $x million a year afterwards winning the 2010 Olympics and adding tire company BF Goodrich to his impressive list of sponsors.

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two: Lindsey Vonn – $three 1000000

With an impressive list of results which include 2 Olympic medals (1 gold), 5 World Championship medals (2 gold), and three dorsum-to-back Earth Cup titles, Lindsey Vonn is the most successful female American skier in the contest'southward history.
Her big income is thanks primarily to big sponsorship deals with big companies such as Red Balderdash, Oakley and Head Skis. Furthermore, she is highly marketable and has appeared in magazines such as Sports Illustrated.

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iii: Ted Ligety – $2 One thousand thousand

With 3 World Loving cup titles and an Olympic Golden medal in 2006, Ted Ligety is one of Americas most successful tall ski racers.

His large income is partly from his big corporate sponsors such as Audi and Rossignal (he has since then moved to Head Skis). and partly from his ain goggle company, Shred Optics.

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4: Torah Bright – $one.5 One thousand thousand

Torah Bright is one of the about successful female snowboard pipe riders in the sport with over four Ten-Games medals (2 golds) and a gold medal in the 2010 Winter Olympics. Cheers to her marketable appearance and great results, she's been able to secure highly paid sponsorships such equally her head-to-toe sponsorship with Roxy.

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5: Bode Miller – $1.three 1000000

He's the almost successful American tall skier of all time with four World Championships, 5 Olympic medals (1 gold) and wins in all 5 categories of downhill alpine racing.

Miller is most noted for his controversy over referring to the Wintertime Olympics as a "party". Still, he has successfully turned his fame and controversy into lucrative sponsorship deals with companies such every bit Nike and Head Skis.

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6: Travis Rice – $1 Million

He's come a long way from the 18 year sometime who couldn't get whatever sponsors. Known for his raw style and insane all round power, Travis Rice is now i of the highest paid snowboarders in the business with high paying sponsorship deals with companies like Quiksilver and Blood-red Bull.

In particular, Rice has get one of the virtually recognised snowboarders in the business concern thank to co-producing highly regarded snowboard movies such as "That'southward it, That's all."

I'd gauge that his actual current income exceeds $1.25-1.v Meg.

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vii: Danny Kass – $ane Million

Danny Kass dominated the snowboard pipe scene in the pre Shaun White era. He'south known for his smooth back to back 1080s and his crazy unique tricks and style.

Starting from 2001, he has been able to amount 4 US Open wins, 7 Winter X-Games medals and 2 Olympic silver medal. Kass has been able to use his fame to build his own successful glove visitor, Grenade Gloves, which accounts for a nice chunk of his income.

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viii: Lindsey Jacobellis – $1 1000000

Lindsey Vonn is most well known for her showboating incident in th 2006 Winter Olympics snowboard cross event, which ultimately cost her the golden medal. Despite this failure, Lindsey has been ascendant in the snowboard cross world with 9 Wintertime 10-Games medals (seven golds) since 2003.

Thanks to great endorsement deals with companies like Visa, Vonn has been able to edge her mode into this height 10 list.

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9: Gretchen Bleiler – $1 Million

Gretchen Bleiler is one of the most dominant female snowboard pipe riders in the sport. With 5 Wintertime 10-Games medals (four gilded) and a silver medal from the 2006 Winter Olympics, her contest tape is on par with Torah Bright.

Thanks to her highly marketable looks and her amazing ability in the halfpipe, she's signed loftier earning sponsorships with companies like Oakley, K2 Snowboards and AT & T.

10: Hannah Teter – $1 Million

Nonetheless another astonishing female halfpipe snowboarder in this listing. Her biggest wins include 5 Winter 10-games medals, a gold medal in the 2006 Winter Olympics and a silver in the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Her excellent results accept given her sponsorship deals with companies like Burton, Anon and Samsung.

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11: Maria Holf-Riesch – $1 Million

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Maria Holf-Riesch is a highly successful alpine ski racer. A close friend of Lindsey Vonn, she's too one of Lindsey's biggest rivals.

Coming away with ii gold medals at the 2010 Wintertime Olympics, nosotros can safely estimate that she currently earns more than her terminal estimated income of $one Mil.