Simon has been on skis since he was three. He first became recognized at the X Games when he was fifteen. At seventeen, he won his first gold medals. On April 11, 2008 Simon Dumont set the current world QP height record at Sunday River in Bethel, Maine. He aired 35.5 feet out of a 38-foot QP, while performing a cork 900 tail grab. Ad aired during Winter X Games Thirteen. 01/09.