Keir Dillon's still Flying High.............

Is he or isn't he? Retired!

That is the big question for

World renown snowboarder

Keir Dillon. Keir's been snowboarding for years

and it seems father time has caught up to

this resilient pro.

Although Keir can still hang with the

young groms, it's getting more difficult to pull off back to back 1080's

in competitions. That's what Kat's like Mason Aguirre,Danny Davis, and Dan Kass are doing.

Although Keir was a product of the Pocono mountain

region, He didn't let this deter him from becoming one of the best known and most liked snowboarders in the World.

Every contest I've covered in the Industry, Keir has the following of the crowds.

It's rare that someone from small town East Stoudsburg even made

it to the World circuit of snowboarding.

It's like the equivalent of Kelly Slater learning how to surf in small wave Cocoa Beach.

Stroudsburg isn't the mecca of learning how to snowboard, like

Vermont or Mammoth is, however Keir over acheived to

become the Jackie Robinson of snowboarding.

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There is know doubt he is the greatest black snowboarder to ever

strap on his bindings on a snowboard. Let's keep it real. No one has

ever reached heights that he has while riding the super-pipe or half

pipe. It's possible no other black kid will even come close to

acheiving his accomplishments ever again unless they move to

Vermont or Mammoth California, and enroll into one of their

schools which focuses on making star athletes in the snowboarding

industry.

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The bar has been set really high and kids are doing insane tricks,

which leaves no room for your average self taught snowboarder

to come to the U.S. Open and expect to make a name

for himself. It may happen once or twice, but not with the

regularity that was in previous years.

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Be on the look out for Keir to be guest hosting on The Daily Habit on

Fuel TV. Keir is also the report/host for the Winter and Summer X

games and numerous International Burton events. Keir brought a

sense of swagger and confidence that other snowboarders feared

because they knew they were going to have to fly a little higher

or reach a little deeper to beat Keir on any given day. Thanks to

Keir, he also brought a sense of brotherhood to a Industry

that was once pearly white.