What does a normal day look like when you are not snowboarding?
Depends where I am. if I am in Munich and not snowboarding I probably spend a few hours doing computer stuff and go to the gym. If I find time I may go surf in the river, too. But any place I go to, I have different routines.

What snowboarders do you most look up to?
Those who make very hard things look easy, who stay humble despite being successful and share their happiness openly.

What do you focus on most, slopestyle? Pipe? Big Air? and why?
I used to do a bunch of pipe back in the day, but then went over to the slopestyle side where I always felt like I belong more. My other passion are rails, i like to do a railjam here and there, too.

What is your most memorable snowboarding experience?
Snowboarding through thousands of butterflies at Mt.Hood in the summer of 2008. They were flying over the mountain, and there were so many that you had to be very conscious to not kill them but also to not get thrown off by them in your riding. That was a

How has World Snowboard Tour affected your snowboarding career?
The world snowboard tour sums up all our events, takes the hard to grasp thing called "freestyle snowboarding" and gives it one roof. I´ve always orientated my competetive snowboarding on the WST.

How do you prepare for contests?
Sleep enough, ride with good munich and drink 1-2 beers the night before if i get nervous.

What are your tips for training tricks?
Don´t doubt yourself when you know you can do it.