Interview

1. Favorite Dalbello Boot

Lupo Factory

2. What do you use this boot for?

Everything from the Snowpark to Heliskiing to Mountaineering.

3. Why do you like this boot?

It's great for the way up with the feel of a real solid skiboot you can rely on.

4. Why do you like being a part of the Dalbello team?

The Dalbello HQ is pretty much around the corner from where I live so I've had the chance to swing by a lot of times to give feetback, fit my boots and make them better.

5. What age did you start skiing? 

When I was 3 i did my first run down the crosscountry track behind our house.

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6. Biggest breakthrough in your ski career

The 2nd place of the Red Bull Linecatcher in 2011 was defenitely the result I'm the most stoked about. Mostly because it introduced me to backcountry skiing.

7. Favorite Place to ride

That's a tough question and I can't really answer it. There's too many good places all over the world but skiing at my home resort is always special since I know it the best and these days it's rare that I get to ski there.

8. Your Best Ski Trip you have done

It might have been the trip to a Touring Lodge at Rogers Pass in Canada. We flew in with the heli and stayed up there for two weeks touring in all time terrain that's surrounding the hut with a great crew and just the basic connection to the outside world.

9. Ski destination where you haven’t been and would like to go?

Japan! Somehow a trip to that place never came together and every professional skier seemed to have been there. Sooner or later it will be time!

10. Ski Hero/Role Model Growing up

Candide, in the past and present.

11. What do you do when you are not skiing?

I love to climb, bike and skate. And besides that I spend quite some time during summer tinkering on stuff in my workshop.

12. How do you train to keep in shape for skiing?

Obviously the gym is one of the places to keep myself in shape but I mostly try to be outside and spend my time with climbing and biking without spending too much time indoors in the gym.

13. What can’t you live without

Food

14. What are 3 things we should know about you?

German speaking Italian, Candy is my doping, anti FIS.

15. Motto/Words you live by

Karma

16. Most Humbling moment

Again I'd say it was the second place at the Red Bull Linecatcher. Participating at this comp where I thought I'd never have a chance against the stacked field of role models.

17. Favorite Social Media Channel

Instagram

18. Future Goals and Plans and Ambitions

I don't know where my career is taking me in the next years but I hope that I'll still have fun on my skis when I'm in my 60's.

19. How did you become involved in Ski Touring?

I never had any interest in skitouring till probably 3 years ago when I got to test the BMT's. Then I went to my first touring trip to Canada and it totally got me by then.

20. What are your all time Favourite Ski Tours?

I rather do shorter hikes where I'm able to concentrate at a line at the time. Like the tour to the Faden Alm, my dad's hut close to my home village. It's about an hour and a half to get to the hut that's surrounded by awesome minigolf lines.