BIRTHDATE: December 27, 1977
HOMETOWN: Mayrhofen, Austria

BEST RESULTS: Transworld Rider of the Year 2008 Snowboarder 2nd Rider of the Year 2008

ABOUT ME: I started boarding pretty late. I was 15 when I started skateboarding and then when the winter came around here, it was kind of natural to switch to snowboarding. So, yeah, since then I'm hooked in, riding sideways.
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TV APPEARANCES: there's no TV on the mountain.

SOMETHING YOU THINK EVERYONE SHOULD TRY IN THEIR LIFETIME: take personal risks and push the envelope live freely, live fully.

Favorite Body Part:Mmmm... I'm an equal opportunity body part lover.

CRAZIEST DREAM: getting caught in an avalanche... wait, no, that was real.

AGE YOU LEARNED TO SHRED: 15.

WHAT EXCITES YOU?: Alaska pow.