O'Neill Action Shoot in Hintertux

The last couple of days I've been to Hintertux for the O'Neill Action Shoot.It was my first time to be involved in that shooting and it's been a blast.
Everyone of us had 3 or 4 sets to wear from the 2013 fall/winter collection.In the morning we usually did a bunch of pictures at the big jumps,which was so much fun.Then we switched to the medium jumps and to the rails and tried to get a lot of stylish shots.We also did a great lifestyle shoot and some other funny pictures.Unfortunately the pictures can not be seen until next year.But I'm already excited to have a look at those shots in the next year's catalog :)

                           
                                                                Shooting with the girls ;-)

       
                                                                       Skiing with the guys ;-)

But that was not all.Also the Hotel where we stayed has been amazing.Good food,friendly people and a great wellness and fitness area.
Thanks O'Neill for that smashing week in Hintertux.I'm so happy to be a part of that team.

Hintertux Opening & IF3

This weekend I started my season as always with the traditional Hintertux Opening.Even if I actually concentrated more on party at the if3 than on skiing it's been great seeing all my friends again on the mountain and to ski with them.

So this weekend the first if3 has been held in Innsbruck and it definitely was a bunch of fun.It was good to party with all the guys I haven't seen for a while and it was actually great to celebrate the birthday of my girl Isabel as she's slowly becoming pretty old ;-)

So thanks boys and girls for that crazy party weekend.

And right now I'm already looking forward to the upcoming weekend as I'm participating once again at the Pro Contest at the Kaunertal Opening.So let's see how that goes :)

New Zealand

After kinda 40 hours of traveling,we arrived in New Zealand and after 5 more hours of driving we finally reached our house in Wanaka.It has been a pretty long travel to get there but it's definitely worth it.The first two days we've been to the snowpark.We had two beautiful days up there on the mountain with good weather and an amazing park setup.Even if we were all kinda broken from the jetleg we did a really good skiing.It's also pretty funny to meet a lot of friends here in New Zealand,-it feels like you're just skiing at your homeresort.

On our third day here in Wanaka the weather has been pretty bad so we decided to go for a little shopping in Wanaka town,-small but pretty sweet.As the weather forecast for the next day also predicted bad weather we planned to drive to Queenstown.It's been a quite good day down there in Queenstown,-we went for a little shopping and of course we visited the one and only fergburger restaurant,-the place to eat when you're in Queenstown.We definitely had a great and funny day.

After two days off from skiing we enjoyed the following days up on the mountain,-bluebird,sunny weather and a bunch of fun.

After a few days of skiing we've made again a day off and travelled to the West Coast and to the Bluepools,-it has seriously been one of the best places I've ever seen.

So the first two weeks were over and we've already seen a bunch of different beautiful places in New Zealand.We also had a lot days of skiing at the jibline and could make a little edit,which you can see below:

https://vimeo.com/47847614

Then finally the big jumps opened for us as the snowboard competition has finished.It's been a kickerline with 3 jumps and I guess the last jump was the biggest one I've ever hit.We had a few days on the big jumps,which made me feel good again in the air,-it's been a lot of fun.

Then,as the time went by so fast,the training for the New Zealand Freeski Open started slowly.The course was really huge also because the girls had to ride the same course as the men,which was a big challenge for me.The Training went alright but I often haven't been sure about the competition so I always played with the thoughts not to do it but on the other hand I just wanted to get some more experiences with that.A few days before the competition our friend Trine had a crash and torn her ACL,which brought us all to think once again,how quickly such season ender actually can happen.It was such a bummer day.
So two days later the Freeski Open ran down.I actually definitively decided in the morning that I'm gonna take part.Training went well but I was really excited.Unfortunately I felt in both runs,which disappointed me a little bit but it was a great experience anyway.

Thanks for the Shots Nick Johnson!:-)

So the week after the competition was filled in with skiing and also with some partying.We had a smashing last week in New Zealand and it was horrible to leave this beautiful place and those great people.

Thanks to Andreas aka. Faw aka. Mister Helicopter for the pictures!:)

Check out his homepage : http://lovestormphotography.com/

A day before our flight went off we've been to Christchurch.We went to the ocean and visited the city,which looks terrible because of all the damages due to the earthquakes one year ago.

Well,finally after around 40 hours of flying,waiting,eating and sleeping we actually arrived in Munich.

I'm still really happy about every experience I had in New Zealand,it was an amazing time.

Now I'm back home and go back to school soon and already wait to start our winter season here in Europe ;-)

Summertime

As my summer ends in less than two weeks I'd like to tell you a little bit what I've been up to the last few months.I really could enjoy my summer this year because surprisingly I wasn't injured as compared to the last two summers.
The first part of my summer I went to Palma de Mallorca with some friends of mine to relax.We really had a perfect holiday with warm temperatures all the time.We had a bunch of fun and it was great just to hang out on the beach and to visit some different places in Mallorca.

The tourists go to the beach ;-)

                                                                           Cathedrale in Palma

                                                                                  Beautiful landscape

BCM,-best place to party ;-)

After my holidays in Mallorca I enjoyed summer at home.I did a bunch of different things like swimming,hiking,biking and so on.

                                                                   Beergarden time ;-)

                                                                        Hiking ;-)

I also started my summer training kinda 2 months ago at the Olympiastützpunkt here in Garmisch Partenkirchen.It's great to train there and it's great to have Trainers,who give you a lot of tips.

Schecko & myself training our "bizi" ;-)

I also went to the Area 47 for some summertraining ;-)

And finally I got some great presents from my sponsors for my trip as I'm flying to New Zealand in less than two weeks :-) With all the stuff I got I'm super ready for our trip to New Zealand and especially pretty excited ;-)

And I got some sweet cameras from my new sponsor Contour,-thanks for the support :-)