1. Name Matthias Egger
    2. Birth Date/Zodiac Sign: 19.05.89, Taurus
    3. Domicile: Gerlos, Österreich
    4. When did you start Freeriding? Since when are you skiing?
      Been skiing since 1991 and freeriding since 2008
    5. Since when are you equipped by KOMPERDELL?
      Since 2011
    6. What do you connect with the brand KOMPERDELL?
      Local, highly-professional brand, who has some ideas of quality and design.
    7. What are your favourite tricks with Freeriding and what would you still like to carry out?
      Necessarily I want to connect surfing with skiing, so I look very well to liquid lines to drive. My favourite pole is definitely the Cork 3 off Cliff.
    8. What ski regions/tours/places do you like most?
      Hochfuegen and Sonnenkopf I personally find the best slope. For touring I'm at home in the Zillertal Alps, because there are incredibly nice tours.
    9. What were your most important achievements?
      4 years ago I won the Gloryfy Bastards, at the Austrian Open, I was number 13 and I also had some podiums at local events and Photo Contests.
    10. What is the most fascinating at Freeriding?
      On freeriding fascinates me the silence, the connection with the mountains and of course new mountains which nobody has yet been driven down.
    11. What sport would you do if there was no snow?
      Surf
    12. What does your bone fracture status look like?
      Clean
    13. What other injuries were caused by Freeriding?
      Nothing and hope it stays for a while like that.
    14. Did you already have an extraordinary experience with a KOMPERDELL back protector?
      I have frequently landed on rocks, afterwards I was very glad to had a KOMPERDELL Protector.
    15. What are the 3 things you would take along to a lonesome island? Liquor, surfboard and more liquor
    16. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
      In a beautiful house in the mountains, with 1-2 kids and wife
    17. Favourite film?
      Cliffhanger (Sylvester Stallone)
    18. Favourite song?
      Elvis Costillo – I'm not angry
    19. Favourite meal?
      Chinese
    20. What targets/plans do you have for the future?
      Secured and nice job with many friends around me. Of course I want my goals in freeriding stuck up, but I rather live day by day and see what comes
    21. Pics: © Daniel Zangerl