1. Name Simon Toplak
    2. Birth Date/Zodiac Sign 21.05.1981, Gemini
    3. Domicile Füssen
    4. When did you start Freeriding? Since when are you skiing? At the age of 2 In the sense of “Freeriding” since 14 years
    5. Since when are you equipped by KOMPERDELL?  Since 4 years
    6. What do you connect with the brand KOMPERDELL? Austrian quality and innovations; no simple importation produced in China
    7. What are your favourite tricks with Freeriding and what would you still like to carry out? Favourite Trick: to do technical terrains neatly even at highest speed (integrate here and there a nice back-or front flip). I would like to continue Freeriding as long as possible.
    8. What ski regions/tours/places do you like most? If I mention them, I will soon not like them anymore, because then everybody will like them.
    9. What were your most important achievements? 2 victories on my self-constructed ski certainly was my greatest success up to now,  NBH classics: 3x1st+2x2nd King Size, 2x1st+2x3rd ski, 1x3rd+2x4th Snowboard, Dammkar ride 2nd, Trails of White 6th, Vertical extreme tour 7th overall, At some other contests of 2004 up to now continually among the first 10 places, No injuries.
    10. What is the most fascinating at Freeriding? Apart if the overwhelming feeling mountains in snow produce: When in summer one scarcely tries to conquer by foot slopes and faces which in winter are skied at high speed often beyond a two-digit time.
    11. What sport would you do if there was no snow? Next question
    12. What does your bone fracture status look like? No nameable fractures
    13. What other injuries were caused by Freeriding? Contusions and pulled muscles
    14. Did you already have an extraordinary experience with a KOMPERDELL back protector? There was a situation when the Air Shock Back Protector definitely saved me of an accident which I never want to imagine.
    15. Have you got an idol – if yes – who is your idol? All the alpinists who already 100 years ago did things on their wooden skies which many today still are considered as extreme or incredible.
    16. What are the 3 things you would take along to a lonesome island? My girl fried, so we are already two. Depending on an or not snow-covered mountain, skies or bike. Surfing outfit.
    17. What of are you afraid the most? That the snow is lessening as long as I still want to play with it.
    18. What do you always pack into your backpack for your tours in the mountains? Shovel, probe first aid equipment, rope, tools, food, BCA Alpine Trekker, a second Pair of gloves, ski cap
    19. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Plus Skies will seize the world domination to them
    20. Favourite film? Atanarjuat
    21. Favourite song? According to my mood
    22. Favourite meal? Beef Jerky (Teriyaki)
    23. What is your motto? Motto?
    24. What targets/plans do you have for the future? My house, my car, my boat…….my mountain