Xaver Gehring
- What was the highlight of your year?
"My highlight was the trip to Canada for two weeks,
Skiing around Vancouver and in Whistler."
-What tricks/lines are you working on right now?
"First hit switch right side 7 truetail
Second hit switch leftside inverted 9 Octograb"
- Any big plans for 07-08 season?
"The Freeskiopen in Laax and in summer me and my Friends are Planning a trip New Zealand."
- Who do you most enjoy riding with on the O'Neill team and why?
"Mathias Kögel hes one of my Best Friends because it always fun to travel and ski with him. "
- If you could ride anywhere for 2 weeks straight, where would you go and why?
"I would go to Breckenridge they always have as great Park with big Jumps."
-What do you get up to when you're not busy traveling and riding?
"Hang out with my friends and go climbing."
-Who have you been filming with recently (production company name and film name)?
"Head bud Productions Prelude."
- Which riders did you look up to before you turned pro?
"Tanner Hall, Candide Thovex."
- Which rider is going to be the next big thing?
"Difficult to say there are a lot of young kids ripping it,
I don´t know."
-Where do you see yourself five years from now?
"If I don't get hurt bad I hope on the XGames."
- Where do you see yourself five minutes from now?
"Probably in front of the TV relaxing."
- Does skiing sometimes feel like a proper job for you – why/why not?
"For me its not a job because skiing is the one thing I love to do. "
- Any advice for riders who want to turn pro?
"They should stay the way they are and do there own thing."
- Which O'Neill product are you most stoked on right now?
"Explore Brogue 3-Layer Jacket and Pant in white."
- What's in your O'Neill locker? (CHECK STYLE NUMBERS IN NECK LABEL)
• Pants: 750118 752, 750124 754 605, 750130 101
• Jacket: 75000 307, 75000 103, 751010 901, 750024 752
• Goggle: Smith Phenom brown, Prodigy camo, Fuse green
• Boots: Tecnica
• Backpack: Ogio camo
• Gloves: Troyan white P3 and pipe