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PHILIPPE MEIER
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Q&A with P.M.
BIO Paragraph
Age/date of birth: 13.10.1975
Living place: Vollèges (near Verbier / Valais / Switzerland)
Genre of Skiing/Riding: Freeride
Home Mountain: Verbier
A little more in depth…
How long have you been skiing/riding?
For ever… I started skiing when I was 3 or 4 years old. My dad brought me out of the slopes pretty early.
5 things you can’t live without?
1. My family & friends
2. My skis
3. My mountain bikes
4. Chocolate
5. Music
If you were not a pro skier you would be a…?
Accountant maybe. That’s what I learned, but I think that I would have managed to become someone who doesn’t stay in an office anyway.
Who do you enjoy skiing/riding with?
Mostly with my resort friends. In the pro scene, I ride a lot with Seb Michaud (team mate)
Coolest thing you’ve ever done on snow?
Skiing in cold fresh snow everyday
Coolest thing you’ve ever done off-snow?
Living
Results/Awards:
World Heli Challenge 2001 – 2nd
Gilles Voirol Classic 2003 – 1st
Outdoorgames 2005 – 1st
Verbier Xtreme 2006 – 6th
Big Mountain Pro (world tour 2008) – 3rd
Movies:
Snow Odissey II & III (UK)
Snow’s in the house (UK)
Les Nuits de la Glisse (FR)
Respect (USA)
Flake quest (FR)
Code Bar (FR)
Aestivation (D)
Up in Snow (FR)
One year with a skier (CH)
Laps (CH)
One Word Favorites…..
SCOTT Product: Stunt skies
Band: The White Stripes
Movie: too many
Book: Harry Potter
Drink: Red Bull
Food: chocolate
Country: Switzerland
Car: mustang
Animal you want to be: flying squirrel
Animal you want to own: none
Other Sponsor Shout Outs
Red Bull / Swatch / Da Kine / Surefoot / Evasion
Any other shouts?
Thanks to all the people who support me, in any way…