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Yannic Lerjen (SUI)

FREESKI



Name:    Yannic Lerjen
Born: 1990-07-26
Home Town: Zermatt
Home Mountain: Matterhorn Paradise
Riding since: since 2006
Shred Set up: Syntax, Ski center




What would be the first question you wouldn’t have an answer for?
Of this question I don’t have an answer

What in your eyes made you what you are today?
I think my passion for freeskiing, my discipline and ambition made me what I am today.

How did you get into this?
Actually I get into the freeski through the Alpine Ski and Friends.

What is the meaning of style and who’s got it in your eyes?
Style is individually and everyone who is riding secure and easy is a styler.

How would you describe your personal riding style?
Just four adjectives: surely, concentrated, motivated and loosely

What’s your best trick you are currently pulling and what are you working on?
I have actually two best tricks: Cork 9 Tail Grape and Switch 12 mute and I am working on the Double Corks

What do you consider a good achievement for a rider and what is yours?
Just have fun on skis

Which was your most dangerous moment in your shred life? What happened?
Nice weather, perfect snow on the glacier, suddenly I fall in a snow hole. I was scared to death but nothing happend.

What do you do when you don’t ride?
I realize my hobbies like tennis, golf, skating etc.

In case you wake up in a bad mood, what is there to save your day?
Its quite simple good weather = good mood

Let’s say you are the president of our world. What would you change right now?
First I would make Freeski olympic and then I would create the Yannic Lerjen Invitation.

What is there what money can’t buy for you?
I think you can’t buy respect.

Here is your plane ticket to AK. Your quiver is ready, so you got 10 minutes to pack your privat 20 liter bag. What would you stuff inside?
I would take with me my I Pod, toothbrush, passport and of course packages of Snickers

What music do you listen to?
Hip Hop like Little Wayne and Reggie like Knaan and Kya Bamba

What pisses you off big time?
Standing in the line

What do you do to really calm down in case you are pissed off?
There only helps music

Are you afraid of a flat planet?
No, should I ?

Any personal manifesto you are living by?
Live your dreams

How do you pick up chicks?
I don’t pick up chicks they pick me up

Your daily contribution to make a better world?
Biking instead of walking

How do you see yourself in 10 years from now?
I will be a big boss with a fat car and a lot of money

What will you do after this last question?
Work on my career

Thank you for your time.