A passionate freeskier since day one, Tom had his first public appearence in the little world of freeriding later than most but rapidly broke into the small group of the world’s best competitors. After many years of alpine racing, he joined the ‘new-school’ freestyle skiing movement in the mid-90s, at the same time as many of his friends switched to snowboarding. Whilst continuing his studies in English and sports education, this excellent skier found his niche in this unruly and creative world. Disinclined to compete again, he finally entered his first freeride competition in 2009, when at the last minute he replaced an injured friend at the famous Fieberbrunn stop of the tour. First competition and first victory, he found himself thrown straight into the deep end. After two seasons apprenticeship on the FWT, he is now one of the world’s best, which earnt him an invitation to the 2012 Skier’s Cup amongst the top 12 European freeskiers.