Niklas Nikolai
Snowboard Pro Forum

Name: Niklas Nikolai

Nickname: Niki

Date of birth: 01.06.1993

Started riding in what year? 2002

Sponsor/s? Railslide Frankfurt

What snowboard related business activites are you involved in? Non.But I hope to become a teammanager one day...

Where did you grow up? I grew up in the near of Frankfurt.And now I'm living in Berlin.But my father is a pilot so I go the alps nearly every weekend.

Live now? Berlin.Oops I already said it.

Fave places to ride? Laax,Mayrhofen,Saas-Fee and the best ever but only in the holidays:Mt.Hood and Bear Mt.

Do you warm up each day before you ride? If so, what do you do to warm up? I do.I'm just into the normal skiing gymnastics...

How keep in shape in season? How keep in shape for snowboarding out of season? I go to the health club nearly every day, I just do everything what is doable for me.And out of season it's nearly the same.But there's one big difference:Just 200 kms of Berlin there is a sick snowboarding hall,the biggest in the world.There's also a Half-Pipe can you believe??

Fave riding buddies? Lauri Heiskari,JP Walker and TK "The Kid",Jon Weaver he's the best.

Who do you admire in snowboarding or outside and why? I really admire the whole Forum Crew,so everyone from THE PROGRAM.

Do you ever get bummed out about your riding, and why? Coming soon.Time is running up...
How do you fix it? Also comin' soon.

Do you use visualization, and if so, how? I use the Goggles from Oakley and Electric,they're sick believe me.

What safety equipt. do you wear, use for snowboarding? I'm always wearing a helmet,wrist guards and last but not least a back protector.

If you're pro, when did you decide to “go pro” — and what happened to get you there? I'm not a real ro right now but soon I want to be one of them.

What have you read, listened to seen that you liked lately? I've read Shakespeare^^.No,no.I'm used to all these snowboarding vids and they're all sick!

Where have you traveled to lately that you like? Austria;America;NZ;England;Swiss;Dubai
I really like travelling and if I'm able to connect it with sreddin' it's perfect.

Any guilty pleasures? Nope.

Have you done well in any contests lately that you want to tell us about? Last year I've won the Burton AM-Tour stop on the Seiseralm,Italy.This year I'm going to take part at the Junior Open in Laax,Swiss.

Anything that not many people know about you that you would like to share? I'm not that crazy as I seem to be.And I truly like girls.

Encouraging words for beginners? You always have to shred on, it doesnt mentions what the others say,just do your own thing and you'll make it.

Advice you want to share? Practice as lot as you can.