Cover photo: Alric Ljunghager
We all have a favorite skier, our favorite skiers have favorite skiers.
you could see why.
Hall has a different approach to his tricks and he also had a different sort of upbringing.
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You just won your secondX GamesGold atX Games Norway.
This felt like your year in terms of comps… what led up to that/did something change/click?
This year was pretty insane on the comp-circuit.
Definitely the most podiums I’ve ever had in one season.
It made me more stoked to ski once the season started.
It was so dope!
I think it really helped bring in a bigger crowd to have all the events in the same place.
Watching the skate and the moto QP practices was so sick!
And which do you prefer?
Yea, I ended up going on four different shoots withFactionlast year.
There was some free time between comps and I also decided to skip a couple afterX GamesAspen.
I would say I enjoy filming more than competing, but they balance each other out.
Which of the segments is your favorite?
Which trip was the most fun and who else should we look out for in the movie?
The most fun trip was probably the one to La Clusaz or the one in Norway.
I just love shredding with all the homies in the spring so much.
Antti is always my personal favorite to watch.
So many others killed it too though.
Ben Buratti and Markus Fohr were going full savage in La Clusaz.
A taster of the Faction Norway shoot.
It would be cool to showcase all the competitions and filming I did last year in a combined piece.
When you’re hitting rails like this, I guess comp rails are a breeze.
Tell us about that movie and what drives you to do so much?
Filming forMagmawas maybe one of my favorite trips of the year.
We pretty much just went to Mt.Hood for a month and slept in our cars.
We had a dope crew of homies and would pretty much go film every day.
We basically just built a ton of jumps all over Mt.Hood.
I think I skied two days of park that whole month.
Also if I chill for too long I get jumpy.
Youre American/Italian but grew up in Switzerland?
How did that work out and where did you ski most growing up?
I grew up in Switzerland and started skiing before I can remember.
I think I got into freestyle around like age 11.
I was never with a team or coach until I moved to the US at age 16.
Yea my mom is Italian and my dad is from the US.
They are both professors at the University of Zurich.
Who were your inspirations growing up and now?
My dad and his ski buddies were always a huge inspiration for me when I was growing up.
We would watch old ski vids of them sending tricks like 40 years ago.
Now I look up to so many skiers that Im surrounded by.
Whether its the comp skiers, filmer, or homies, they all inspire me in different ways.
Tom Wallisch was always one of my favs.
Alex and his crowd of admirers.
Photo: Alric Ljunghager
Youre becoming known for creative and very technical grabs.
Ive always loved trying new grabs that were complicated.
I just felt like there were so many tricks that I was doing that I could improve on.
Are there any new ones for us to look out for this season?
Does your height help you get in those crazy positions?
Ive kinda just been trying to add some of my grabs into harder tricks recently.
Haha, not sure but maybe.
Everyone always thinks Im super flexible but Im not at all.
I love to try and have some unique or tech rails tricks in my comp runs.
Its usually kinda risky but feels so good when it works.
Where did the lucky sweater come from?
Has it been laid to rest now?
Oh, yea that thing is gone.
No clue where it is.
What are your plans for winter 19/20?
More comps or more filming?
Would you ever want to doX Games Real Ski?
Maybe at some point in the future.
Photo: Guy Fattal
What do you like to do when youre not skiing?
Ive been super into surfing lately.
It was so dank.
I also enjoy fishing and skateboarding a lot.
Alex’s favorite:
Trip:Probably Mammoth, in the spring with all the homies.
Trick:Cork 3 cause you might do it on anything.
Track:Nothing specific but I like to blast Waves by Kanye when I’m dropping in for comps.
Not sure why cause the song isnt even that good.
Just kinda gets me hyped.
