Small talk with Francesco Traverso
January 10th, 2011 by admin received Comments Off TweetToday we’re presenting you on CandiesMagazine.com a promising rider in the italian scene, fresh new entry in the Hostile team and presented by his team manager as a super stylish jibber and great rider on all terrain, from park to airs and also in the street.
Hi Francesco, thank you for this small talk, first of all let’s present you to the readers, how old are you and where are you from?
I’m 21 and I come from Genoa, even if I spend most of the winter season riding in Prato Nevoso
[Rider: Francesco Traverso, Ph: Claudio Sasso 2010]
What are your sponsors?
Hostile, snowparkpratonevosoitaly,SnowAcademy, dhis organization
How long have you been riding and what brought you to this reality?
I’ve been riding seriously for about 12 year now. I began to train in the snowboardteam runned by Gianluca “Gherry” Garberoglio and by Cesare “Terminator” Comollo in Prato Nevoso. Then, last season I did the course to become instructor and so here I am, working for the Prato Nevoso SnowAcademy.
[Rider: Francesco Traverso, Ph: Luca Piras]
Are you doing any other sport beside snowboarding, skate, surf and so on?
Yeah, I’ve always been skating, especially when I was a kid. I’ve also tried surfing, even if in Liguria is not so easy to find a spot accessible to everyone.
If you were obliged to choose between: a day in the park jibbing on rails and boxes, a day on kickers and big airs, a powder session or a street session, what would you choose? And why?
Lately I’m riding a lot on rails and boxes, also because here in PratoNevoso we have a very funny jibline, but I’ve always loved to jump, and also to spend a whole day in the pow. I try to adapt to every situation that snowboarding can offer, because I think that if you want to be a well-rounded rider you have to be skilled on every terrain.
[Rider: Francesco Traverso, Ph: Matteo Ganora]
What’s your board and bindings?
I’m newly riding on a Hostile Max 153 with the Hostile Excuse bindings.
What’s your favourite trick among those in your portfolio, and what’s the one that gave you the most satisfaction the first time you landed it?
Well, on jumps I’ve recently improved a good frontside720 sad, and it gives me a lot of satisfaction. I spent the whole month of November riding on a rubber tube where I learnt tons of new tricks, as 180in,swicth back3 out, back180 in,cab3 out and I’m working on other cool changes.
Instead, the next trick you’ll try to land and that you’re already working on?
Connecting to the previous answer, I’m trying to land frontside900 on jumps, and I’m regaining confidence with backside rotations such as back5 and back7. On rails and most of all on tubes, I’ve tons of things to learn: I’m trying to do nollie hardway back 180 in
[Rider: Francesco Traverso, Ph: Claudio Sasso 2010]
Let’s be technical: stance and bindings set up?
Well,stance 58,binding set up +15,-15;
Who’s your favourite international rider, the one who inspires you the most with his style?
Even if there are a lot of riders who inspire me, I like a lot Alex Tank’s style on rails and boxes, and the Helgasons and Gigi Ruf on jumps.
3 fav: favourite song, favourite snowboard movie and favourite resort?
In this very moment I love “better together” by jack johnson, video I’d say technine 2011, and Let s go,get lost from Isenseven, and as a resort Prato Nevoso, Italy, without any doubt.
[Rider: Francesco Traverso, Ph: Claudio Sasso 2010]
How do you feel in the Hostile family, you’ve entered only recently but can you already say what do you think about it?
Even if I’m a newbie in the team, I think that the brand is costantly growing, the boards are always improving and I can’t wait to try the next year ones. Moreover, I want to say that the team manager Marco Comisi is doing a great job, even if he has tons of things to do at work and a large family.
Tell us about the Railway to Heaven. Together with Ale Bruno you represented the Hostile team at the event. Give us you opinion concerning: a) the fun b) the organisation c)the structures.
The thing that I loved the most of the Railway to Heaven was the fun, riding together, without any restrictive runs, it was a sort of “friendly jam session”, not so easy to find one. The structures and the event organisation have been made with attention to the smallest details, with a great improvement compared to the last years editions. In the end an absolutely positive judgement.
[Rider: Francesco Traverso, Ph: Claudio Sasso 2010]
This interview is already coming to end, thank you Francesco for the time you granted us, last lines are yours, just say whatever you want!
I want to say a big thanks to gherry (and the SnowAcademy), Cesare, the guys of the PratoNevoso snowpark for their support, Michelino(already mentioned) with whom I learnt tons of new tricks; Marco, who let me enter in Hostile and all the guys of the team and Ale in particular, with whom I’ve been riding during the Railway. My family who financed and allowed me to approach this sport and a special thanks to Jess!
[Rider: Francesco Traverso, Ph: Claudio Sasso 2010]
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