Olympic snowboarder Christophe Schmidt
If the word board is involved, you bet Christophe Schmidt will be there.
The two-time Olympic snowboarder & owner of Weekend Heroes, Auxietre & Schmidt, Banzai Skateboards & a vintage Porsche collection has adventure running through his veins.
In a recent chat with auto magazine Type 7, Christophe opened up about what his life is like after a day at the office in Munich — which includes a spin in the vintage leather seats of his Porsche 356 & a stop at the Eisbach Wave, a full-fledged river surfing wave in the middle of the city.
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“With the first money I earned from snowboarding, I bought my first old Porsche, a ’71 2.2 911S Targa in conda green, which I still own today. This 356 I bought eight years ago. I looked for a couple of years - all over the world - to find a good car at a decent price.
And then I ended up buying this car, I don't know, five minutes from my home. I had seen the owner with the car a couple of years back and I always told him when I saw him that if he were to sell it one day, he needed to let me know. And then he said, 'You know, I'm really attached to this car because I got married in this car, or I drove it to my wedding with my wife. So I cannot really sell it.' But one day he tells me, ‘Okay, I'm ready to sell it.’"
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Christophe's career has always been connected to his enthusiasm for classic cars. Historical pieces with classic designs & timeless leather seats are part of his personal collection, as well as of his work curating for Weekend Heroes and Auxietre & Schmidt, motorcar shops located in Versailles and Munich.
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From riding his Porsche & catching a river surf wave to sitting in his fave leather chair, Schmidt is def a life enthusiast.
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