
Pat Burgener is a professional snowboarder and musician from Switzerland.
Gifted with an extraordinary talent on snow since his childhood, he joined the Swiss national team at the age of 14. His ambition had opened the doors to the top flight and catapulted him into the top 3 on many occasions.
However, fate spares no man, and like many top-level athletes Pat got injured. After a snowboarding injury in 2014, Pat used the time off the snow to work on his second passion, music. He teamed up with his brother Max and a childhood friend to create his own band. Meeting a great success with his first singles, Pat played at world-class venues like the Montreux Jazz Festival, Sion Sous les Etoiles or the Gürten Festival.
His come back on snow has been full of high notes including two podiums at the World Championships in 2017 and 2019 and an amazing 5th place at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. ‘Music has been helping me to find my inner balance, which is the key when it comes to become a better version of yourself in any fields’ Pat says.
In March 2018, he released his first EP called ‘The Route’ on Universal Music, which has been collecting over one million streams on Spotify since then. This Summer, Pat came back with his second opus – Icar – in reference to Icarus in the Greek mythology. ‘I strongly believe that all of us should fly as high as we can and achieve our dreams. Even though it requires to take risks.’ he states explaining the reason behind the name.
The EP was recorded last year in San Diego with Emmy’s nominated producer, Jasper Leak, bringing a sunny surf vibe to the record.
On the snowboarding side, Pat stays focused on his dream to hopefully climb on the podium of the 2022 Winter Olympics in China.
‘Music has been helping me to find my inner balance, which is the key when it comes to become a better version of yourself in any fields’
Awards
2019
2nd place at Toyota U.S. Grand Prix, FIS World Cup, Mammoth Mountain, USA
3rd place at FIS World Championships, Park City, USA
2018
5th @ Winter Olympics, PyeongChang, KOR
2017
3rd place at Winter Games NZ, FIS World Cup, half-pipe, Cardrona, NZ
3rd place at FIS World Championships, half-pipe, Sierra Nevada, ESP
Swiss Champion, half-pipe
2016
1st place at TOYOTA U.S. Grand Prix, FIS World Cup, half-pipe, Copper, USA
2nd place at Revolution Tour, half-pipe, Copper, USA
2nd place at LAAX OPEN, half-pipe, Laax, CH
2015
2nd/3rd place at Revolution Tour, half-pipe, Copper, USA
Swiss Champion, half-pipe
2012
3rd place at FIS World Cup, big-air, Antwerp, BEL
3rd place at freestyle.ch, Zurich, CH
Swiss Champion, big-air
2011
3rd place at FIS World Cup, half-pipe, Arosa, CH
1st place at Budapest Fridge, HU
Swiss Champion, freestyle (1st in Big-Air + 2nd in Half-Pipe)
1st man to land the switch backside triple cork 1440
2010
3rd place at FIS World Cup, big-air, Stockholm, SWE
2nd place at FIS World Cup, half-pipe, Kreischberg, AUT


EPs
2019 – Icar
2018 – The Route
Past venues
Montreux Jazz Festival
Sion Sous les Etoiles
Gürten Festival
Caribana Festival
Venoge Festival
Festival week-end au bord de l’eau
Songbird Festival
Caprices Festival Off
Züri Fäscht
Kaufleuten
Fête de la Musique de Lausanne
& many more!