It was too cold and snowy at his home in Switzerland, so FMX rider Mat Rebeaud traveled to Italy mainly to train for FMX but also to have fun with his friend Killian Auberson, a fellow Swiss rider who races for KTM's motocross team.

After spending a lot of time training in the United States in recent years, Mat Rebeaud proudly wears some stars and stripes to brace his knee.

Mat Rebeaud shows the scar from surgery to repair the femur he broke in a big crash in March 2010.

Mat Rebeaud prepares for his winter training in Italy.

Back on his bike for just three weeks, Mat Rebeaud immediately starts to push strong during the training in Italy.

Some special visitors behind the wire got a good view of the FMX training. Carlo Caresana's freestyle motocross park is on a piece of land beside a farm near Dorno, Italy.

The underflip has become Mat Rebeaud's trademark.

Mat Rebeaud pulls off a tsunami Indian flip.

Carlo Caresana has a lot of land around his farm. Maybe in the spring new jumps will be set up here.

Joining Mat Rebeaud, second from right, were Italian riders and friends, from left, Vanni Oddera, Kevin Ferrari, Massimo Bianconcini and Carlo Caresana.

Mat Rebeaud speaks with Carlo Caresana, left, to organize the next training day.

After the FMX session Mat Rebeaud spent the rest of the day with his friend Killian Auberson.

Before he became a freestyle motocross rider, Mat Rebeaud was a fast motocross-Supercross rider who developed his MX passion from his grandfather Fredi Rebeaud.