Gigi Rüf (October 9, 1981) is an Austrian professional snowboarder who used to ride for the snowboard company Burton. Now he has switched to having Volcom sponsor him. Also he has been snowboarding for Burton for 12 years.He switched to having Volcom sponsor him because he wanted to see what else was out there for him than Burton. Also he wanted to go at his own pace and enjoy riding with his friends. At the time he switched sponsors he felt like if there was a time to change it was then. The reason he went back to Volcom was because they supported his in the past and he liked working with them.