Matt Hunter

I was born in Kamloops, British Columbia in 1983. Singletrack zigzags through the hills behind my parents' house; bikes were freedom. I explored the hills and trails wherever and whenever I could. I was 12 when I got into XC racing. I was really into it until I was about 15, when I started focusing more on DH riding. Some of my friends who I raced with made the same transition, and we started to learn together. We started building big jumps and aggressive trails. We filmed ourselves riding and I made a short video. I entered the video in an online contest, the "Ultimate Freeride Challenge" and ended up winning. That was the beginning of my sponsored career in 2003. Specialized sponsored me then and I have been with Specialized ever since.

My focus has always been shooting photos and filming video segments, that is what I love to do. I really enjoy finding adventure in the mountains - whether it be challenging moves and airs or maybe it's a multiple day ride.

I like watching big mountain skiers and snowboarders, the way they shred the mountains in the snow inspires me on dirt. Besides riding, I surf, fish, and backcountry skias much as I can.

Sponsors: Specialized, Shimano, Adidas Eyewear, Dakine, Chromag, MRP.

This week has been crazy!

May 11, 2009

This week has been crazy! I am going to be filming with the Anthill crew this year for their new film, "Follow Me". Darcy and Schramm came to Kamloops to look at some stunts I had built and to talk about my segment in the movie. I am really excited to start filming with these guys. It is the same crew as I filmed with last year for "Seasons" minus one person. I have found and built some really cool lines to shoot, When we start filming I'll get some pics posted up here. Below are a few pictures from our days in Kamloops preparing to film. This week I am off to shred some Swiss singletrack and eat some cheese, check back here for more pics and stories!

Stats for Matt Hunter are coming soon.