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 ski as much as I can.
Sponsors: Specialized, Shimano, Clif Bar, Chromag, MRP, IXS, Fox Racing Shox, Dakine, Contour
Bike Piracy!
July 28, 2009Recently I was filming my segment for "Follow Me" in Kamloops and we ran into some really weird issues. We lost a bike for a couple minutes and when we tried to get it back it had fallen into the hands of one of the worlds' slimiest residents. A bike pirate. I could tell the long story here but just click on this link to see the story with maps and pictures of our misadventure.
We had to change our filming plans because of the pirate and so right after this we took off for Sun Peaks resort to film some seriously high speed bike park action. Stay tuned for the Sun Peaks segment story dropping soon!
Matty
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Switz Sampler Pack
September 12, 2011 -
Piles
August 25, 2011 -
Ramping up
August 5, 2011 -
Young Guns
July 15, 2011 -
I feel like a kid in a candy store
June 29, 2011 -
Hermit Crab
May 31, 2011 -
May mud
May 9, 2011 -
Utah Shoot Adventures
November 19, 2010 -
Hey everyone
October 27, 2010 -
Specialized Days in Spain
September 14, 2010 -
There is something about yellow leaves on singletrack
September 11, 2010 -
Well it sure has been a while
August 26, 2010 -
Crested Butte
July 2, 2010 -
Colorado Dreamin'
June 29, 2010 -
Shootin' some shots
June 9, 2010 -
Tire thoughts
June 4, 2010 -
I did not recognize any of the foods
May 25, 2010 -
Witness the Fitness
May 19, 2010 -
As I write this
May 6, 2010 -
It is my third day here in Italy
May 1, 2010 -
Lots of thumbs-ups
April 29, 2010 -
road tripping with my favourite ally
April 17, 2010 -
That's a wrap!
April 9, 2010 -
Old School good times
March 31, 2010 -
Follow Me teaser released
March 11, 2010 -
This winter has been amazing for me
March 10, 2010 -
We make bike movies!
December 16, 2009 -
What are those clouds doing in the sky? this is Mexico!
December 14, 2009 -
The wind howling across the desert
December 8, 2009 -
Baja shred sesh
December 7, 2009 -
Baja Bound
November 27, 2009 -
Late Season filming
November 4, 2009 -
Sick Ride
November 2, 2009 -
building and filming and building
October 14, 2009 -
Interbike
September 28, 2009 -
Headed home from Iceland
September 8, 2009 -
Amazing ride, still no gnomes
September 4, 2009 -
S&*t Storm in Iceland
September 2, 2009 -
Iceland: A different Planet
September 1, 2009 -
Iceland Mission begins
September 1, 2009 -
Dustiness
August 22, 2009 -
Whistler Gnarl
August 17, 2009 -
Crankworx bike family reunion
August 9, 2009 -
Whistler laps with the team
August 7, 2009 -
Summer shred time Filming at Sun Peaks
August 4, 2009 -
Bike Piracy!
July 28, 2009 -
Coaching week
July 14, 2009 -
Utah Shredding!
July 1, 2009 -
Riding again!!!
June 29, 2009 -
Down Time
June 16, 2009 -
This week has been crazy!
May 11, 2009 -
Darren visits Kamloops
April 29, 2009 -
Back from Utah
April 27, 2009 -
Spring riding has definitely arrived!
April 10, 2009 -
I wish it was Summer....
March 10, 2009 -
I love living in B.C.
February 25, 2009



