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.

Spring riding has definitely arrived!

April 10, 2009

Hey guys, Spring riding has definitely arrived! After a late winter, the snow and ice is gone from some of my low elevation trails, and I have been riding every day. I'm really happy with the way my shoulder feels, I dislocated it late last season and then worked really hard over the winter rehabbing it. It feels better than ever before, I can't wait to start filming with the Anthill crew! www.anthillfilms.com I just did an interview with a really cool web-zine, check it out here http://trapdoorsun.com/sports/matt-hunter.aspx Some early season photos of the riding in Kamloops.

Get out and shred! Matty

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