Matt Hunter

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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

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April 9, 2010

Last week was a monumental milestone for me. Well, that might be an exaggeration but I did finish filming my segment for "Follow Me". I had one big move left to shoot and with the film premiere fast approaching I had one day to get 'er done!

This film segment has had its challenges for me. Injuries have been persistent so it has been tough to get a bunch of footage. Luckily for me the Anthill film crew has been patient - we have had a few shoots not turn out as we planned - but we have also had a few really good days.

Last Sunday was a really good day. I hit a big technical air and we got a great shot; it was a step up into a curved wallride that I have been looking at all season. Everything worked out really well and I am happy to have that one in the movie. Most importantly, it was one of the most fun jumps I have ever hit! I would try and describe it here but it is best left to the story told on the big screen.

get out and shred!

Matt

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