Andrew Shandro
SPONSORS: Trek, Sram, Rockshox, Clif, JBL, ODI, Bontrager, Adidas, Atlas Brace, BN3TH, Camelback, Dakine
MUSIC: Zeppelin, GNR, Marley, Mumford and Sons, Neil Young
WHERE DO YOU CALL HOME: North Vancouver
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR PERFECT DAY: Great coffee, loam trails, BBQ with friends and family, cold beers.
Cam McCaul
SPONSORS: Trek, Rockstar, Fox Head, Fox Suspension, Shimano, Teva, Contour HD, Bontrager, Smith Optics
MUSIC: Black Sabbath
WHERE DO YOU CALL HOME: Aptos, California
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR PERFECT DAY: Coffee, Morning surf, breakfast burrito, all-mountain ride, burrito, chill for 2 hours, evening dirt jump session, burrito.
Katrina Strand
SPONSORS: Santa Cruz Bikes, Fox Shox, Maxxis, Mavic, Raceface, Oakley, e13, Fox helmets, Fizik, Cocos Pure
MUSIC: I LOVE MUSIC!!! Metric, Of Monsters and Men, Matisyahu, The Sounds, Florence and the Machine
WHERE DO YOU CALL HOME: Whistler
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR PERFECT DAY: Wake up beside Prince Charming, all mountain epic in the alpine, air time in the park, lake time with Max, yoga, sushi, dancing - all with my amazing friends.
Kyle Norbraten
SPONSORS: Specialized, SRAM, RockShox, Avid, Truvativ, BlackboxLabs, Chromag, Oakley, Evoc, Easton
MUSIC: Gangster hip hop like The Game, Dre and new stuff like Naked and Famous and Chase & Status
WHERE DO YOU CALL HOME: The Sunshine Coast of BC
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR PERFECT DAY: Wake up to a brisk sunny morning after a rain and head out with my friends to ride our favorite local trails that would be freshly loamed, shred all day and finish by riding to the beach to hang out and wind down with some beers!
Graham Agassiz
SPONSORS: KONA BIKES, MONSTOR ENERGY, SMITH OPTICS, FOX HEAD, EASTON, SRAM, ROCKSHOX, Maxxis, The Sensus, Bicycle Rockers, Taco Del Mar
MUSIC: Led Zeppelin, Black Sabath, BRMC, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Motley Crue, Metallica, Cali P, Dear Tic, Jack White
WHERE DO YOU CALL HOME: Kamloops, BC
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Thomas Vanderham
SPONSORS: Rocky Mountain Bicycles, Shimano, Dakine, Oakley, Fox Suspension, Maxxis, Pro, OGK Kabuto, Acros
MUSIC: Almost everything.
WHERE DO YOU CALL HOME: North Vancouver
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR PERFECT DAY: Bike ride, golf, BBQ, beers
Wade Simmons
SPONSORS: Rocky Mountain Bicycles, RaceFace, Oakley, Bell, Shimano, Marzocchi, Lezyne
MUSIC: Pretty much like it all except Classical, Country and that new-age Rap/Rock ballad crap.
WHERE DO YOU CALL HOME: Lynn Valley, North Vancouver, BC Canada
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR PERFECT DAY: Little night precipitation, good sleep, strong coffee, greasy bacon and eggs, technical winding singletrack climb, loamy swooping trail descent with plenty natural features that all loops back to start, wicked dinner with wife and strong red wine = Good day!
Ryan 'Rdog' Howard
SPONSORS: Trek, SRAM, Bell, Chromag, Bontrager, Smith, Dakine
Brendan Howey
SPONSORS: Commencal, Chromag, Maxxis, Spank
Brett Tippie
SPONSORS: YT Bikes
Dylan Forbes
BIO: Originally from St.john’s Newfoundland. Forbes has been calling Whistler home for almost a decade. With a Crankworx Dirt Diaries Win, five Dirt Diaries podiums, and countless Video Parts, Forbes is a pleasure to watch ride a bike. Not to mention, he can hit a turn like a bat outta hell.
Shred Til Ya Dead.
Erik Lawrenuk
BIO: Eric has an immense passion for riding bikes and spending time in the outdoors, and he wears that emotion proud with a permanent ear-to-ear grin. Growing up on Vancouver’s North Shore, Eric's witnessed the progression of freeride from a young age and it’s influenced his entire life. Whether it’s riding hand-built stunts in the woods, sessioning steep dirt-jumps, or descending the technically demanding trails of the North Shore, Eric is right at home on two wheels.
Javier Muñoz Santos
Javier started Skiing & riding bikes in his hometown of Cercedilla, Madrid, Spain at the age of 3. Growing up with parents in the Ski & Mountain Bike community, it was natural for Javier to follow in their footsteps. In 1998 Javier became a Professional Skier & Mountain biker, a passion that lead him to the Mecca of outdoors sports, Whistler BC Canada.
BIKE BRAND AMBASSADOR: Trek, Shimano, Pro- Components, Fox Suspension, DTSwiss, Five Ten & Sweet Protection
SKI BRAND AMBASSADOR: Rossignol, Lange , Sweet Protection, Look Bindings & Surefoot
Jeremy Cole
BIO: Jeremy has a massive passion for the outdoors and grew up shredding bikes in Ontario. The riding in BC captivated him and Whistler has been home for almost a decade now. Be it up or down a trail, DJ or DH, its a party on wheels! - Keep er pinned
STEVE O
Steve O is an SGC original and has managed to keep the wheels turning since day one! Over all these years he has become a husband, father, high school teacher all the while loving his time at camp and the countless laps of laughs, schralps and airs with the kids, adults and coaches. SGC and all involved are his family. He can’t wait to help you meet whatever goal you may have in your riding. Let’s get it!!
BAS VAN STEENBERGEN
Hey I'm Bas van Steenbergen, I was born in the US, grew up in Holland and now live in Coldstream BC Canada. I have been riding professionally over the last 4 years, doing anything from racing world cups to competing in RedBull Rampage. Other than riding mountain bikes, I love dirt biking, snowboarding and a bit of bouldering in the off season.
CASEY BROWN
Hi I’m Casey, I came from New Zealand when I was a grom, mountain biking and skiing became my life and I haven’t turned back. I’ve done years of racing World Cup DH, EWS and Crankworx along with many adventures filming in crazy places.
DUNCAN MAINLAND
Grew up riding in the West Kootenays. I have been coaching and riding around Whistler and all over the world for the last 16 years. I'm always stoked on exploring new trails and spinning laps in my backyard.
RIP JORDIE
#longlivejordie