American born, Matt has completed 20 seasons of full time backcountry skiing, with the past 12 of them in the European Alps. He has nabbed first descents and classic lines in the Alps, Caucasus, Baffin Island, and Alaska. Although not highly competitive by nature, Matt claims to be the undisputed world champion of “Having fun in the mountains” since 1980.
Matt on the Aiguilles Rouge, Chamonix Photo Adam Gorrill
In addition to freeride skiing, Matt is an accomplished speed flyer, speed-wing test pilot, and ski-BASE jumper. He is also widely recognized as one of the world’s leading wingsuit BASE jumpers and is the author of The Great Book of BASE. Matt’s life as a freerider has taken him all over the world but he feels most at home in the Alps, where there is an unparalleled amount of easily-accessed high quality big-mountain terrain. He also loves puppies, long walks on the beach, and is a beginning big wall climber.
Heres one of Matt's breath taking videos from a recent BASE trip to China
You can check out more about Matt and keep up to date with all his latest exploits at his website here www.matttg.com
