Who We Are
VISION: TO SHAPE GENERATIONS OF AWESOME HUMANS.
MISSION: TO BUILD A PASSIONATE, INCLUSIVE, AND DIVERSE MOUNTAIN BIKING COMMUNITY.
VALUES: INCLUSIVITY, EMPOWERMENT, GROWTH, POSITIVITY, DIVERSITY, STEWARDSHIP, RESPECT, FUN
HOW: THROUGH MOUNTAIN BIKING EXPERIENCES THAT BUILD SKILLS, UNLOCK POTENTIAL, AND TEACH SOCIAL BETTERMENT AND STEWARDSHIP.
How We Got Here
There’s nothing quite like the rush of sticking a new jump for the first time, or of cleaning a gnarly section of trail that’s been challenging you, and no one knows that better than Kat Sweet. A former professional downhill mountain bike racer and X-Games ski competitor, Sweet has a passion for introducing this exhilarating experience to everyone.
As the creator of the mountain bike program, Sweetlines, Kat recognizes the importance of using camaraderie to build courage in her programs and push riders to the next level.
“I STARTED SWEETLINES TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER RIDERS TO LEARN ABOUT LIFE THROUGH MOUNTAIN BIKING. RIDE LIKE YOU CAN.”
– KAT SWEET
Sweet produces events that mesh coaching with competition—such as the Sugar Showdown—and spends countless hours building and restoring mountain bike trails. She produced and starred in the movies, The Sisterhood of Shred, If She Can Do It, and was a guest rider in the movie Pedal Driven, and has been featured in numerous articles in Bike Magazine, Decline, Freehub, Wide Open Mag UK, ESPN Brazil, Momentum, NW Cyclist and Dirt Rag.
If you ever want to improve your dirt shredding skills or simply have fun riding trails, Sweet will gladly show you the way.
Meet our Coaches
KAT SWEET
AKA KAT SKRATCH
Favorite Trail Style: Jumping, downhill, riding or pushing up to ride something steep and gnarly!
ELLE RUNYAN
AKA ELLE-O-ELLE
Favorite Trail Style: Steep technical downhill trails and flowy dual-slalom style trails!
DONALD REDMON
AKA DARKWING DUCK
Favorite Trail Style: Bmx, mountain biking, and dirt jumps/park. Flow or steep and loamy…
HEATHER ALLEN
AKA HEATHER FEATHER
Favorite Trail Style: Adventure Rides! Downhill: steep, loamy and tech are the right mix of trail spice for me.
GABE TAYLOR
AKA GRAPE
Favorite Trail Style:
Fast and flowy
Steep and loamy
MORRIS VASSER
AKA FOREST MORRIS
Favorite Trail Style: Steep, tech, fast or slow. Used to be a jumps guy, now I like going fast with tires on the ground.
KIRA DESCHAUX
Favorite Trail Style: Big All Mountain Adventures with a long climb to a Steep Techy Downhill
SPENCER BATY
AKA SPENCE-DOG, TRAIL PRINCESS
Favorite Trail Style:
Speed, berms, jumps, tech with some flow bits
JULIA LOFQVIST TRAUM
AKA SHREDULIA
Favorite Trail Style: Jumps, local trails, bike park and tech!
DYLAN BROWN
AKA DILLY
Favorite Trail Style:
Wide-open, rooted, rock-littered,
off-camber, and loose!
ROMAIN BONNARDEL
AKA FRENCHY
Favorite Trail Style: Loam for days - Steep & Tech - Jumpy
ANDY KANGAS
Favorite Trail Style: Fast and flowy
GAVIN HINTZ
Favorite Trail Style: Flow and Jumps!
JOSHUA RIGGS
AKA JOSH
Favorite Trail Style: Technical Downhill
SYDNEY HABERMAN
AKA SYD VICIOUS
Favorite Trail Style: Downhill
EMMA ARTZ
AKA STEEZY-E
Favorite Trail Style: I love downhill and tech trails that have steep chutes with lots of rocks and roots!
SKYE HELD
AKA SKYE HIGH
Favorite Trail Style: Freeride and anything flowy
LUCA CROSETTO
AKA LUCA
Favorite Trail Style: Jumps or steep and loose downhill
NYLA STEPHENS
AKA A-NYLA-LATOR
Favorite Trail Style: Downhill Tech Trails!
KRISTOPHER ARTZ
AKA KRIS-KRIZZZ
Favorite Trail Style: I love pedaling uphill to ride flowy downhills with lots of speed, rollers, and jumps.
AVERY PRUITT
Favorite Trail Style:
Anything flowy! Downhill or jump trails.
SIERRA SEMSAK
AKA SLAY
Favorite Trail Style: Downhill
MEG VALLIANT
AKA MEG THE MACHINE
Favorite Trail Style: Flow with jumps and berms! Pumptrack and tabletop lines with hip jumps. Skatepark flow.
KAREN O'CONNELL
AKA DROP BOSS
Favorite Trail Style: New! I am all about new trails! Dropping into the unknown, having to read and run…
ALESSANDRO PRESTERO
AKA ALE-SEND-O
Favorite Trail Style: Jumps
BRANDON HANENBERG
AKA B-DOG
Favorite Trail Style: High speed tech with jumps and drops
JETTA PORTER
Favorite Trail Style: Techy!
LUZ A PAZ
AKA AURORA
Favorite Trail Style: Downhill
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