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
(She/Her)

Head Boss, Coaches All Things

Favorite Trail Style: Jumps, downhill, steep tech, fast flow

DONALD REDMON

AKA DARKWING DUCK

Senior Leadership. Gravity Team, Race Team Coach

Favorite Trail Style: Bmx, mountain biking, and dirt jumps/park. Flow or steep and loamy…

HEATHER ALLEN

AKA HEATHER FEATHER

Senior Leadership. Summer, Semester, and Private Lesson Coach.

Favorite Trail Style: Adventure Rides! Downhill: steep, loamy and tech are the right mix of trail spice for me.

GABE TAYLOR

AKA GRAPE

Senior Leadership. Summer Camp Program Coordinator. Summer and Private Lesson Coach.

Favorite Trail Style: Fast and flowy or
Steep and loamy

MORRIS VASSER

AKA FOREST MORRIS

Senior Leadership. Summer Camp Coach.

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

Senior Leadership. Admin Diva. Special Events Coach.

Favorite Trail Style: Big All Mountain Adventures with a long climb to a Steep Techy Downhill

SPENCER BATY

AKA SPENCE-DOG, TRAIL PRINCESS

Senior Leadership. Gravity Team, Private Lessons, Summer and Semester Coach.

Favorite Trail Style:
Speed, berms, jumps, tech with some flow bits

JULIA LOFQVIST TRAUM

AKA SHREDULIA

Senior Leadership. Gravity Team Coach.

Favorite Trail Style: Jumps, local trails, bike park and tech!

Kaytlin Melvin

Kat’s Boss. Race Team and Special Events Coach.

Favorite Trail Style: Anything downhill with tech & flow!

DYLAN BROWN

AKA DILLY

Race Team Coach

Favorite Trail Style:
Wide-open, rooted, rock-littered,
off-camber, and loose!

ROMAIN BONNARDEL

AKA FRENCHY

Private Lessons, Summer, and Semester Coach

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

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

Senior Leadership. Race Team Coach

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

Senior Leadership. Summer Camp Coach.

Favorite Trail Style:
Anything flowy! Downhill or jump trails.

SIERRA SEMSAK

AKA SLAY

Favorite Trail Style: Downhill

MEG VALLIANT

AKA MEG THE MACHINE

Special Events Coach

Favorite Trail Style: Flow with jumps and berms! Pumptrack and tabletop lines with hip jumps. Skatepark flow.

Anna Holden

(They/Them/She)

Private Lesson Coordinator. Race, Private Lesson, Semesters, & Summer Coach.

Favorite Trail Style: Downhill, tech, flow with jumps and drops!

KAREN O'CONNELL

AKA DROP BOSS

Special Events Coach

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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