Matt Ladley, a product of the famed Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club, has been a major addition to U.S. Snowboarding. Thanks to a Grand Prix podium, it only took Ladley a year to jump up to the pro team. Now he's landing doubles and becoming a podium regular.

In 2012 Ladley had a killer run on lock all season, which earned him second at the TTR World Snowboarding Championships, top-five results at both X Games Aspen and Europe, and third at the Killington Dew Tour stop.

Unfortunately, Ladley’s 2013 season ended with minor shoulder injury, but not before he earned an invite to X Games Aspen and placed a very competitive seventh at the Burton European Open.

MATT SAYS
Next year is definitely a big one for me. Although I ended this winter with an injury, I'll be on snow all spring, summer, and fall getting everything dialed in. It's a high-pressure year, but it’s also full of excitement.

FIRST TRACKS
Ladley learned how to ride from Chris Saponaro, a ski instructor in Telluride, CO. He spent the next few years riding near Chicago at Raging Buffalo before moving to Steamboat when he was 11. He then started training with the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club before joining U.S. Snowboarding.

OFF THE SNOW
Come summertime, look for Ladley on his skateboard or in the water surfing. He enjoys climbing and backpacking too.