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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Matt Shaffer |
Nickname | Matty |
| National team | United States |
| Born | Matthew Shaffer July 2, 1980 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Snowboarder; strategy manager |
| Years active | 1992–2015 |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Snowboarding |
Event(s) | Slopestyle, freestyle, backcountry |
| Snowboarding | 1996 |
Matt Shaffer (born July 2, 1980) is an American snowboarder and business professional from Utah. He competed in slopestyle, freestyle and backcountry events from the 1990s to the 2010s.[1] His riding appeared in snowboarding magazines[2] and he had parts in eleven snowboarding movies.[3][4] He now works as a strategy planning manager in the green industry for Davey Tree in Ohio.[5]
Early life
[edit]Shaffer was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and grew up in the nearby suburb of Bountiful.[6] At an early age, he was diagnosed with Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease.[7] He began snowboarding at age 11 at local areas such as Brighton Ski Resort.[8] Local newspapers reported on his participation in junior divisions of the Utah Winter Games.[9]
He attended Bountiful high school where he played both basketball and baseball, earning all-state honors in baseball.[10][11] He later went to college at the University of Utah and University of Wales in the U.K..[12]
Snowboarding career
[edit]Early competition
[edit]Shaffer began to appear in snowboarding media in the 1990s. Coverage in The Park Record reported on his qualification for the USSA National Championships in Telluride, Colorado and The Daily Herald covered his participation as well.[13][14] In 2001, he was named as an alternate to the men's U.S. Snowboard Olympic Team.[15]
His primary sponsors were Burton, Red Bull, Nike and Oakley.[16][17][18][19]
Magazine and film
[edit]TransWorld Snowboarding ran a 2003 feature on Shaffer's frontside 1080 and cab 540 at the Grizzly Gulch Pyramid Gap session.[20] In 2005, he appeared on the cover of Snowboarder Magazine's Winter Rail Special Issue[21] which took place at Olympus Hills Park in Salt Lake but is know in snowboarding culture as the "Rail Gardens."[22]
ESPN listed his switch backside 1080 over Ravine Gap, which is located across from Alta Ski Resort, in its 2010 year in review.[23][24]
Shaffer was in 11 snowboarding films including TB8,[25] State of Mind,[26] Double Decade, [27] The Art of Flight.[28] and Three Busy Winters in Tahoe[29] He was also in film released from Superpark 19[30], Superpark 21 and Superpark 22.[31] In its coverage of Superpark 21 at Mammoth Mountain, California, Snowboarder Magazine described Shaffer as "a role model at home and a role model on a snowboard."[32] He also was in California Daze Ep#4 – Squallywood and Whitelines.[33]
In 2019, footage of him was in a Snowboarder Magazine web series on the growth of Utah snowboarding during the late 1990s and early 2000s called Rewind: Salt Lake City – Episode 2, Influx & Explosion.[34]
Contest results
[edit]Shaffer competed in International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) contests in slopestyle, big air, halfpipe, and snowboard cross competitions during his career[35]
Other notable contest results included second place in the Open division at Volcom’s Peanut Butter & Rail Jam Championships at Mammoth Mountain, California[36] and third place in both the Burton finals at Seven Springs, Pennsylvania[37] and the Goon Jam Tour stop in Kingvale, California.[38]
Avalanche video
[edit]Shaffer recorded video of an avalanche at Sugar Bowl Resort. The footage was later featured in coverage by SFGate[39], Men’s Journal[40] and First Tracks!! Online.[41]
Business career
[edit]The magazine Continuum profiled Shaffer in 2014 featured how he transitioned from snowboarding professionally to a career in business.[42] As of 2025, he works in corporate strategy for Davey Tree.[43] Shaffer lives with his family in Hudson, Ohio.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Navarro, Branden (April 22, 2015). "Xtreme Weekly Issue 12: Spur of the Moment". Daily Sundial. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ^ "Grizzly Gulch Pyramid Gap Session with the Technique Team". TransWorld Snowboarding: 12–15. March 2003 – via TransWorld Media.
- ^ "20 Years of Mack Dawg Productions". Snowboarder Magazine. December 1, 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "Matt Shaffer – (3 Seasons in Tahoe)". Snowboarding World (BRS) via Boardriding.com. January 16, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Webb, Sarah (June 10, 2025). "Davey Tree Expert's Brady Holko Named Overall Up & Comer: Women in the Green Industry Award". Green Industry Pros. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Rec Roundup: Utah Winter Games Highlights". The Salt Lake Tribune. December 14, 1993. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ a b Moff, Allen (March 7, 2018). "Former Snowboarder Helps Lead Strategy at Tree Company". Hudson Hub-Times. p. 7.
- ^ Kindlon, Ben Shanks (May 2023). "Brighton / Microdose / Part 2". The Snowboarder’s Journal. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ "Winter Games: Brighton Pipe Clinic". The Salt Lake Tribune. December 12, 1995. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Vikes, Colts tie for region baseball lead". Davis County Clipper. April 26, 1996. p. 13. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ "Knights knock Vikes out of tourney". Davis County Clipper. May 17, 1996. p. 13. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ Youngren, John (Winter 2006). "Back to the Snow Age, Continuum 2006/2007 Winter (Vol. 16, no. 3. pp 8-10)". The magazine of the University of Utah. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Park City Rider Qualifies for USSA National Championships in Telluride, Colo". The Park Record. October 24, 1998. p. B8.
- ^ "Herald Scoreboard Report". The Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. May 18, 1996. p. 14. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ Hemphill, Les (May 16, 2001). "Local Snowboarders Named to Olympic Development Team". The Park Record. p. 1, B3.
- ^ "Fast Times in Tahoe at Burton Qualifiers Stop 4: California". Burton Blog. January 29, 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ^ "Athlete Spotlight: Matt Shaffer". Boardriding.com. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ Ross, Jeffrey A. (2010), "Skiing and Snowboarding", Athletic Footwear and Orthoses in Sports Medicine, New York, NY: Springer New York, pp. 267–274, ISBN 978-0-387-76415-3, retrieved 2025-11-26
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link) - ^ "Microdose: Brighton Resort – Episode 4 of 5". Absinthe Films. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ Beschen, D. "Grizzly Gulch: Behind the Scenes". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 16, 2012.
- ^ Winter Rail Special Issue – On the Cover: Matty Shaffer at Rail Gardens. Snowboarder Magazine (published February 2005). 2005. pp. Cover feature.
- ^ Susan, Tamowski (February 5, 2023). "Olympus Hills Park shouldn't be prohibiting snowboarding. It is perfect for such activities". Salt Lake City Tribune. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ^ "2010: The Year That Was". ESPN. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ Nagle, Dave (2011-01-15). "ESPN, Inc.: 2010 in Review". ESPN Press Room U.S. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
- ^ "Snowboard Movies Aren't Dead: The Triumphant Return of Mike Hatchett". Backcountry Magazine. December 7, 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Finger Da Trigger – State of Mind". Snowboarder Magazine. September 22, 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ McEntire, Mike (2008). "Double Decade – Snowboard DVD". Mack Dawg Productions. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
- ^ "The Art of Flight – Brain Farm". Teton Gravity Research. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "Three Busy Winters in Tahoe with Matt Shaffer". Snowboarder Magazine. December 20, 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ^ "Superpark 19 presented by Nexen Tire: Bear Mountain — Zone Video". Snowboarder Magazine. April 15, 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ^ "Superpark 22—Nanocraft CBD: West Coast Sessions Hits Crystal Mountain". Snowboarder Magazine. August 5, 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ^ "Matt Shaffer at Superpark 21". Snowboarder Magazine. August 4, 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ^ "California Daze Ep#4 – Squallywood". Whitelines Snowboarding. June 20, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Rewind: Salt Lake City – Episode 2, Influx & Explosion". Snowboarder Magazine. January 29, 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ Federation, International Ski and Snowboard. "FIS | - Athlete Biography - Snowboard". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
- ^ "2015 Volcom Peanut Butter and Rail Jam Championships at Mammoth Mountain, California". Snowboarder Magazine. April 19, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Burton Qualifiers 2016 Finals – Settled at Seven: Ryan Paul Takes the Win at Seven Springs". Snowboarder Magazine. March 30, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Cawley, Keenan (February 18, 2022). "Goon Jam Tour Stop 5—Kingvale Story and Photos". Slush Magazine. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Lyons, Jenna (January 22, 2016). "Sugar Bowl snowboarder who rode avalanche may face prosecution". SFGate. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "Inbound avalanche and skier missing at Sugar Bowl Resort". Men's Journal. December 5, 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
Mares' friend Matt Shaffer also caught the avalanche from another angle.
- ^ "Sugar Bowl Seeks Prosecution of Snowboarder Who Triggered Avalanche". First Tracks!! Online. January 21, 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ^ Heather, May (Spring 2014). "Featured Alumni: Matty Shaffer". Continuum. Vol. 23, no. Spring 2014. University of Utah. p. 19-20. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- ^ "The Davey Tree Expert Company – HQ". The Org. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
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