Name : Mattt Gerdes
Home Town/Country: California
Nationality: USA
What's your role at WDF: Factory Rider
What does WDF mean to me: Independence, innovative, solid skis and absolutely no corporate bullshit. Riding an awesome pair of skis that only a few other people are on.
What does skiing mean to me: Big mountains, good snow, close friends. I’ve experienced a lot in my life, but the epic days of skiing I’ve had with my best friends will stand out in my memory until the day I die.
How do I ski: Fast
My favourite WDF ski and length is/why: Redeemer 190
My best results/Memorable moment: A few first descents in the Caucasus Mountains of Russia and in AK, and countless epic days in the Alps.
When I'm not skiing I'm: Wingsuit BASE jumping, speed flying, or reading.
My favourite quote is: “The task of an activist is not to navigate systems of oppressive power with as much personal integrity as possible; it is to dismantle those systems"
– L. Keith.
