Why do you ride: I can't find anything else that comes close to being as much fun.

Weakness: Fitness

Most important people in your life and career: Family and friends.

Best part of racing: Riding good courses.

Hardest part: Trying to win.

Worst moment in career: Crashing in the last corner at the 2006 US Champs.

Best moment in career: Winning the NORBA National Junior title in 2004.

General career goals: Be the best racer I can be and have fun.

Favourite food: Good sushi and Hint of Lime Tostitos.

Favourite reading: Dirt mag and National Geographic.

Favourite music: Slayer, Tool, Modest Mouse and good hip hop. I like pretty much everything besides country & western.

Best idea of having good time: Riding my trails on Tiger Mountain with all my friends.

Favourite place to travel to: Port Angeles.

Most respected mountain bike riders: Steve Peat, Greg Minnaar, Bart McDaniel, Casey Northern and Shaun Palmer.

Other most respected athletes: Travis Rice, James Stewart and Colin McRae.

Favourite riding spots and courses: Any trail on Tiger Mountain.

Advice to beginners: Love what you do.

Other sports: Snowboarding, motocross and skate boarding.

Other interests: Climbing mountains, hanging out with friends, riding and building dirt jumps, painting and drawing.

If I was not a professional mountain biker... Professional snowboarder

Training week: Whether it's cross country, downhill or BMX. I ride every day.

Training "secret": Getting a lot of miles in on the cross country bike.

Year 2006 Highlights: Finishing in the top twenty at my first world champs as an elite.

Year 2007 Highlights: Finishing 15th at my second ever world cup at Mont-Sainte-Anne and winning the Dual Slalom at the North

Carolina NORBA.

Objectives for 2008: Become a regular top ten rider at the World level.

Any projects in the works for 2008?

Race the world cups, and my segment in "Barred For Life"