Season 2024-2025 Ep. 2 | Big Iron Shootout and 9R Era

Story behind the trip.
The 2024–2025 season was the most unforgettable one yet.
For years, I’d dreamed about spending a winter sledding in Canada — and this time, I finally made it happen. One of my biggest inspirations has always been the Muskoka Freeriders and Caleb Kesterke’s videos. I used to imagine what it would be like to ride in those same mountains — and there I was, living that dream.

Thinking back to last winter and the goals I accomplished still brings a tear of joy to my eye. I never thought I’d get this far in the sport. There’s nothing else in my life that I feel such pure passion for. I’ve been living life through the eyes of a sledder ever since I was a kid.

I grew up in a poor family, and when I was young, we didn’t have a great sled to learn on — just an old touring machine. But in 2015, I finally saved up enough to buy my first brand-new mountain sled. That’s where everything started to change.

In 2018, I became a Yamaha Factory Ambassador and got a demo Sidewinder from Yamaha. Since then, I’ve had a new sled every year — except in 2023. From that point on, I’ve been putting in at least 3,000 kilometers each season, all off-trail.

turbo snowmobile, janzkak sidewinder, gopro, revelstoke, wells, Blue River, Yamaha Sidewinder