Born and bred in Seattle, Austen is a professional snowboarder, emerging photographer, and all around purveyor of good vibes.
![Clockin’ Vert and Crunchin’ Dirt: A First Timer’s Guide to Mountain Biking in Fernie, B.C.](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/2qCsxJpsFKCwaK8igcscGc/acb1bfe4b18783dfe6e19e996288b815/Taylor-Burk-Fernie-MTB-7.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
How pro snowboarder Austen Sweetin learned to love mountain biking—and discovered one of the last true mountain towns at the same time
![Summer Boardin in Oregon](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/4WIzqY91I4ay0yUEkeUCWC/207f6ca9b173c77b0c6e57d19ae9d972/Sweetin-HCSC-22_ErikLeon_FrontsidePipeSlash.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
From Austen Sweetin's Signature Session at High Cascade Snowboard Camp to surfing at Short Sands Beach
![Escape to Orcas Island Skatepark](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/59XQasPWbSyYWAG44YGgyo/a053bf9bf99a7584864c43b36a236371/Sweetin_Orcas_1.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
North of Seattle, deep in the San Juans, hides the Holy Grail of concrete skateparks
![A 24 Hour Trip to Haines, Alaska to Film with Absinth](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/1eivdJbPCqyeQcgU6okYSu/71a0742229b441ef3943ff96dbacbe4a/Sweetin-AK-Day-21.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
Pro snowboarder Austen Sweeten finds himself with a last second invite to go heli boarding in Alaska—an opportunity you don't pass up
![An Expired Film Experiment in Pacific City, OR](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/5t6EH2B3t6GOquUy4gKCYS/c57d7dfd64eeb8e50dba93036688593c/sweetin-pacific-city-1.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
The raw, natural beautify of the Oregon Coast can be unreal at times
![48 Hours at Smith Rock, OR](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/1CRc1jx47GCAuOUc4k0mu8/59119e357cc60324433ff3dc251be30e/sweetin-coal-bend-2.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
Hiking, swimming, and other general explorations of the birthplace of US sport climbing
![Splitboarding in the PNW](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/1XrEYQc980CgkU8eKeAKye/5f2b7703739684f5c142b323d9a0e38c/Sweetin_NW_Pre_1.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
Earning each turn in the Washington backcountry
![Studio Visit: Grease Point Workwear](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/4O0KwUoj3ymicMA6EuWiwq/36685d33e97cb75cdb6d6c90731c355f/Sweetin-GPWW-Mamiya-6.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
Inside the Seattle workshop making selvedge denim double knee jeans
![The Balance Project in Costa Rica](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/415suURMzmews6Ui428ywU/0c10e49dc271920eeb20cc7c9bc33d21/sweetin-CR-surf-2.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
Two weeks in Central America filming for DCP's latest skate/snow/surf film
![Exploring California's Iconic Big Sur by Vanagon](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/4D7Wa6GoWA68aMwcSGawm2/4e8da5f3cf65b7ad95116057f8648838/sweetin_bigsur_9.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
A visual retreat to one of America's most precious places