After hearing photographer Mark Gribbon stoked on an epic day shooting with Trevan Salmon, Martin Gallant, and Gaetan Chanut, I remember thinking, "Who gets to go out with the Godfather and G-Unit, unless they have their backcountry knowledge on lock?" Turns out Salmon has done hard time on his sled. Then this dude pops up sharing a part in Sandbox's latest flick Day and Age, proving he can spin every which way off anything - albeit with a penchant for grabbing mute all but one time - which is pretty ass backwards when you think about how most shreds start out filming street or rails or doing contests and then start making moves into the backcountry. Although Salmon ends his segment 50-50ing into a huge back three off a steel culvert under chairlifts with no pow in sight, Day and Age verifies Salmon can hold it down in a world where the only metal one might find to hit would be a snowmobile ramp at the base of a trail head.

Let's start this by talking about your bro and early years.
Keegan is two years older than me (I'm 23). He is one of Sandbox's main filmers, but he's been filming me since middle school. We grew up on Vancouver Island, a town called Shawnigan Lake, about 40 minutes north of Victoria. I always copied everything that Keegan did.

Really, how so?
When I was in grade one, Keegan and I went snowboarding for the first time with our Uncle Dom. Keegan and I thought our assholes were going to be a foot long, but by the end of the day we could kind of carve. We played hockey, but when I was in grade eight, Keegan got kicked in the head during a rugby game and was in the hospital for over a week with a serious concussion; he couldn't remember me or any of my brother's names (Tynan and Dallan). He wasn't allowed to play hockey anymore, so we both stopped and got seasons passes.

How did you end up in Whistler?
I went on a school trip to Whistler when I was in grade seven, and I knew then that I wanted to live here. As soon as I finished high school I moved to Whistler with my brother and my two good friends, Heather and Rob. We moved into a super ghetto cabin with Keeg, Rob, and I all sharing a little room. Keegan and I still live there, sharing a bunk bed. In the five years that we have lived there, we have probably caught literally hundreds of mice.

You share a bed with your bro? That's tight.
Yup! We have bunk beds...more room for activities, ya know!

When did you start heading into the backcountry?
One year after living in Whistler I bought my first sled, a ‘93 Arctic Cat with metal skis that weighed a ton. Rob, Keegan, and I all bought sleds at the same time, and we all learnt how to sled with the three of us going out not having a clue what to do.

What kind of sled do you ride now?
2010 Ski Doo Summit X Package 146" track. I've been sledding for about four years now.

Whoa, dude, you have a sick sled, yet you share a bed your bro...nice. Any good first-time rookie sled stories?
Watching video parts made me want to ride backcountry. My first time sledding, Rob and I went up Brandywine in the early season and none of the rivers on the cat track had been snow-covered yet. Rob also had a really old Arctic Cat that we named Diane. As soon as we got to the playground we started towing each other around on our snowboards with a rope attached to the back of Diane. After about ten minutes Diane's chaincase broke, so I had to tow Diane out through the rivers and ice. We got stuck in all three rivers, Diane smashed my tail light out, and we were up to our knees in water trying to get our sleds out. Luckily some people came up behind us and helped out. It was the most tiring day of my life, but it was fun; I knew I was hooked.

Who do you normally shred with?
Keegan, Clay Minette-Crow, all my Island friends, Logan Short, Wiley Tesseo, Brent Jorgenson, the Sandbox crew.

How was your last season?
This last winter was really fun, there was tons of snow. I was working with Sandbox filming in the backcountry, and I got to go on a sweet trip to the Island with Mark Gribbon for SBC. The snow was awesome, and we hit four different mountains.

Give me some last-season dirt...
My fav memory from last season is the very first day Keeg and I went sledding on our brand new sleds. There was tons of pow, and we went into a new zone that was very steep to get into. We were stuck for so long and could not get out, ha-ha. We hiked around forever trying to find a way out, but the only way was up (the way we dropped in from). There were lots of close calls where our sleds could have been totaled by trees. We finally got out and just started laughing, and then enjoyed a pitch-black cat track ride to our trucks. However, the best day was the last day of the season: Keeg, Wiley, Logan, and I went up the Rutherford and hit a couple fun jumps, did some fun spring sledding, and hung out in the sun all day. Superpark was rad too; we were staying right beside a strip club so that was a hoot!

How did you get to film with Sandbox?
I got sponsored eight months ago, and Keegan got me hooked up with Sandbox and Kevin (Sansalone). I have a shared part this year because of a late start (first week of March). We did a helicopter shoot in the backcountry – I wasn't expecting to ride the jump, I was just there to tandem the guys on my snowmobile. Near the end of the session Kev told me to strap on my board and hit it. I was super nervous to be getting chased by a helicopter.

(keep reading for Trevan's favourite video part, what he does when not shredding and who knows him best)