Spencer Shaw comes from a snowboarding family, and he made some big moves during the 2011 season that turned more than a few heads. To open the winter he stomped a win at the U.S. Revolution Tour at Copper Mountain and then continued his momentum with two fifth-place finishes in the Dew Tour halfpipe. He rounded out the season with a second-place performance in slopestyle at the Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain, CA, which secured him a spot on the U.S. Snowboarding Rookie Team.

In 2012 Shaw kept the progression going with a huge, never-been-done-in-competition frontside 1440 at the Snowbasin Dew Tour. It landed him a third-place finish.

A trip to FIS World Championships and three World Cup starts wasn’t a bad way for Shaw to spend his 2013 season. He was also ranked 12th according to the World Snowboard Tour, an impressive spot in a highly competitive field.

SPENCER SAYS
Last season was another great learning experience. I plan to take what I have learned from last season and put it toward the next season. I also held some tricks back last season to perfect them more. I plan to work really hard this summer to make any little adjustment I can to help me move forward with new tricks, which will hopefully lead to a great season next year and possibly help me achieve a goal I have been working toward, which is qualify for the Olympics.

FIRST TRACKS
At the age of six, Spencer stepped into the bindings of a snowboard for the first time at Stratton Mountain. Like his sister Serena, Spencer was taken under the wing of his father as well as Olympic silver medalist Lindsey Jacobellis. Spencer recalls telling his dad that the snowboard wouldn't go where he was telling it to go. But he never gave up, riding weekends with Jacobellis and her brother until his board went wherever his riding could dream up.

OFF THE SNOW
When Spencer isn't on the snow, he likes to be in the sun, and he’s always doing active sports or hitting the gym. He loves to wakeboard, wake surf, dirt bike and play any summer sport.