Honoring His Legacy

Stratton’s Legacy Fund.

Honoring Stratton's Earth-centered vision through human-powered adventure, native plants, and joyful, low-impact living.
Continuing the legacy

What Stratton had started, a legacy we continue.

Stratton Matteson died in an avalanche on February 24, 2026, while snowboarding in a remote area of southwest British Columbia. He was 28 years old. Stratton had become renowned in the world of “split boarding” as a passionate backcountry rider of immense skill, grace and strength. But he was also widely recognized for his "bike-to-board" philosophy, often cycling long distances to mountain trailheads to reduce his carbon footprint and other impacts on the natural world. Through his popular social media channels and several films, he inspired others to follow their own joy-filled lives of adventure rooted in a deep conservation ethic.

The purpose of the Stratton Legacy Fund is to carry forward Stratton’s Earth-centered vision and values. Through the projects and people the fund supports, hIs style of direct, high-spirited engagement with life will live on, inspiring others to live more lightly, to cherish and protect the natural world, and to do it all with a sense of play and curiosity. The Fund will focus on human-powered travel, transport, and livelihood; knowledge, love and use of native plants; and outdoor adventure aligned with care for all Earth inhabitants.

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Stratton geared up on a steep snowy backcountry slope with mountains behind him.
Stratton smiling in his ski helmet and goggles on a cold mountain day.
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Your donation to the Stratton Legacy Fund will support projects in the spirit of Stratton’s Earth-centered vision.

The fund is managed by Stratton’s family. Your contribution to keeping Stratton’s vision alive in the world is deeply appreciated.

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Operating his bike-based landscaping business, Bend, Oregon. (D. Kern)
In Teton Wilderness, Wyoming, with sister, Summer Wuerthner
One of Stratton’s last photos, near Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, British Columbia
Hiking as a toddler with his mom, Malia Matteson, Gallatin Range, Montana
Snowboarding in the Monte Cristo Range, Washington. (J. Hummel)
In Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, with dad, George Wuerthner
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Operating his bike-based landscaping business, Bend, Oregon. (D. Kern)
In Teton Wilderness, Wyoming, with sister, Summer Wuerthner
One of Stratton’s last photos, near Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, British Columbia
Hiking as a toddler with his mom, Malia Matteson, Gallatin Range, Montana
Snowboarding in the Monte Cristo Range, Washington. (J. Hummel)
In Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, with dad, George Wuerthner

“I do think one little drop in the lake ripples out. You’ve got to start somewhere, and someone has to commit to something and start that cultural shift.”

Stratton Matteson