Robin Van Gyn

Nickname: Robahawk

Hometown: Victoria, BC

Current location(s): Glacier WA, Ucluelet, BC

Primary Activities: Snowboarding, Surfing, Skateboarding, hiking

Gordini athlete since: 2021

Favorite Gordini products: GTX Storm Short

What do you like most about working with Gordini?
I love that Gordini has been a staple in snow sports for so long, they have a long lasting legacy behind them showing their commitment to life in the mountains.

Other sponsors: Arcteryx, Jones, Yeti, Sierra Nevada, Yakima, Fatso, Cambio

What are three words you use to describe yourself? Loose, fiery, committed

Career highlights: Filming for Full Moon in 2016/17, with Travis Rice’s Depth Perception in 2018, with Teton Gravity Research “Far Out” 2019, and Winning the Natural Selection Tour 2021

Recognition/awards/honors:
2x Transworld Snowboarding Women’s Video Part of the Year winner

2x Transworld Snowboarding Women’s rider of the year nominee

#2 Women’s Rider of the Year Snowboarder Magazine

Organizations/projects you’ve founded or been involved with:
Founder of the Layback event & Director of Fabric Documentary Series

What's Next?:
Since committing to a life on her snowboard in her late teens, Robin has spent the bulk of her career in the backcountry logging over 13 years of filming and expedition riding. She and her partner Austen Sweetin, alongside their dog Stella now split their time snowboarding and surfing on her native Vancouver island and wintering in Glacier Wa. In the off season, Robin loves a good home project or any excuse for power tools.

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