Erik Leon

Erik Leon grew up in the desert hills of riverside, ca spending most of his childhood time at the local skate park riding BMX until a family member took him up to big bear at age 11 for a day of snowboarding and everything changed. 

the skatepark junky found his knack at one of the best snowboard parks in the United States. bear mountain. from learning and growing into snowboarding like he did with surfing skating and BMX. soon enough he moved north to lake Tahoe where he was introduced to the back country. the rest is history, after filming video parts for arbor snowboards & snowboarder mag movies like reckless abandon. he made his own movie el sueno focused on his Mexican American roots and how it ties into the everyday lifestyle of a professional snowboarder. 

As of late Erik has been focused on his side project, “Core” (community outreach riding equipment) where he partners with his sponsors creating signature products that are affordable sustainable and host events raising money for non-profits that have their focus on introducing/ maintaining people’s presence in the outdoors. Core’s mission is to preserve snowboarding through increased participation and environmental awareness. 

Erik now lives in Portland Oregon where he snowboards almost all year long, surfs and fly fishes. Being in the outdoors is his number one focus and that wouldn’t be possible had he never been introduced to snowboarding. Erik’s goal on being with TNF is to help bring awareness to marginalized communities and break down the barrier into the outdoor world with the help of the largest brand in the outdoor industry.