Video: Sam Soriano Builds & Rides Her Own Line in 'Grounding'
Words: Canyon
 | Being thrown into the freeride space, I was blissfully unaware of the importance and significance of digging/building features. As I continued to push my own career path as a freerider, I had a severely building sense of imposter syndrome, as I had zero clue how to build a jump, let alone how to properly use a shovel. After attending my inaugural Red Bull Formation followed by Rampage, I was inspired to build my own line, from scratch. This whole process would take multiple months, many tries, and many hard days. “Grounding” highlights my journey of building my first line and riding my own features. |
| This process literally grounded me to the long lineage of the freeride roots and emphasizes how I ground myself on and off the bike. I have been riding in the desert for almost three years now and after working through the process of building, I have an extreme appreciation for every feature in the desert. I look forward to being able to continue to progress not just as a rider but a builder as well. |
With support from: Canyon
Video by: Heather Young
Photos by: Peter Jamison
Author Info:
Member since Feb 18, 2013
Must Read This Week
Sign Up for the Pinkbike Newsletter - All the Biggest, Most Interesting Stories in your Inbox
PB Newsletter Signup
13 Comments
- 17 0
ssoriano12
(Jun 7, 2023 at 11:35)
Thank you for sharing pb! So happy with how the vid came out 
- 6 0
karatechris
(Jun 7, 2023 at 13:08)
Nice to see a video with humble, honest confessions and positive perseverance. I salute you.
- 3 0
ssoriano12
(Jun 7, 2023 at 13:32)
Thank you so much, we really wanted to capture all the feels during the project
- 2 0
artistformlyknowasdan
FL (Jun 7, 2023 at 18:07)
Nice to see the shovel work and great vid! Best thing in life (imo) is building a line that scares you and then building your way up to shred it.
- 3 0
ssoriano12
(Jun 7, 2023 at 21:00)
It definitely was a large confidence build up haha. Double the stress; the stress of hitting a new jump and the stress knowing you’re the one who built the jump haha!
- 3 0
wakeandwheel
(Jun 7, 2023 at 12:47)
back in the day,,,,,,, It used to be a unspoken rule, NO DIG NO RIDE!!
- 2 0
ssoriano12
(Jun 7, 2023 at 12:58)
We actually wanted to name the video that haha! Very large inspo for the project
- 3 0
mattyboyr6-2
(Jun 7, 2023 at 13:38)
Back in my day we had no problem telling people No Dig No Ride. Hell I still have no problem telling people that.
- 2 0
watchtower
(Jun 8, 2023 at 1:07)
Rad riding, those tables are about as good as ya get, killer.
- 2 0
mudcrud
(Jun 7, 2023 at 11:56)
Nice Riding
- 5 0
ssoriano12
(Jun 7, 2023 at 12:42)
Cheers!
- 1 0
yonibois
(Jun 7, 2023 at 13:01)
LOVED the vid. You're inspiring. Thanks!
- 2 0
ssoriano12
(Jun 7, 2023 at 13:33)
thank you for watching & the kind words
Login or Sign Up