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Beloved Snowboarder and Media Personality 'The Dingo' Has Died

Originally posted on SNOWBOARDER | By Josh Sullivan | Last updated Mar 3, 2025 10:16 AM ET

One of the most joyous personalities in snowboarding has died at the age of 38.

Luke “The Dingo” Trembath’s death was announced by Monster Energy on February 28, 2025 on X and Instagram. His cause of death has not yet been revealed.

Dingo moved to the U.S. from Australia at the age of 14 to train with the national snowboard team. His journey first brought him to Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and he eventually moved to Mammoth Lakes. Dingo talked about that time in a 2005 interview with Transworld Snowboarding.

"I love couch surfing. I think it brings the snowboard community together as one. And I've spent many of my sleeps in the U.S. on couches,” he said.

He became a pro by the age of 17, and cofounded Grenade Gloves with his close friend Danny Kass. Kass and Trembath went on to share many things in their career, including the Fuel TV show The Adventures of Danny and The Dingo, which ran for five years, and a podcast titled Unleashed.

“I have nothing but incredible memories of you Luke. You stood by me through anything and everything. I’m blessed to have had so many adventures, laughs, tears, and cheers together,” Kass said in an Instagram post.

“You proved to the world that anything is possible. You inspired people to believe they could achieve anything. You were a rock to so many and would do anything for your friends and family...I wish we could do it all over again and make even more mistakes.”

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Tributes from people connected to snowboarding and beyond poured in after Trembath’s death was made public. Singer Avril Lavine, NASCAR driver Kurt Busch, UFC’s Brittney Palmer, and Tony Hawk all paid homage to the Dingo. So did Selema Masekela, John Cavan, and Travis Rice.

“I was lucky enough to get to really know Dingo while traveling with the Steamboat snowboard team in the late 90s and what can be said?” Rice wrote in an Instagram post. “He was always such a pleasure to be with… Someone who brightened the environments he existed in. He must have a more important, pressing role to attend to in his next incarnation. Thank you Luke. God speed my friend, you will be missed.”

In one of his later acts in life, Trembath co-founded the nonprofit Find Your Grind. The organization provides learning experiences to children, educators, and administrators that help navigate the future of working in nontraditional roles. The group ditches the script on traditional career planning and uses a lifestyle-focused approach.

RIP Luke “The Dingo” Trembath.

This article first appeared on SNOWBOARDER and was syndicated with permission.

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