Kris Kaltenbacher

Kris Kaltenbacher aka Smasher

Claim to fame: Boondocker Films Back Country Rider
Real job: Inspector, Truckee Meadows Water Authority
Wish job: NBA basketball player or a full-time college coach
Current ride: 2021 Polaris 850 Vohk built, SLP twin pipes and head, Ice Age rails and Hellfire wheels, Zbroz shocks, A-arms, front bumper, Vohk’s cut tunnel, 2 cool air vents, TKI brake lever, Sled Solutions bags, Skinz/Vohks rear bumper, topped off with the Arctic FX wrap
Wish ride: Anything built by Vohk and his team
Current truck: 2015 Chevy Duramax, lifted 6″ with 22″ rims
Wish truck: What I have now is pretty much my dream truck, but looking at going all-stock soon
Hometown: Sparks, NV, USA
I was born in: Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Where I wish I lived: I think I would have to say in Utah around the Park City area. Utah has so much to offer. Everything I love to do is really close to get to, so you don’t have to travel far. It has a pro NBA team along with a major airport, so flights are great in and out of there.
My no. 1 bucket list: Vacation in a bungalow in the ocean in Bora Bora
Time travel would take me: back to my 20s
I started riding when I was: 9 years old
My first ride was a: Husky CR450 I think… I was too short to ride so a guy teaching me would get me going and catch me when I came back!
My secret place to ride (GPS coordinates): LOL! If you know me and follow me you will eventually figure it out. My location will not be given.
Best finish or trophy I have won: Making the cover of Sled Head magazine and the cover of Boondockers twice was a pretty solid accomplishment
Favorite ride tunes: I don’t listen to music when I ride but I like all music
Favorite food: Steak, french fries, seafood and chips
Favorite drink: Jack and Coke
If I had a million dollars I would: invest it so my boys could have a better life than my wife and I did – after buying an Audi R8 of course