Michelle Parker

Michelle Parker (born April 10, 1987) is a pro-skier from Truckee, California, USA. She started skiing in her home resort Squaw Valley Ski Resort.^[1] At the age of 15, she realized that her passion was for freeskiing.^[1] In later years she has competed in U.S. Freeskiing open, X-games and Red Bull Cold Rush.^[1] After a few years, she left the park, and went to the big-mountain. She signed up for a mountain guide training programme in Haines, Alaska, and took her tricks with her to the backcountry.

Parker is one of the founders of S.A.F.E. A.S. (Skiers Advocating and Fostering Education for Avalanche and Snow Safety). The main goal for S.A.F.E A.S. is to heightening community snow safety and avalanche awareness we have created a women’s intro to avalanche safety clinic.^[2]

Career achievements

Competition results

• 2013: 3rd place: Red Bull Cold Rush, Silverton, USA^[1]
• 2011: 3rd Place: Red Bull Cold Rush, Silverton, USA^[1]
• 2009: 1st Place: Aspen Open, Aspen, USA^[1]
• 2007: 2nd Place: US Freeskiing Open - Slopestyle, Copper Mountain, USA^[1]
• 2006: 3rd Place: US Freeskiing Open - Slopestyle, Vail, USA^[1]

Awards

• 2013: Best Female Performance, Powder VIdeo Awards^[3]
• 2013: Best Female Performance, International Freeski Film Festival

Filmography

• 2015: Matchstick Productions - Fade to Winter
• 2015: Matchstick Productions - Migrations
• 2014: Matchstick Productions - Days of my Youth
• 2014: Red Bull - The Faces of Dav
• 2013: Warren Miller - Like There's no Tomorrow
• 2013: Matchstick Productions - In Deep
• 2013: Matchstick Productions - Claim
• 2013: Poor Boyz Productions - Yeah Dude
• 2013: Poor Boyz Productions - Ski Porn
• 2012: Matchstick Productions - Superheroes of Stoke
• 2009: Matchstick Productions - In Deep

Sponsors

• Red Bull^[1]
• Black Crows^[4]
• Mountain Hardware^[5]
• Anon^[6]
• Squaw Valley
• Arc'teryx
• Backcountry.com
• Arcade^[7]
• Kicker^[8]

References