Michelle Parker

PROFESSIONAL FREESKIER

PERSONAL DATA

Birthdate 4/10/87
Hometown Squaw Valley, CA
Height 5’3”

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 1st Place, Aspen Open, 2009
• 2nd Place US Freeskiing Open Slopestyle, 2007
• 2nd Place, Boreal Pre Season Rail Jam, 2006
• 3rd Place, US Freeskiing Open Slopestyle, 2006
• US Freeskiing Open Halfpipe, 2006
• 6th Place, W inter X Games, 2006
• Jon Olson Invitational (One of only two girls invited), 2006
• 2nd Place, World Ski Invitational Slopestyle, 2006
• 8th Place, Men’s Slopestyle Competition in Andorra, 2006
• 1st Place, Cardrona Games Slopestyle, 2006
• 1st Place, Icer Air in San Francisco Big Air, 2006
• 1st Place, Caesar’s Night Rail Jam, 2005
• 4th Place, US Freeskiing Open Slopestyle, 2005
• 6th Place, Winter X Games, 2005
• Jon Olson Invitational (One of three girls invited), 2005
• 1st Place, Snowbomb Slopestyle, 2004
• 1st Place, Snowbomb Halfpipe, 2004
• 1st Place, Snowbomb Rail Jam, 2004
• 1st Place, Paul Mitchell Halfpipe, 2004
• 11th Place, US Freeskiing Open Slopestyle, 2004
• 6th Place, US Freeskiing Open Halfpipe, 2004

BACKGROUND

Michelle was born in Truckee, CA and has been skiing since the age of just 18 months old. She began racing competitively at the age of 6 and competed in the Junior Olympics at ages 13 and 14, before turning professional at age 15.

During the 2007-2008 season, Michelle focused on filming and skiing in the back country. During the same time frame, Michelle spent 3 weeks in Haines, Alaska taking a guide school course. There she earned her Avalanche Level 1 to gain essential rescue and decision-making skills as well as her WAFA medical certification, both required to operate in high angle and glaciated terrain.

Recently, Orage launched the first ever Michelle Parker signature line of outerwear, sold in 11 markets worldwide.

During the 2008-2009 season, Michelle filmed for Match Stick Productions, competing in the major slopestyle competitions and honing her backcountry and big mountain skills.

Michelle is a supporter of Alpine Initiatives, a non-profit charity started within the ski industry as a platform to give the snow sports community an opportunity to get together and work on various projects that will have a broader positive impact.

When she’s not skiing, Michelle enjoys mountain biking, climbing, soccer, yoga, golf, cooking, photography, making jewelry, and painting.

RELATED POSTS

Michelle Parker’s Comeback

7.26.10 | by stantoncompany

Michelle Parker blew out her knee. Not again. Seventeen months ago. If it feels like longer, you can only imagine what it feels like to Parker. The February 2009 accident, caused by an unseen rock lurking in her landing zone in Retallack, B.C., obliterated a right knee that already had been shredded two years prior, during the (read more)

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Southern Belles

6.23.10 | by stantoncompany

South America Snow Sessions, a major skiing and snowboarding camp based in Argentina, has recently added a new trip to its summer offering. This August, the camp will offer a session especially geared toward women. From the 17th to the 31st of the month, patrons will enjoy coaching from many of the worlds top professional (read more)

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SEVEN SPRINGS MOUNTAIN RESORT HOSTS HOMECOMING 2010: THE KRISTI LESKINEN INVITATIONAL

2.19.10 | by stantoncompany

Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Pennsylvania’s premier four-season resort, is pleased to present Homecoming 2010, February 20 – 21, 2010. Leskinen, a pioneer in women’s freeskiing and native of Uniontown, Pa., recently won ABC’s “The Superstars” with her partner professional ballroom dancer Maksim Chmerkovsky. She also took home a bronze medal at the Winter X Games IX in the Women’s Superpipe. Her (read more)

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Amy Stanton named #4 on list of 250 Most Influencial People in Snowbiz

1.31.10 | by stantoncompany

For a complete list of names, please visit The Ski Channel Online.

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CATCHING UP WITH MICHELLE PARKER – Tahoe Native Talks Recovery, Driving Fast Cars, and Filming

11.30.09 | by stantoncompany

In March 2009, while filming with MSP Films in British Columbia, Michelle Parker endured a season-ending crash. Again. The resulting knee injury required two surgeries and a three-month stint on crutches, all of this followed by a torn ACL the previous year. And that marked just the beginning of a lengthy recovery. While an injury of this magnitude might take (read more)

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