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)

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)

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)

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

1.31.10 | by stantoncompany

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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)