Athlete Watch: North Parker

April 2, 2008

Fresh off a win at the first-ever Grand Targhee Tee Off Junior Freeski Competition, 16 year-old North Parker of Sun Valley, Idaho, is already starting to turn heads in the ski industry. North came on the big mountain comp scene last year with a third place finish at Red Mountain, a first place at the Kimberly, B.C. event, and he was third in Crested Butte, all in the Junior division.


photo by Connor Caraluzzi

In just his second season competing, this year North finished sixth at the Red Mountain competition, and won both the Crested Butte event and the Targhee Tee-off in the 15-17 year-old division, not too bad for a high school kid with a skiing problem! Congrats to North on a great season. All I can say is the U.S. Freeskiing Tour better look out in the next few years because North has his sights set on you!


photo by Connor Caraluzzi