No matter how often we travel – whether for snow or surf – there’s always an added level of enjoyment when conditions align perfectly at home. It causes us to fall further in love with the place we hang our hat and in some cases share the beauty of the place with visitors.
Enter Michelle Parker: big mountain skier extraordinaire and Tahoe native. Over the last five years, the Lake Tahoe Basin has been somewhat unreliable in terms of snow, making it impossible for Michelle to film a backcountry part in her backyard. But this winter that all changed with record-breaking snowfall in February – aka “Febru-buried.”
For the first installment of the second season of her groundbreaking web series, Originate, we follow Michelle on a strike mission at home, stomping lines that in previous years would’ve been unthinkable. Joined by the likes of Danny Davis, Brock Crouch, and Red Gerard, this is a winter primer you’re gonna wanna watch all the way through.
Editor’s note: For more with Michelle, check out this story she wrote for us about finding her voice in a male-dominated space.
