Longtime friends, both skiers are quickly making names for themselves.
Interview by: Jonnie Sirotek
Let?s touch on your backgrounds first.
Parker White: My name is Parker White and I am 19 years old.
I grew up Skiing at Bromley originally ?
a really small resort in VT.
I moved to Mount Snow when I was 13 and then moved to Mammoth when I was 16.
Right now I am camping in Government Camp, Oregon with some homies riding Hood everyday.
Big ups to Electric, Tomahawk, Kooter Brown, Skullcandy, and Rossignol.
How did you get into skiing?
CL: I grew up in New York as one of five kids who all skied.
When I was five all I can remember during the winter was taking trips every weekend up to Mt.
I would ski all weekend and then drive four hours back home to New York.
When I was about eight I started skiing the weekend program on the Mt.
I loved jumping and being in the air more then anything.
In high school I spent my winters going to the Mt.
Snow Academy, where I would go to school half the day and ski the other half.
I graduated high school in January of 2008 and spent a few months at Mt.
Snow before I moved to Mammoth for the spring.
P White, Buck Hunting
Outside of skiing, you two are close friends.
Did you grow up skiing together?
Can you describe how your skiing affects one another?
PW: I moved in with Chris and his family when I was 14.
We rode Mount Snow together for a couple of years and both ended up moving to Mammoth.
CL: Well originally Parker grew up skiing at Bromley and I grew up riding at Mt.
Snow, so we would compete against each other in USSA mogul and aerial events.
Skiing against and now with him, we both have always pushed one another.
People may suggest that you broke onto the scene this season.
What was your overall season like?
What tricks were you working on?
PW: (laughs) Naw I don?t know about that but the season was rad.
For the most part I was just chillin?
in Mamm riding park when it was sunny and pow when it snowed.
I just was trying to get my right side stuff a little better and keep style in mind.
CL: My season started off in Mammoth.
Typical early season hitting rails and little jumps, waiting for the snow to come.
Overall I would say it was an amazing season.
Darhkness
Who or what influences your own skiing?
PW: I like Candide?s style.
And some dudes in skateboarding like David Gonzalez and Brent Atchley.
What plans for the summer?
What are your plans for next season?
PW: Right now I am camping and skiing in Hood.
Next season just want to film with Montage and Level 1 hopefully put out a nice segment with both.
CL: My plan for the summer is to work security and ride at Camp of Champions.
I really want to try and qualify for the Dew Tour as well.
After growing up and competing in slopestyle events I really like the pressure it puts on you.
How did you get involved with Level 1?
How was your experience filming with Level 1 this season?
It was pretty insane filming with Level 1.
We got to hit some really creative features with a notorious crew.
CL: I got involved with Level 1 through having amazing team managers.
Matt Rihm from Rossignol and Jimbo Morgan with Electric and Skullcandy are the main reasons why I am here.
My experience with those guys couldn?t have been better.
The whole crew was so nice to us and they are so much fun to ski with.
Can you share with our readers your experiences at the Sun Valley shoot?
How was the jump?
What do you remember most from the session?
PW: Yeah that was the biggest jump I have ever hit.
it was super smooth.
I don?t know if any one thing really stood out.
Everyone killed it the whole session and it was a good vibe the whole time.
CL: Sun Valley was amazing.
The jump that Pete built for us was unbelievable.
It was so big you probably could have seen it from space.
The whole town was so nice and welcomed us all like we grew up riding there.
It was like floating when you came off the thing because you had so much air time.
Any sneak peek into what viewers will witness from you two in our upcoming film, Eye Trip?
PW: (laughs) don?t even know man.
CL: They will see some carving off jumps followed by some grabbing of our tails.
Keep an eye out for these two young guns in our upcoming film, Eye Trip.
