Travis Parker
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Travis Parker is a professional snowboarder. Originally from Jonestown, Texas
, his sponsors have included Capita Super
, K2 Snowboards
, DC Boots
, Airblaster
, Union Bindings, Level, Lifetime, and Bluebird. In 2005, Parker started riding for Capita, having left longtime sponsor K2. At the end of the 2009 season, Parker quit most of his sponsors, reputedly to become a sushi chef, and dropped out of the snowboarding world. Ahead of the 2011 season, it was announced that Travis was once again riding for K2. Travis is known for his original riding style and approach to snowboarding, including vowing to ride switch for the entire 2009 season.
Parker had a pro-model board for several years while on K2, the Parka, and helped Capita develop the Unorthodox (in subsequent seasons known as the Shapeshifter) board, notable for having a cutaway at both nose and tail.
Parker featured in a number of Totally Board films. He was a central part of Robot Food, and featured in all three of their films (Afterbang, 2003, Lame, 2004, and Afterlame, 2005). Subsequently, he embarked on a series of films which differed greatly from traditional snowboard films. In BikeCar (Fountaincat, 2007), Parker, Louie Fountain and Scotty Witlake cycle through the Pacifc Northwest in a homemade pedal-driven vehicle, riding at such locations as Mount Baker. In December, he and Andrew Crawford travel through eastern Europe snowboarding mainly at small or obscure locations, including Zakopane in Poland. The film also features Marco Grilc. Parker also features in The Gap Session (BlankPaper, 2006) and DC Mountain Lab. His return to professional snowboarding was featured in the movie Respect Your Elders (Airblaster/K2 Snowboarding, 2010).
In 2004 Travis founded Snowdays Foundation with educator Patrick Edwards. Snowdays Foundation is an all volunteer organization dedicated to youth empowerment through snowboarding. In 2005, Parker auctioned part of his snowboard collection, part of the proceeds of which went to Snowdays.
Parker is a co-founder and owner of Airblaster, a snowboarding apparel company.
Jonestown, Texas
Jonestown is a city in Travis County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,681 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Jonestown is located at...
, his sponsors have included Capita Super
Capita Super
The CAPiTA Super Corporation is a Seattle-based snowboard company that was formed by Jason Brown and Blue Montgomery in 2000, with the help of artists including Human05, Ephka, Dustin Krysak and Corey Smith.Capita focuses on the progressive freestyle market...
, K2 Snowboards
K2 Snowboards
-K2 History:After World War II Bill Kirschner, the founder of K2 Sports, started manufacturing splints and animal cages. They where the leading manufacturer of research cages. In 1961 Kirchner followed the pattern of a borrowed ski to make his first pair of fiberglass skis...
, DC Boots
DC Shoes
DC Shoes is an American company that specializes in footwear for extreme sports, skateboarding, snowboarding as well as snowboards, shirts, jeans, hats, and jackets.The company was founded in 1993 by Ken Block and Damon Way, and is based in Vista, California...
, Airblaster
Airblaster
Airblaster is an American company that makes clothing and accessories for snowboarding and winter fun. It is a different snowboard company because it is completely independently owned, snowboarder-owned and run company. Airblaster's mission is threefold: 1) Promote having a good time snowboarding,...
, Union Bindings, Level, Lifetime, and Bluebird. In 2005, Parker started riding for Capita, having left longtime sponsor K2. At the end of the 2009 season, Parker quit most of his sponsors, reputedly to become a sushi chef, and dropped out of the snowboarding world. Ahead of the 2011 season, it was announced that Travis was once again riding for K2. Travis is known for his original riding style and approach to snowboarding, including vowing to ride switch for the entire 2009 season.
Parker had a pro-model board for several years while on K2, the Parka, and helped Capita develop the Unorthodox (in subsequent seasons known as the Shapeshifter) board, notable for having a cutaway at both nose and tail.
Parker featured in a number of Totally Board films. He was a central part of Robot Food, and featured in all three of their films (Afterbang, 2003, Lame, 2004, and Afterlame, 2005). Subsequently, he embarked on a series of films which differed greatly from traditional snowboard films. In BikeCar (Fountaincat, 2007), Parker, Louie Fountain and Scotty Witlake cycle through the Pacifc Northwest in a homemade pedal-driven vehicle, riding at such locations as Mount Baker. In December, he and Andrew Crawford travel through eastern Europe snowboarding mainly at small or obscure locations, including Zakopane in Poland. The film also features Marco Grilc. Parker also features in The Gap Session (BlankPaper, 2006) and DC Mountain Lab. His return to professional snowboarding was featured in the movie Respect Your Elders (Airblaster/K2 Snowboarding, 2010).
In 2004 Travis founded Snowdays Foundation with educator Patrick Edwards. Snowdays Foundation is an all volunteer organization dedicated to youth empowerment through snowboarding. In 2005, Parker auctioned part of his snowboard collection, part of the proceeds of which went to Snowdays.
Parker is a co-founder and owner of Airblaster, a snowboarding apparel company.