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Who is big-mountain skier Michelle Parker? From earning her first sponsorship deal to overcoming serious injury, we learn how the Californian skier has progressed in a sport in which she's largely the only woman out there.

Following skier Michelle Parker and others into the mountains of British Columbia on their snowmobiles.

Michelle Parker heads to Myoko Kogen ski resort with friend Mark Abma to shred the coveted "Japow."

Michelle Parker teams up with Angel Collinson and Elyse Saugstad to showcase female skiing.

Feeling unsatisfied with their results in North America's Selkirk Mountains, skiers Michelle Parker, Angel Collinson and Elyse Saugstad head north to Alaska to complete their all-female segment.

Watch all the best footage of American skier Michelle Parker dropping down fresh powder from Japan to Canada's British Columbia during her journey to find the steepest lines around the world.