Parkin Costain
Parkin Costain is quickly becoming a household name in the ski world. Or maybe he already is. Either way, it’s about time you take note. The Montana-native’s rise in the industry began as a 15-year-old, winning Teton Gravity Research’s annual Grom Contest in 2015 with a rowdy entry showcasing his big-mountain and freeride prowess. But that was just the beginning. Two years later, in 2017, Costain earned top honors at Quiksilver’s Young Guns ski contest—another comp designed to showcase the best up-and-comers in the sport. Since then, he’s won Jackson Hole’s athlete-judged Kings and Queens of Corbet’s competition, received invitations to film with TGR, garnered a slew of sponsors and found a home-away-from-home at SEABA Heli in Haines, Alaska. In 2022, FREESKIER put a line out to Parkin as he made his way from the Utah Avalanche Center’s annual fundraiser in Salt Lake City to Jackson for the premiere of TGR’s “Stoke the Fire” to get the scoop on what it’s like to live life in the fast lane.
