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TUCKER PERKINS

Height: 5’11”
Weight: 155 lbs
Birth: 1/5/1991
Hometown: North Hampton, NH

Career Highlights

National Champion: Halfpipe, 2010
2nd - Dew Tour Mt. Snow: Halfpipe, 2010
6th - X Games pipe, 2010
Winner - Ball Park Alpha Dawg Award, 2009  
1st - Telus World Ski Festival, Whistler: Halfpipe & Superhit, 2008
1st Tignes Airwaves, France: Big Air, 2008 
1st Aspen Open: Halfpipe, 2008
Best Trick Award Aspen Open: Slopestyle, 2007
2nd Big Bear Open: Half Pipe, 2007
3rd New Zealand Open: Halfpipe, 2007
5th World Championships: Superpipe, 2008

Recent 

2/17/10: Tucker Perkins Superpipe Run, Freeskier 

2/7/10: Tucker Perkins - 2nd place, Dew Tour, Alli Sports 

1/31/10: Tucker Perkins X Games interview, Freeskier

12/20/09: Tucker enjoying an awesome day at Breckenridge, GoPro HD HERO 

3/4/09: "Poc athletes remain a dominant force on the U.S. Freeskiing circuit," Poc USA 

2/27/09: Freeskier TV catches up with halfpipe phenom, Tucker Perkins. Freeskier

1/12/09: "Dew Tour 2 Superpipe Finals," Newschoolers

12/19/08: Perkins at Dew Tour. Freeskier Magazine

12/18/08:"World's best seek rare air in Breckenridge," The Denver Post

9/12/2008: "Poc adds new freeride athletes," Freeskier Magazine

7/28/2008: "Nordica signs Tucker Perkins," Ski Racing

4/22/2008: "Tucker takes WSI Title," Nike 6.0

2/8/2008: Freeskier Magazine

1/29/2008: "No. Hampton's Tucker Perkins flies through the air," Seacoastonline.com

1/10/2008: Tignes Airwaves, Newschoolers.com

1/10/2008: Freeskier Magazine

2/23/2005: "Tucker Perkins selected to Sports Illustrated for Kids Nextsnow Team," Powder Magazine

About

Tucker finished his season with a bang this past year, winning the superpipe and superhit contests at the Whistler World Skiing Invitational. He has made himself known for huge amplitude and stomping tricks when it counts. Tucker had a breakthrough season and has earned the respect of his peers. At seventeen years old, he is now known as a legit force on the tour and his talent and style promise big things for the future.