Parkite Nick Page is coming off a career-best season. The mogulist finished sixth in the FIS World Cup moguls standings, sixth in the Cup dual moguls standings and fifth overall.
Despite this success — his highest duals finish and a tie for his highest overall finish —Page isn’t satisfied. He was right back on the snow at Deer Valley following the season-ending U.S. championships March 24.
Page skied at Deer Valley through the resort’s closing April 21. He worked on the fundamentals on relatively flat ground. In May, he strapped his skis back on at Snowbird for the U.S. team’s first summer training camp.
Page has been a U.S. team member since 2019 and has competed on the Cup circuit since 2020.
The team’s summer training has included work at the Utah Olympic Park, Center of Excellence and in Austria. They’re chasing snow anywhere in the world where they can find it, as all the national teams do. Their next stops include Mount Hood in Oregon and Chile.
“Some people take a little bigger break than others,” said Page regarding his busy offseason. “I finished the season with a lot of stuff on my mind, things I wanted to improve on, so I jumped right in the deep end and got to work on it right away.”
Page compared this summer snow training to golfers playing rounds when they could be at the range. The snow allows he and his teammates to work on everything they will need this season.
The 2024-25 Cup season will kick off Nov. 30 in Ruka, Finland. There are 12 events, culminating in the last Cup in Livigno, Italy, March 11-13, 2025. Page is aware the 2026 Winter Olympics are right around the corner, too.
Page landed in fifth place in moguls at the 2018 Winter Games. In 2026, dual moguls are also on the schedule.
“The gym is laid on to that (on-snow work), equally as important,” added Page. “Making sure you know you’re strong and ready to take everything on.”
Page said in-season training is mostly focused on course-to-course performance and maintenance. In the offseason, it’s all about the little improvements that can be made to your skiing. Page is working on technical improvements to his jump landings and more.
The Parkite acknowledged how impressive being fifth in the world in the discipline is, yet he desperately wants to chase those in front of him. He knows what a tall task that will be. The top-ranked skier in the world, Mikael Kingsbury, is the most-decorated men’s skier, of any discipline, in history.
“Our whole coaching staff on U.S. Ski and Snowboard is huge,” said Page on his supporting cast. “We’re very tight, and while it’s me doing the actions, there’s a big team behind me, both with coaches, my strength coach that I work with, as well as physical therapists. Everyone in this little circle are all doing the best for me and trying to reach these goals, kind of as a team together in my little pod.”
Page said the team is already working toward the 2026 Games now, with the 2024 Summer Games coming up shortly. A top-three Cup finish this year would see him book his trip to Milan early.
Page also has set his sights on qualifying for the 2025 world championships.
When not in the gym or traveling to find some skiable slopes, Page can be found on courses around town. The avid golfer loves playing, something he says he finds easily translates to his skiing, especially mentally. It’s also always nice to get outside and hit a few balls, he said.
“Our spotlight really shines from November through April. That’s when we get to show off and put our best performances forward,” said Page. “The other half of the year where we live in the shadows a little bit more, that’s all building up and preparing for what the season is. So, there’s not really a downtime.”
