One Clear Creek High School senior made the Western National Colorado Ski Team and helped Colorado bring home the gold at the Western US High School Alpine Championships.

Parker Scott is a member of the ski team at CCHS, but his ski journey hardly began long before high school. 

“I actually have been skiing since I was one-and-a-half, and I've been racing since I was 7 years old, so I’ve been in the ski environment basically my whole life,” he said. 

Scott was chosen as one of 12 boys and 12 girls from all over the state for the Western National Colorado Ski Team. He was the only one chosen from Clear Creek this year — last year he was chosen along with his sister. 

The high school senior said that he was happy to make the team again, but couldn’t help but remember this would be his last race.

“I felt awesome that I was able to make such a limited team, but it was just a little bittersweet,” Scott said. “That was my last race forever.” 

But, skiing won’t end for Scott. He’ll just get to take a break from the competitiveness. 

“Skiing will not end for me by any means, it will just be a little easier,” he said. “I've had quite a lot of injuries this season, actually.” 

Scott is what many coaches would consider a well-rounded athlete, participating in competitive skiing, swimming and cross-country. He said this season he trained six days a week during ski season. 

His senior year season, Scott was able to enjoy his time on the team with coaches and teammates. 

“This season I got to meet a ton of new friends and people and coaches,” he said. 

The nationals race was held at the Mt. Hood Skibowl in Oregon. Scott and his mom drove out, and his dad and sister flew to watch him race. Scott said he and his sister trained at Mt. Hood in the summers, so he was familiar with the area. 

When it came down to the race, Scott said the team started out a bit shaky, but then “swept” the competition — and the results don’t lie. 

Results show the Colorado team beat the second-place team by more than 4,000 points in the overall competition. 

“We had a back-to-back championship, so last year and this year Colorado won first place for boys, first place for girls and first place overall,” Scott said. 

Getting to help Colorado bring home the gold two years in a row was a high point for Scott, and he enjoyed getting to work with all the coaches.

“They’re just such amazing coaches, they just go above and beyond and make it such a fun experience,” he said.