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March 9th, 2010High Fives 511: Steve Wallace …
March 9th, 2010High Fives 511: Steve Wallace is skiing again! – http://eepurl.com/i-Mh
Mount St. Elias Film Premier: Friday March 12th 8pm Squaw Valley USA
March 9th, 2010
"This Friday at the Plaza Bar: Reign Supreme Be Victorious High Five"
Plaza Bar at Squaw will host the only U.S. public viewing of the documentary “Mount St. Elias: The Longest Ski Descent Ever.” This movie has taken top honors at almost every European film festival as well as the X-Dance Action Sports Film Festival. The film follows an Austrian team in their attempt to climb the Alaskan mountain – only successfully summited by less than 20 people – and ski off the top, 18,000-vertical feet to the ocean. It also incorporates the story of local ski-mountaineer Aaron Martin, who, along with another climber, died after summiting the mountain in 2002 in their bid to pioneer the ski descent (two others survived). Squaw Valley cinematographer Steven Siig was part of the rescue effort and is interviewed in the film. At the event, Siig will talk about Martin’s climb and provide more details about the 2002 tragedy.
At the afterparty, local Squaw skier and Black Sunshine singer Matt Reardon, who wrote and performed much of the soundtrack, will play an acoustic set of songs from the movie; Truckee band Subject to Change will headline. The event is also a benefit for the Truckee-based High Fives Foundation, where CR Johnson’s family has asked that all donations be made, and in memory of Aaron Martin.
Limited tickets available. $20 in advance/$25 at the door. (530) 363-0235 for ticket info; movie trailer at mountstelias.com.
High Fives: Welcomes Steve Wallace back to the Slopes Party
March 8th, 2010
High Fives Non-Profit Foundation is proud to announce that Steve Wallace has returned to skiing. After being selected as the first scholarship recipient from the foundation, Steve loaded the lifts this past weekend to ski for the first time since he suffered a life altering injury in 2008.
Now, with 4 lessons left at the Adaptive school at Alpine Meadows, Steve is looking to improve his skills so he can return to his home mountain of Squaw Valley USA to ski with his good friends.
In the meantime, lets all get together to celebrate his return to skiing by coming together at the Le Chamois this Friday. There will be raffle prizes, High Fives, and drink specials.
Location: Le Chamois
Date: March 12, 2010
Time: 3pm to 7pm
A pre-party for the USA premier of Mt. St. Elias at the Plaza Bar the same evening at 8pm.
Day 1: Steve Wallace Returns to skiing
March 7th, 2010
Steve Wallace just hanging out
Our good friend and first recipient of the HIGH FIVES SCHOLARSHIP: Winter Empowerment fund is going skiing today at Alpine Meadows. He is starting his 5-weeks of lessons at Far West Disabled sports. We will be updating about Steve’s progress over the next couple weeks. Be victourious, Reign Supreme, High Five is the theme for the day.
The good people at Volkl Skis have donated a pair of 171cm Volkl Bridges for Steve, Smith Optics made sure Steve is safe with his new helmet/goggle setup, and Surefoot made sure his feet are correct. Thank you to Rachael Woods at Alpine Meadows for helping the High Fives crew document this great day.
Immediate Press Release: RIP CR Johnson
March 5th, 2010Immediate Press Release:
RIP Charles Russell Johnson,
CR Johnson was born out of open minded free loving parents Rusty and Lorraine. Pushed out into a hot summer night in Truckee California, August 10th 1983, CR was born good and born screaming. When one looks up perseverance in the dictionary there ought to be a picture of CR pushing a walker learning to take baby steps after suffering a ski accident in 2005. This ski accident left him in a coma for two weeks with major brain injuries. Now compare that to the next photo less then 2 years later of him shooting out of West Face on KT at Squaw Valley. He was dedicated and inspiring. CR appreciated his family, friends and a powder day. He rode the positive choo choo train and was accepting of all people. Curious and open minded when it came to folks who had beliefs that were not his own. Son, brother, friend and 100% lover. He loved to love and loved to ski. Loved to sit down and work on his sewing machine. Loved to wear that green jacket! Proud lion, free spirit, shooting star!
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Money being donated in the name of CR Johnson is going to the High Fives Non-Profit Foundation to setup a fund that will help to continue the legacy of CR Johnson in the winter sports community.
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High Fives  is a Tahoe-based non-profit that provides money to athletes that have suffered a life-altering injury to help with the offset costs of medical bills, alternative medicine, and adaptive equipment. The goals of this foundation match perfectly with CR’s philosophy and with what the Johnson family feels is important in an athlete’s recovery. The money will be used to setup a scholarship fund in the name of CR Johnson that will managed by friends of the Johnson family and Kahlil Johnson.
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Please publish this information with the image below, linked to www.crjohnson.org on every website you can to assist us in our endeavor of preserving the legacy of CR Johnson and promoting donations to the CR Johnson Scholarship Fund at www.highfivesfoundation.org.
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Chuggah chuggah…yep that’s t…
March 3rd, 2010Chuggah chuggah…yep that’s the sound of TRAINS! April 2010…Details soon!
Prom 2010 ~ Great Success
March 3rd, 2010Thank you to Biking for a Better World, Unofficial Squaw, Crux Events and Party Rents, Squaw Valley USA, Skullcandy, Mike Relm, DJ Silver Boombox Thief, Porters Tahoe and you for making Squaw Valley Prom 2010 such a great event and so much fun! More info and event re-cap to follow…
High Fives on KCRA-3 02.27 6:30pm
February 28th, 2010Big News! Roy Tuscany of High Fives Non-Profit Foundation will be on NBC Sacramento affiliate Channel 3 KCRA at 6:30pm! Tune in and check it out! See you at Prom ~ HighFive!
The 411 on the big night! – ht…
February 25th, 2010The 411 on the big night! – http://eepurl.com/iz7H