Becca

Becca Lefanowicz | Truckee, CA Social Media Manager | Becca is the first High Fives employee born and bred on the west coast, but she's left her footprints and first tracks all over the globe. She is a celebrated big mountain skier, having once held the title of North Face Young Gun award at the Subaru North American Freeskiing Championships before attending Western Washington University. Becca offers her linguistic and artistic savvy to the Foundation as Social Media Manager.

MOVIE MONDAY | The PUSH Cinematic Teaser

January 23, 2017 by Becca

#HighFivesAthlete Grant Korgan is the first adaptive athlete to sit-ski in the South Pole! Jan. 19, 2012 The Push is an inspirational documentary about the power of never giving up. Grant Korgan is a world-class adventurer, nano-mechanics professional, and husband. View the Trailer below! On March 5, 2010, while filming a snowmobiling segment in the ... Read more

2017 Mothership Classic

January 20, 2017 by Becca

The most successful retro skiing fundraiser benefiting athletes with life-altering injuries...the Mothership Classic! On Sunday, March 26, 2017, Tahoe's own lifestyle brand, Arcade Belts Co., will host the 3rd Annual Mothership Classic on Squaw's infamous chairlift, KT22, also known as “The Mothership”. The concept of the “First to Last Chair Fundraiser,” is like a skier/boarder ... Read more

SNOCRU VERTICAL CHALLENGE | 1/23 – 1/29

January 20, 2017 by Becca

High Fives Vertical Challenge powered by SNOCRU allows you to give back For every 55 vertical feet descended, 5 cents will be donated to athletes with life-altering injuries. During the dates of January 23 through January 29th you could walk away with a GoPro Session, GoPro Hero4 and tons of SNOCRU swag!

NON PROFIT SPOTLIGHT | CRAIG HOSPITAL

January 18, 2017 by Becca

Thank you Craig Hospital for making the expansion in the CR Johnson Healing Center Possible! HIGH FIVE! High Five Craig Hospital for being the leading hospital for specialty rehabilitation and contributing to 22 #HighFivesAthletes recovery journeys and now more because of the CR Johnson Healing Center x Craig Empowerment Center expansion! Craig Hospital has redefined ... Read more

2017 FAT Ski-A-Thon

January 12, 2017 by Becca

THE FAT SKI-A-THON IS AT LINCOLN PEAK You read that right, we have changed the location of the FAT Ski-a-Thon, we will now be skiing the day away at Lincoln Peak at Sugarbush on SUNDAY March 5th, 2017. Sign Up HERE Are You Ready to Start Fundraising? 2 months may seem like a long time but ... Read more

MOVIE MONDAY | 2016 YEAR IN REVIEW

January 6, 2017 by Becca

Thank you for supporting the mission of the High Fives Foundation this past year! Lake Tahoe-based High Fives Foundation, a national 501.c.3 nonprofit organization. Mission - The High Fives Foundation supports the dreams of mountain action sports athletes by raising injury prevention awareness while providing resources and inspiration to those who suffer life-altering injuries. Donate ... Read more

MOVIE MONDAY | SQUAW VALLEY PROM NYE

January 6, 2017 by Becca

THANK YOU FOR RINGING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH US AT THE SQUAW VALLEY PROM! THIS YEAR THE 13TH ANNUAL SQUAW VALLEY PROM RELOCATED TO THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE LODGE AND FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER SOLD OUT BEFORE THE DOORS OPENED DJ Z-TRIP, DJ DOJAH AND HORSES AND HEADPHONES SUPPORTED THE EVENT WITH UNFORGETTABLE SETS ... Read more

Total Vertical Descended Via SNOCRU Vertical Challenge

January 6, 2017 by Becca

During the dates of December 26 through January 1st the total Vertical descended was 26,326,237 FT! High Fives Vertical Challenge powered by SNOCRU allowed you to give back! For every 55 vertical feet descended, 5 cents was donated to athletes with life-altering injuries. During the dates of December 26 through January 1st the total Vertical descended ... Read more

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK | KEVIN CHEUNG

January 5, 2017 by Becca

#HighFivesAthlete Kevin Cheung went skiing again at Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadows! Kevin shares his experience below | "Status update alert- Well yesterday was a good day. It's been ~21 months since my fall at Squaw that turned my life upside down. And these past 21 months I've given substantial time and effort to regain what I ... Read more

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK | THE LAST HIGH FIVE OF 2016

January 5, 2017 by Becca

The High Fives Foundation would like to congratulate and thank 5 #HighFivesAtheltes who helped make our last online fundraising campaign of 2016 a success! Justin Pines, Jason Abraham, Scott Will, Georgiana Burnside and Jim Harris secured themselves a spot in High Fives Santa Cruz surf trip for their tremendous fundraising efforts. These funds go a long way ... Read more

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