NON PROFIT SPOTLIGHT | SAFE AS CLINICS

The S.A.F.E. A.S. crew would like to extend a warm thank you! S.A.F.E. A.S. Clinics were started by Elyse Saugstad, Jackie Paaso, Lel Tone, Michelle Parker, Ingrid Backstrom, and Sherry McConkey. With the goals of heightening community snow safety and avalanche awareness we have created a women’s intro to avalanche safety clinic. See where they … Read more

MOVIE MONDAY | SPECTRAL 8

Ski The East’s latest video “Cliffs of Stowe” is filled with meat hucks atop Mt. Mansfield Stowe Mountain Resort, on Mt. Mansfield, VT, is known for its rowdy terrain. Once the mid-winter snows fill in the woods, a playground of cliffs await those skiers willing to explore. The crew send it both large and small … Read more

HIGH FIVES PARTNER | AUBURN ALE HOUSE

Auburn Ale house has created a craft beer that surprises and delights in the name of High Fives – Gimme Five! About Auburn Ale House// Brian and Lisa Ford knew they were creating something very special with their craft beer pub in historic Old Town Auburn, and they sought to develop a menu that was … Read more

ATHLETE UPDATE | MEGAN WEMMER

#HighFivesAthlete Megan Wemmer updates High Fives on her after holiday rehab progress! While on a backcountry ski tour in the Arapahoe National Forrest with her boyfriend in February 2015, Megan went to climb up to the second floor of the cabin when the ladder gave out, causing her to fall directly on her back from … Read more

HIGH FIVES IN THE NEWS | TEAM USA – USOC

Team USA – USOC shares #HighFivesAthlete Nick Fairall’s recovery story! “One Year After Horrific Crash That Left Him Paralyzed, Ski Jumper Nick Fairall Determined To Move Forward” BY DOUG WILLIAMS | JAN. 08, 2016 Nick Fairall is an Olympic ski jumper. Since the age of 6 he’s been launching himself into space and defying gravity. … Read more

HIGH FIVES IN THE NEWS | FIRST TRACKS ONLINE

First Tracks Online Ski Magazine shares High Fives & Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Military to the Mountains Program! “HIGH FIVES FOUNDATION BRINGS MILITARY VETERANS SKIING” JANUARY 7, 2016 FIRST TRACKS!! ONLINE MEDIA Truckee, CA – The Lake Tahoe-based High Fives Foundation has now officially helped 100 athletes in recovery from life-altering injuries since it was established in … Read more