High Nearly $10,000 Awarded to Two Injured Athletes through High Fives Foundation Winter Empowerment Fund The High Fives Foundation – Winter Empowerment Program Service disburses board approved grants to disabled winter action sports athletes participating in winter adaptive sports or recovering from a life altering injury. In November 2012 the Board of Directors approved the following … Read more
Event Spotlight: Sports Basement SnowFest is this Weekend! Our great friends at Sports Basement are hosting the annual SnowFest celebration at the (Presidio – San Francisco, CA ~ Walnut Creek, CA and Sunnyvale, CA) locations. “Weve been checking the weather report maniacally all week, waiting for that first real big storm to hit, and it … Read more
B.A.S.I.C.S. 2 – Avalanche Awareness Video B.A.S.I.C.S., (Being. Aware. Safe. In. Crazy. Situations) a program service of the High Fives Foundation, has released the second installment of a five part video series to promote safety and awareness through world-class fundamentals coaching and education. The B.A.S.I.C.S. 2 Avalanche Awareness video is intended to help outdoor enthusiasts … Read more
Good Luck to Marco Sullivan in Lake Louise! High Fives Foundation ambassador and friend, Marco Sullivan will be racing in the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup (Super G and Downhill events) in Lake Louise, Canada this weekend (Nov. 24-25). He is representing the Foundation on his helmet. Best of luck to the hard charging … Read more
Bid on and Win Head to Toe Ski Gear for Two (including KOSS Headphones) plus Ski Day with Julia Mancuso! Squaw Valley and Julia Mancuso are hosting the second of two amazing auctions on eBay. Bid on this great package before it ends on TOMORROW Nov. 24. Bid on the 2nd auction here! This head-to-toe … Read more
Girls on the Run – Gold Pass Raffle Drawing is Nov. 21 Girls on the Run – Sierras instill self-esteem and values through health education, life skills development, mentoring relationships, and physical training – all of which are accomplished through an active collaboration with girls and their parents, schools, volunteers, staff, and the community. Help … Read more
Adaptive Advancement: Enabling Technologies’ Superlite Outriggers Enabling Technologies, LLC is the premiere design and manufacturing company of adaptive recreational equipment for the physically challenged individual. The Foundation has provided Superlite Outriggers (adaptive ski poles) for Winter Empowerment Fund Athletes: Chris Slavin and Chris Jefferson. Learn more about Enabling Technologies.
Event Spotlight: The Big Kicker at the Big Picture Calling all east coast residents! Join Mad River Glen and Sugarbush Resort for an epic kick-off party to celebrate the 2012/2013 ski and ride season. The party includes a freestyle team exhibition from the Mad River Glen and Sugarbush freestyle teams, a presentation from the Flyin … Read more
Adaptive Advancement: The Hartford Ski Spectacular Celebrating its 25th year, The Hartford Ski Spectacular (December 2-9, 2012) is the nation’s premier adaptive winter sports event. Learn about this amazing event: www.skispec.org Winter Empowerment Fund athlete Landon McGauley will be in Colorado for the Hartford Ski Spec as he continues to train and make progress towards … Read more
Five the Fillmore this Sat. Night in San Francisco! The High Fives Foundation will host an eclectic night of fun and philanthropy at Five the Fillmore, an inaugural aprs party at MatrixFillmore in San Francisco this Saturday, November 3, from 7 p.m. 10 p.m. MatrixFillmore is located at 3138 Fillmore St. San Francisco. Entry to … Read more
