High Inspirational Athlete: Lucas Grossi (Ottobock) High Five to Lucas Grossi for making the poster for Ottobock, an amazing company that produces top of the line prosthetics, orthotics and mobility devices. Lucaslost his leg in a car accident in 1988. As a driven youngster, he learned how to skateboard 4 months before he learned how to … Read more
High Fives in the News: “Myth: Tahoe Men Don’t Do Pilates” The myth that real men don’t do Pilates is in need of debunking. This amazing form of exercise and strength training delivers a workout unlike any other. With increased flexibility and a focus on secondary muscles, Pilates delivers a unique (and necessary) form of … Read more
Event Spotlight: 1st Annual High Fives Foundation East Charity Golf Tournament Join us at the Sugarbush Resort Golf Club on August 2, 2013 for the 1st Annual High Fives Foundation East Coast Charity Golf Tournament.The days festivities will cost $600 per team of 4, and all proceeds will go to the High Fives Foundation to … Read more
Non-Profit Spotlight: The Wounded Warrior Project The mission of Wounded Warrior Project is to honor and empower wounded warriors Mission:Wounded Warrior Project is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to honor and empower wounded warriors. WWP serves to raise awareness and enlist the publics aid for the needs of severely injured service men and women; … Read more
Movie Monday: World Record Youngest Skier. Rohan McClaran 1 Year Old Filmed and edited by Tristan McClaran, this video shows his young son Rohan discovering the sport of skiing at the incredible ages of one and two years old! It is great to see the smile on his face as the young skier learns new … Read more
Movie Monday: Montage – Backside and #BostonStrong High Five to Parker White, Nick Miles and Chris Logan (all competitors in the TRAiNS Freestyle Ski & Snowboard Contest) for making this great edit. Filmed on the backside of Mammoth Mountain along JF Houle, Paul Bergeron and Scott Donahue, Montage once again steps up their level of … Read more
Sunday Funday: Kamp K2 Re-Cap Welcome to K2 Global Headquarters Roy Tuscany and Adam Baillargeon of the High Fives Foundation were invited to attend Kamp K2 (May 17-20, 2013). The weekend was designed to reward top K2 sales retailers and various contest winners with a trip to the K2 Global Headquarters in Seattle, WA followed … Read more
May Grants Awarded: $11,092.00 Awarded to Injured Athletesthrough the Winter Empowerment Fund Athlete Awarded Disbursements for Recovery from Life Altering Injury The Winter Empowerment Fund disburses board approved grants to disabled winter action sports athletes participating in winter adaptive sports or recovering from a life altering injury. In May 2013 the Board of Directors approved … Read more
High Fives in the News: Play Hard Give Back’s Marco Sullivan Supports the High Fives Foundation PlayHard GiveBack has aligned itself with exceptional people, who happen to be outstanding athletes, in order to positively influence the world. They have based themselves on a social profit model, which is a fancy way of saying that dollars … Read more
High Fives in the News: Woodward Tahoe and High Fives Join Forces! Join guest coaches Ian Compton and Cody LaPlante from July 14-20, 2013 at the High Fives Foundation Summer Camp Take-Over at Woodward Tahoe! Woodward Tahoe has partnered with the High Fives Foundation for the fifth week of its summer camp. The partnership is … Read more
