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Colorado Springs, Colo. Athlete to receive $1,600 in grant funding Prior to Francklyn’s 2012 altercation, she was a ski patroller with 10 years experience, as well as a recognized expert on social media, public relations, and online editing for major ski industry clients. Francklyn and her family have dedicated the last two years to her … Read more

Salt Lake City, Utah Athlete to receive $6,525 in grant funding Harris is an established writer and photographer in the action sports industry. His work has appeared in National Geographic, Powder, Backpacker, Men’s Journal and numerous other publications. Harris’ recent journey to Chile was to prepare for a month-long expedition in the region. Harris, a … Read more

15 Days of SNOCRU with the High Fives Foundation is over! Thank you everyone who participated! The award winning ski and snowboard app, SNOCRU, just finished its 3rd annual holiday fundraising initiative with High Fives. SNOCRU committed to donate $.50 for every “High 5” that SNOCRU app users generate from December 10th – 25th. The 15 Days of … Read more

Here’s to Wishing You All a New Year Filled With Peace, Joy, Health and Prosperity! As the New Year approaches, the High Fives Foundation wanted to take this as an opportunity to extend our heartfelt greetings for the season and express our appreciation for all of your support over the last year. Last year has … Read more

The High Fives Foundation is honored to have grant support from Tahoe Mountain Resorts Foundation (TMRF) Most recently the High Fives Foundation received a grant from TMRF for $2,000.00. TMRF funds world class cultural activities and environmental projects as well as supports local at risk youth programs and disabled sports.  The Foundation cultivates the Truckee- … Read more

“Pain is weakness leaving your body” A local pro skier who suffered a C-2 vertebrae break in 2010 while filming in the Lake Tahoe backcountry. High Fives supplied the financial means for him to return to a professional level through physical therapy with Scott Williams, PT, OCS.   View his exhibit page HERE

“Know your limitations. Then defy them.” Lyndsay is one of the 16 High Fives Athletes that are highlighted in the Reno-Tahoe International Airport DepARTures gallery exhibit! During a ski race at Boreal on March 11, 2007, 14 year old Lyndsay Slocumb ventured into the park with some fellow racers. Lyndsay was not one to usually enter … Read more

Merry Christmas from High Fives! We’ve made a list and checked it more than twice, and now we’re delivering the Best Christmas Movies to our nice High Fives supporters! A Christmas Story | Home Alone | Elf | Nightmare Before Christmas | https://youtu.be/xpvdAJYvofI Scrooged |

Mark Mackay performing at The High Note Event Amazing performer Mark Mackay was a former west coast Atomic salesperson, then moved on to pharmaceutical sales in the Bay Area, recently left sales to pursue his music full time. https://youtu.be/MBZL45JEof0 More info on Mark Mackay HERE

Project MANA (Making Adequate Nutrition Accessible) believes that adequate food for the maintenance of physical, emotional, and mental well-being is a basic human right. Their mission is to reduce the incidence of hunger and its detrimental effects upon individuals, families, the community and the region.  In addition to providing hunger relief, they have developed programs designed … Read more