Athlete of the Week

Congratulations #HighFivesAthlete of the week Shay Hampton! Thank you for your support at Sky Dance Sky Diving this past weekend and your help in the CR Johnson Healing Center. United States Veteran Shay Hampton was chosen from the Reno Area to train for 9-weeks with the City of Reno Rec Department to prepare himself for a week of ... Read more

#HighFivesAthlete Adam Lavender shares his independence on snow and off! "My second day this year (on snow) was my first day on Tether with no Outriggers. It was my first time on the enabling technologies ski and it was amazing how much I could do on it!" - #HighFivesAthlete Adam Lavender Adam Lavender suffered a fall while building and riding ... Read more

Military to the Mountains Athlete Highlight | Emmett Pryor Dallas, TX | United States Marine Core After four years in the United States Marine Corps and a tour of duty in Iraq, Emmett Pryor felt pretty lucky. He came home unscathed, and his Warrior brothers all returned home safe as well. He had a good ... Read more

Thank you for your kind words #HighFivesAthlete Meredith Koch & congratulations on 4 tracking! "Just wanted to drop you a line and say THANK YOU to High Fives. The outriggers and Full Tilt boots are awesome and the crew at Vermont Adaptive have been phenomenal. This video was taken this past Sunday at the Ski ... Read more

“I love life and I love this moment right here! Right now!” - #HighFivesAthlete Michael Schwarz Thank you Mike for presenting yet another BASICS presentation for the High Fives Foundation to a 4th grade class! In March 2009, while attending his Senior year at University of Vermont, Michael suffered a traumatic brain injury while competing ... Read more

#HighFivesAthlete Matthew Melancon reps the High Fives shield in action! Combat Injured Bi-Lateral Amputee, Motivational Speaker, Aspiring Paralympic Snow-Boarder "World Championships at Big White Canada are over and I'm so proud of myself. I took everything it had and kept on smiling! Thank you Donek Snowboards for my incredible rides! Thank you High Fives for believing in a ... Read more

#HighFivesAthlete Update, Nolan Trowe! “Nolan has a great attitude and it shows in his progress.” Jack Powell aka #JackTheTrainer   On one of Nolan Trowe’s first days off for the summer he went with some friends to the Emerald Pools near Auburn and had a diving accident which resulted in a spinal cord injury. He was air lifted ... Read more

#HighFivesAthlete Taylor Fiddyment shares a good perspective! "Always forget how much I like this view." - #HighFivesAthlete Taylor Fiddyment standing in the CR Johnson Healing Center's parallel bars sponsored by Craig Hospital, Spine Nevada, and GoPro. Taylor was injured while riding a four-wheeler with some friends in May 2011. She has massive support from her family ... Read more

#HighFivesAthlete Andrew Kurka's Season Update! Thank you Andrew for sharing your winter story! Congratulations and good luck in your upcoming adventures and races at the World Cup in Japan and PyeongChang! Hello from Aspen! Where the team is back for a short amount of time before heading to the next races in Kimberly Canada and Park ... Read more

#HighFivesAthlete Andrew Kurka shares his story and the difference that can be made for those with disabilities! Hello from Aspen! Where the training has been fantastic and the racing even better. SuperG training has been in full swing, preparing us for the second SuperG races of the season in Winter Park Colorado. The first races of ... Read more