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High Fives Athlete SKYE CHANEY Video by Jordan Drew, Alpine Media SKYE WAS RIDING HIS MOUNTAIN BIKE AT PORCUPINE RIM OUT IN MOAB IN OCTOBER 2017. HE HAD AN AMAZING DAY UP UNTIL ONE OF THE DROPS WHERE HE TAPPED HIS BRAKES, DIDN’T HAVE ENOUGH SPEED AND ENDED UP GOING OVER THE BARS VERTICALLY LANDING...

We are proud to support these athletes throughout their recovery In June 2019, the High Fives Foundation distributed $130,450 in board approved grant funding to 19 individuals. 7 new grant recipients and 12 existing #HighFivesAthletes. Rio Peterson | New Meadows, ID Rio sustained a burst fracture at C5 as well as fractures at C3/7. The injury...

Welcome to the Community! This summer, the High Fives Foundation welcomed 7 new individuals. We are proud to support these athletes throughout their recovery. Meet the athletes below! Shannon VanDerwerken | Silverthorne, CO Shannon came up short on a big air jump in a competition in March of 2017. The impact broke her tib/fib, tore...

MEET OUR 6 CENTRAL #HIGHFIVESATHLETES WHO RECEIVED GRANT FUNDING IN March 2019 JIM HARRIS from CARBONDALE, CO, CANDICE DUNGAN from GOLDEN, CO, TYLER MCKENZIE from SALT LAKE CITY, UT, RIO PETERSON from NEW MEADOWS, ID, KIRK WILLIAMS from BOULDER, CO, LUCAS STACY from WHITEFISH, MT plus our 6 East Coast Athletes here and 4 West...

Meet our 8 Central #HighFivesAthletes who received grant funding in January 2019 Daniel Soller from Grand Junction, CO, Athlete #231, Thomas Cloyd from Minneapolis, MN, Athlete #235, Quinn Brett from Estes Park, CO, Athlete #186, Justin Pines from Englewood, CO, Athlete #104, Allyson Mallory from Englewood, CO, Athlete #149, Nate White from Carbondale, CO, Athlete #145, Adam Lavender from Carbondale, CO, Athlete #117 and Rosa Malloy-Post from...

Meet our 7 West Coast #HighFivesAthletes who received grant funding in January 2019 Kelsey Boyer from Salt Lake City, UT, Athlete # 209, Erik Johnson from San Diego, CA, Athlete #232, Jason Abraham from Alpine Meadows, CA, Athlete #70, Rod Alavi from Alamo, CA, Athlete #204, Jeff Andrews from Verdi, NV, Athlete #59, Tommy Michaels from Berkeley, CA, Athlete #197 & Tyler McKenzie from...