To the community,

Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort would like to congratulate team athlete, Elena Hight, on her upcoming participation on the U.S. Women’s Snowboard Team as she heads to Vancouver to compete in the halfpipe event.

Hight, one of the nation’s top female riders, joined the Northstar Resort Professional Freestyle Team during the 2008-09 season and will represent the resort when she competes in Vancouver.

Hight, a South Lake Tahoe local, was the first female professional rider to join the Northstar Resort team, and was the youngest female snowboarder to compete in the 2006 Games in Turino, Italy, at age 16, where she placed sixth in halfpipe. She continues to be a top competitor in halfpipe competitions, and this season has placed first in the halfpipe competition at the Snowbasin Dew Tour and second in the Mammoth Grand Prix.

Additional information about Hight and her accomplishments can be found online at www.elenahight.com.

Northstar-at-Tahoe staff