High Sierra Sport Company is dedicated to giving back to the community - from donating bags to sponsoring community festivals. High Sierra is the official supplier for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Teams and a proud sponsor of The World's Greatest Travelers. High Sierra also has longstanding memberships that include the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), SnowSports Industries America (SIA) and the Travel Goods Association (TGA). For more information on sponsorship and/or donation opportunities, please contact High Sierra's Public Relations department at (800) 323-9590 or PR@hssc.com.

Below are a few ways we give back to you. Investing in the community creates a better place for all of us.

  

Barbara Hillary
High Sierra is a proud supporter of Barbara Hillary. Barbara Hillary is the first African-American woman on record to reach the North Pole. Her world record is made more astonishing by the fact that she was 75 years old when she skied there. While raising the funds herself, she underwent a grueling training regimen during which she first learned to ski and then trained to pull her own supplies behind her. She then set out on the journey she would later call "a combination of heaven and hell,—finally reaching the Pole on April 23, 2007.


LUNA Chix Pro Team
High Sierra announces a partnership with the LUNA Chix Pro Team as their official supplier of travel bags. The Team LUNA Chix Pro are the top ranked women's mountain bike team in the world with two Olympians. The LUNA pros are part of the larger Team LUNA Chix program comprised of groups of women in their local communities who swim, play, run or ride as often as they can. From moms to single women; business owners to freelancers; casual sports enthusiasts to competitive athletes, Team LUNA Chix support each other through learning a new sport, developing skills, training and most importantly, having fun.


Teva Mountain Games
High Sierra is a proud sponsor of the Teva Mountain Games.  The event brings in the country's largest celebration of mountain sport, soul and culture to Vail, Colorado June 3-6, 2010. Professional and adventure outdoor athletes from all over the world to compete in eight sports and 24 disciplines including: kayaking, rafting, mountain biking, road cycling, World Cup Bouldering, amateur climbing, fly-fishing, Stand Up Paddling, trail running and a half marathon.


Pacific Crest Trail Association; Trail Fest
The Pacific Crest Trail Association is created to protect the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail as an internationally significant resource. High Sierra regularly donates Drop-Bottom Wheeled Duffels and for 2009 the company will also donate approximately 450 Talus lumbar packs for its Trail Fest attendee goodie bags. Trail Fest brings awareness to the National Trails System Act, which designated the Pacific Crest Trail as a National Scenic Trail in 1968.


High Sierra Sport Company and Universal Sports Launches Nordic World Champs Sweepstakes
High Sierra Sport Company, a manufacturer of innovative bags and luggage, announces a partnership with Universal Sports during the Nordic World Championships.  Through this partnership, fans can go to UniversalSports.com each day to enter a chance to a High Sierra Torrent hydration pack starting on February 19 through March 13, 2009


North American FIS TD Working Group
High Sierra Sport Company is proud to provide100 AT459 32 inch Drop-Bottom Wheeled Duffel to the North American FIS TD Working Group.  North American FIS TD Working Group hosts annual seminars to train Technical Delegates (for the USA and Canada) that are responsible for oversight of all Alpine Competitions for the International Ski Federation in North America.  Members of the North American FIS TD Working Group have officiated at the Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, Continental Cups, National Championships, and more.


Live The Dream
High Sierra Sport Company is the official supplier of travel gear for the Live the Dream, International Pro Ski Team.  Live the Dream, is a group of professional skiers and photographers that will travel to New Zealand, Thailand, Chile, and Argentina this summer to gather footage and writing to educate the American consumer through magazine articles, images, blogs, video, and more. 


High Sierra and NBC Universal Sports Launch Beijing Sweepstakes
High Sierra Sport Company, a manufacturer of innovative bags and luggage, announces a partnership with NBC Universal Sports during the 2008 Beijing Summer Games. Through this partnership, fans can go to UniversalSports.com each day to enter a chance to win a High Sierra Swerve day pack starting on July 2 through August 24, 2008.


A Silver Lining Foundation and Susan G. Komen For the Cure Chicagoland Affilitiate
Committed to supporting the fundraising efforts to continue breast cancer research, High Sierra has donated its ATQ luggage sets to support The Third Annual "Dancing with Chicago Celebrities" A Benefit for Susan G. Komen For the Cure Chicagoland Affilitiate presented by Arthur Murray Dance Centers.


The Worlds Greatest Travelers™
Thirty-two teams of two travel around the world doing cultural-oriented scavenges in 10 countries on 4 continents over a 23-day period (April 11 to May 3, 2008) and crown The World's Greatest Travelers when it concludes. The event is to raise $1 million for various humanitarian relief organizations. High Sierra is the official supplier of bags for the event.


Vail Veterans Program
The Vail Veterans Program offers skiing, snowboarding and outdoor summer recreation activities to United States military men and women who have been severely wounded while serving our country in Afghanistan and Iraq at no cost to the participant and their guest. The program focuses on their abilities not their disabilities and allows them to discover confidence in themselves.


Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation
High Sierra is honored to sponsor the Annual Janss Pro Am Classic by providing 265 boot bags.  The Janss Pro Am Classic will take place on March 6-8, 2008 at Sun Valley, Idaho. This year's theme will be "Bands on The Run".  The competition will include High Sierra's very own Vice President of Sales - Sporting Goods Division, Rand Whitney, as well as skiers and snowboarders of varied abilities, ranging from recreational enthusiasts to professionals.


Keb' Mo' The Suitcase Tour
High Sierra and three-time Grammy award winning singer-songwriter Keb' Mo' are proud to announce The Suitcase Tour, sponsored by High Sierra. The Suitcase Tour will kickoff on Tuesday, March 6, 2007 at the Music Hall in Charleston, South Carolina and will end on Saturday, April 7, 2007 at Denver, Colorado's Paramount Theatre. To kick off The Suitcase Tour, High Sierra is offering exclusive Keb' Mo' signature bags.


U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA)
High Sierra recently announced an agreement with the United States Ski & Snowboard Association to become an official supplier to the U.S. Ski Team. HSSC produces customized backpacks, boot bags and wheeled duffels for the athletes, whose rigorous travel schedule requires durable, efficient and easy to use luggage. The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) is the national governing body for Olympic skiing and snowboarding, managing competition and athletic programs coast-to-coast.