Athlete and KFF athlete representative Tessa Payne organized this drive to give back to the wonderful Tahoe community. All donations go to Carson Valley Sertoma/FISH (Family Resource Center in the Gardnerville Ranchos) and SOS Outreach. KFF plans to host this drive annually from February through the end of the Kirkwood season. Please reach out with any questions and spread the word to your communities!

Our 2026 annual end-of-season Spring Fundraiser was a huge success! We held a raffle and silent auction with incredible support from the community, athletes or not. Come back next season to continue supporting the Kirkwood Freeride Team.

Thanks to 250+ fans who joined us for the first annual Kirkwood Film Festival in winter 2025, featuring ski flicks by Josh Daiek ("Caldor"), Molly Armanino ("Slopes of Change"), and Squid and Friends ("The Mule" and "Send it for Sam") Gratitude also to the dads on "Meat Alarm," who provided pre-movie music, and Steve Hendy for being our e
Thanks to 250+ fans who joined us for the first annual Kirkwood Film Festival in winter 2025, featuring ski flicks by Josh Daiek ("Caldor"), Molly Armanino ("Slopes of Change"), and Squid and Friends ("The Mule" and "Send it for Sam") Gratitude also to the dads on "Meat Alarm," who provided pre-movie music, and Steve Hendy for being our emcee. The evening was such a success that we repeated it in winter 2026 with Teton Gravity Research's "Pressure Drop," featuring Molly in her newest feature film.

Get your Kirkwood Freeride Foundation stickers designed by competitors Abbott Tibbetts and Evyn Ellis at Kirkwood TJFS 2* and IFSA 3* competitions. Drop us an email and we'll put some in the mail.
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And watch for us at the base of our home competition venues. We'll be selling cookies

Our spring raffle was a huge success. We'll be back again next year.
Thank you to our raffle sponsors:
Lake Tahoe AleWorX
Expedition Kirkwood
Off the Hook Sushi
Caples Lake Resort
Salomon
Noel’s Coffee & Hypothecary
Elevate
California Burger Co.
Faction
Riva Grill
Omni Tahoe
Whiplash Beanie Co.
Dragon Sunglasses & Goggles
Wells Lamont
Coffee Tree
South
Our spring raffle was a huge success. We'll be back again next year.
Thank you to our raffle sponsors:
Lake Tahoe AleWorX
Expedition Kirkwood
Off the Hook Sushi
Caples Lake Resort
Salomon
Noel’s Coffee & Hypothecary
Elevate
California Burger Co.
Faction
Riva Grill
Omni Tahoe
Whiplash Beanie Co.
Dragon Sunglasses & Goggles
Wells Lamont
Coffee Tree
South Shore Bikes
Tahoe Fly Fishing
NuGo Nutrition
Stonefly Wood-Fired Restaurant
Dollface Cheesecakes
Shoreline Tahoe
Dakine
Tahoe Junior Freeride
The Payne Family
The Wuebbling Family
The Corcoran Family

Heartfelt thanks to all who either took part in, or contributed to, our first fundraiser! We celebrated April Fool's Day with a good-old-fashioned snowball fight featuring squishy balls and fuzzy Nerfs. Special gratitude goes out to our Kirkwood Ski Patrol, who gamely took part. And who doesn't love an opportunity to throw a sanctioned snowball at a patroller?!?
Stay tuned for more shenanigans next year. We'll be back with more fundraising fun.
The Kirkwood Freeride Foundation provides financial assistance for those team athletes who need help with the cost of out-of-state competitions
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