Elena Hight

Snowboarder

Born in Kauai and raised in Lake Tahoe, Elena’s life has always centered around board sports. During her 16 years on the professional halfpipe circuit, she etched a place for herself in the history books as the first snowboarder to do a double alley oop rodeo in competition, a 2x Winter Olympian, and 7 X-Games medalist.

In 2018, Elena retired from competitive halfpipe riding to pursue big mountain snowboarding. She quickly became one of the most celebrated women in the space. Starring in multiple highly acclaimed films, including HBO’s Edge of The Earth. Gracing the cover of Slush the Mag and Snowboard Magazine, and winning the coveted Natural Selection backcountry event.

As one of the only women doing a large portion of her backcountry access completely human-powered, she continues to set herself apart from her peers. With no inclination of slowing down, her sights are set on continuing to raise the bar in the big mountain world, inspiring more people to spend time in nature, and advocating for the places that she plays.