A graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, Jenna has a degree in broadcast and digital journalism and a minor in Spanish (she's fluent!). Before heading to Utah, Jenna worked in Green Bay so she's no stranger to the cold and snow.
SOLITUDE MOUNTAIN RESORT, Utah — Exactly three years ago Thursday, Cassie Eckroth suffered a spinal cord injury from surfing. A year into her recovery, she was introduced to the mono ski.
This week, Eckroth is helping mentor veterans and first responders who are learning how to ski for the first time through High Fives Foundation’s ‘Military to the Mountains’ program held at Solitude Mountain Resort. “I was left partially paralyzed from the belly button down, and in the early days of my injury, the support I wouldn't say that was being mentally provided to me was the best,” he said. “I think it's really a challenge that each of these veterans is up for the case to do, and when they conquer it, then they keep to get to go up the mountain higher and higher and higher.”
“It works on wounded veterans both mentally, physically, spiritually, and then we come here and put it all together on the snow,” said Brian Vines, an Army veteran.
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