Bald is Beautiful / Shining Stars

The Office

Shining Stars Executive director Kathy Gingery with two of her VIP volunteers Allison and KaraBeth.

Tie Die Hoodies

Each of the 51 participants received a super-cool Shining Stars tie-dye Hoodie. Da Girlz modeled them for A-spin.

On the Slopes

The Shining Stars crew "got after it" on the extreme slopes of ButterMilk Mountain in Aspen.

Knuckle Draggers

Some of the Shining Stars gang went to the "dark side" and chose to snowboard.

Volunteer Jam

Aspen Middle School Volunteers got "all serious" before shredding the gnar with the Shining Stars.

Buddy Up.

Each Shining Star playa was assigned a buddy and a ski pro to assist with the extreme skiing. The emotional bonding was palpable.

Fresh Tracks

"Let's Rip". The Shining Stars claimed all the freshies @ Buttermilk.

Team Jimmy

Team Jimmy pushed the "fun meter" to the maximum setting @ HQ, The Inn at Aspen.

Dude-Bro's

This gang of Shining Star dude-bro's posed up before ripping it BIG TIME at Buttermilk.

Super Gnar

The Shining Stars tackled all the gnarly double black diamond runs at Buttermilk.

Boogie Fever

The Girlz got the boogie fever at the Shining Stars Disco Party @ the Elks Lodge.

Super Freaks

Da Boyz got super-freaky @ the Shining Stars Disco.

Break it Down

Donte (a.k.a. Tay) has all the poppin' moves on the dance floor. He got a standing O from the SRO crowd.

The Worm

Doin' the Worm @ the Shining Stars Disco extravaganza.

Disco Inferno

Boogie oogie oogie.

Macarena

Macarena Madness @ Shining Stars Disco.

Big Bright Shining Stars

The Shining Stars posse gave it up to AspenSpin.com between dance sets.

The Crew

These Shining Stars went BIG in Aspen.

Night Moves

Late night @ the Disco, workin on the night moves.

Disco Babies

Everybody got their groove on @ the Disco.

In da VIP

It was 3 to 1 gals to guys in the VIP Lounge.

Awards Banquet

The St Regis was decked out for the Shining Stars Awards Banquet.

Shining Stars

The buddys, the pros and all the Shining Stars Athletes were honored at the HUGE Awards Banquet.

Group Shot

It was better than the Oscars.

The Rowdy Group

This team of Stars got a little rowdy on stage. No worries, order was eventually restored.

Da Aspen Girlz

Da Girlz had a blast in Aspen.

Extreme Team

Showin' off the hardware.

No Smile Policy

Sergio had a no smile policy, but he admitted to having a fantastic time in Aspen.

Shred Heads

These guys went BIG all week. Check out Sergio-- up front---is that a smile?

Playing with Pain.

Skiing and Boarding are extreme sports and injuries happen. Despite a broken ankle, this star couldn't hide his enthusiasm for BIG mountain action.

Wouldn't Miss it.

Evan's challenging medical issues couldn't stop him from getting into the action in Aspen.