Kelly Hilleke, a 19-year-old Glenwood Springs native, is hosting a fundraiser tonight at The Backyard at Buttermilk ahead of his rookie season on the Freeride World Tour. Courtesy of Tyler Wilkinson-Ray

Kelly Hilleke’s skiing star is only rising.

This winter, he’ll likely be the youngest competitor on the Freeride World Tour, making his rookie season as a 19-year-old after winning the tour’s Challenger series last season and also winning the Qualifier series, both in the Americas region covering the entire North and South America continents.

The Glenwood Springs native also made his first appearance in a ski film, Teton Gravity Research’s 30th annual film, “Pressure Drop.”

“Kelly Sends” will be hucking himself off of some of the most iconic mountains around the world, including the

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