Alpine Initiatives

*AI engages the snow sports community in sustainable initiatives that connect people and planet.

Ruiri in Bloom

Project Updates,  RACH

Mar

24

2010

We headed to Ruiri with our newly formed dream team as Judith put it. Chris, Karambu, Kathy, Mark, Judith and I . We were astounded by the beauty, potential and quiet of the site. Wildflowers and sweet smells lay in drifts across the property and were accompanied by bird songs. The desert had come alive!

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RACH

Project Updates,  RACH

Jul

15

2009

This is the new site for a second community home. The climate and lay of the land is very different than KACH. It is brown, hot, dry and windy almost all year with very little rain fall. It is absolutely beautiful with a natural saline spring and two varieties of acacia trees. The Acacia senegal is known for it's seeds and sap.

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