Alpine Initiatives

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

The FullCircle Project

Resources & Inspiration,  Stuff We're Into

Mar

20

2012

We are innately drawn to the mountains as skiers and riders. With a mentality similar to ours at Alpine Initiatives, Matt Philippi, Aidan Haley, Jack Tolan, Taylor Felton, Caleb Braley, Dan Marion, and Michael Brown, co-founders and members of the FullCircle Project team followed their love for the mountains and professional skiing careers to South America.

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Kony 2012

Stuff We're Into

Mar

06

2012

Most people are familiar with the image of an African child soldier. Most people however, do not understand the circumstances behind the creation of these child soldiers, nor do they know whom is responsible for their creation.

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Ski lift powered entirely by solar panels

Snow & Mountains,  Stuff We're Into

Jun

14

2010

...All excess electricity will be sold to the grid. The lift features solar panels that are incorporated on the same lift, without having to build additional buildings. The panels are adjustable and can be removed to clear accumulated snow. The panels are anchored to the lift’s cables and bear the entire weight of the panels...

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HOME

Art & Beauty,  Stuff We're Into

Jun

06

2010

It's been a year since Yan Arthus Bertrand released his documentary film HOME. With it's breathtaking cinematography (almost entirely aerial shots), Home shows us the current state of our planet. It showcases different life forms that inhabit it and how every single one of them are linked and interdependent.

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