Projects at Home

Snow Sports Community Initiatives:

Inspire:

AI strives to support locally envisioned initiatives that bring the snow sports community closer together to educate about pertinent social and environmental issues. We promote and sponsor events and initiatives that will inspire individuals and groups to improve the way they live, work and play in their environments and communities. We aspire to lead by example and encourage others to create small-scale local initiatives that improve the way we interact as a larger community.

Connect:

Local Initiatives encourage communities to come together to interact, learn and exchange knowledge, ideas and resources. By creating better networks and relationships within the snow sports community, ordinary people become equipped with the tools needed to implement positive change.

Grow:

By inspiring social and environmental progression and action and connecting people with the tools that they need to realize this progression, AI advocates individuals and communities to enact their own initiatives. These small-scale initiatives then directly promote the wholesome growth of our communities and environments.

Local Initiatives in Action:

Alpine Initiatives Backcountry Awareness (AIBCA)

Location: Vail, CO

Local Visionaries: Mikey Hovey, Gretchen Schramm

Partner Organizations: Vail Resorts, Back Country Access, Vail Ski Patrol

Skiing magazine feature about AI and Backcountry Awareness Clinic

Women’s Alpine Initiatives Backcountry Awareness (W AIBCA)

Location: Vail, CO

Local Visionaries: Gretchen Schramm, Ashley Magnuson

Partner Organizations: She Jumps