The Hut Project
The backcountry hut celebrates the journey to remote places by offering refuge from the elements. It is a place for...
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Share the Experience
Share the Experience are guided trips into the untamed backcountry that encourage participants to unplug and be fully immersed in...
The Canary Club / Youth Mountain Division
The Canary Club program is primarily focused on engaging and influencing youth that are in close geographical proximity to the...
Backcountry Initiatives
Alpine Initiatives, Paragon Guides and Mountain Safety Logistics have combined resources to offer a workshop designed to cultivate the skills...
Aspen T.R.E.E.
In the fall of 2013 Alpine Initiatives teamed up with Snowmass, Colorado based Aspen T.R.E.E. to help build the area's...
Hope for Madagascar
Project: Hope for Madagascar Local Visionary: Fanja Sylvie Rakotonirina Partner Organizations: Hope for Madagascar Project Summary: By working with communities in...
Self Started Initiatives
At AI’s core is creativity. Through SSI videos, we encourage AI supporters to create their own videos to further the goal...
Service Days
We want to engage our partners and communities in creative collaboration. Corporate partners can team up with AI on projects...
Grass Roots Grants
In every mountain town there are agents of change. Change makers are individuals or organizations taking an innovative idea and...
Mountain Rider's Alliance
Location: Ashland, Oregon Mission: To develop values-based, environmentally-friendly, rider-centric mountain playgrounds that encourage minimal carbon footprint business practices, while making...
The Peaks Project
Location: New York, New York Mission: To teach New York City youth how to ski and snowboard. Program: The Peaks...
Beyond Boarding
Location: Iskut, British Colombia Mission: To spreading interest and passion for social and environmental activism within the snowboard community. Program:...