Alpine Shop Wins Two 2022 A-List Awards

St. Louis Magazine announced their 2022 A-List Readers’ Choice Awards on Wednesday, June 15, and Alpine Shop took home multiple awards for the fourth straight year.

Alpine Shop won awards for Best Outdoor Outfitters, and Best Activewear, beating out brands like REI, Bass Pro Shops, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Lululemon.

This is the fourth consecutive year that Alpine Shop has won Best Outdoor Outfitters, and the third time in four years that the store won Best Activewear. Overall, these awards represent the 11th and 12th A-List wins for Alpine Shop since 2011.

As we head into our 50th Anniversary year, we’re proud to continue our efforts to set the standard for outdoor retailers across the Midwest.

The St. Louis Magzine A-List Readers’ Choice Awards are an annual celebration of the region’s finest, as voted on by readers. With more than 75,000 nominations and 550,000 votes, the results are based 100 percent on the choices of the magazine’s readers. The A-List edition of St. Louis Magazine hits newsstands late-June through July, or you can use the link at the top of the story to read through now.

St Louis Magazine’s A-List Readers’ Choice Poll Nominations Going on Now

Going back over the last 10 years, Alpine Shop has been honored in St. Louis Magazine’s A-List Readers’ Choice  10 times in five different categories.

As a locally-owned company dedicated to this area for the past 48 years, it is truly an honor to us that the St. Louis community continues to believe in what we’re doing. And we are fully committed to making sure your experience in the outdoors is nothing less than the best for the next 50 years.

We hope that we’ve continued to live up to those standards throughout all of 2021 and as we leap into 2022. If you feel we have, we’d truly appreciate it if you would consider nominating us in this year’s 2022 St. Louis Magazine A-List Readers’ Choice Poll. Only the top five nominees in each category advance to the voting round and the nomination round ends on January 31.

We would truly appreciate your nomination in the following categories under Shopping + Services:

  • Activewear
  • Bicycle Shop
  • Outdoor Outfitters
  • Shoe Shop

And if you feel we haven’t lived up to our – or more importantly YOUR – standards, we would love to hear your thoughts on how we can improve.

Thanks again for your consideration and we hope to see you in one of our stores soon!

(Here’s another tip: If you submit 25 or more nominations, you will be automatically entered to win a $50 gift certificate to a top restaurant!)

Alpine Shop Kicks Off 2022 with a Fresh Batch of Awards

The 2022 Terrain Magazine Readers Choice Awards were released earlier this month and Alpine Shop had its best year ever in the awards with three wins and three finalist awards.

Here’s the breakdown:
Best Outdoor Store – Hall of Fame
Best Gravel Biking Event
Tour of Hermann Gravel Challenge
Best Outdoor Store Employee – Perry Whitaker
Finalist – Best Paddling EventMeramec Marathon
Finalist – Best Multi-sport EventCastlewood 8-Hour Adventure Race
Finalist – Best Paddling Operator – Alpine Shop

If you’re keeping score at home, that means since these awards began in 2018, Alpine Shop has brought home nine wins and been a finalist for nine more!

Here’s a link to see all the award winners for 2022: https://terrain-mag.com/terrain-magazine-readers-choice-awards-2022/

And if you’re interested in joining us for any of the events listed above, click on the event name or visit offroadracingleague.com for more information!

Osprey PRO SHOP Sweepstakes

Nearly $1500 in prizes are up for grabs during our Osprey PRO SHOP Sweepstakes going on during the holiday season at all Alpine Shop locations in Missouri and at The Pathfinder in Manhattan, Kan.

What’s a PRO SHOP, you ask?

As the only Osprey Packs PRO SHOP in Missouri, and one of only 12 shops across the entire United States with that designation, you won’t find another retailer across most of the Midwest with the kind of selection and service for world-class Osprey Packs like you’ll find at Alpine Shop Kirkwood.

We have you covered with the largest assortment of Osprey products, expert gear knowledge and custom fitting services. Don’t know where to start? Let our experts help you choose the best pack from a full range of size and color options, translate the technical specs and fine-tune your pack so it fits you exactly as it should. No matter where you’re going or what you plan on doing, Osprey has a pack (or duffel, or luggage, or kid carrier, etc.) for you.

Nearly $1500 in Prizes Up for Grabs

Alpine Shop and Osprey are giving away six different prize packages including different sizes of Travel Packs or Luggage, and accessories.

Grand Prize Includes: Transporter® Wheeled Carry-On 38. $260 Retail Value.
Ultralight Packing Cubes. Retail price: $16-18.00
Ultralight Padded Organizer. Retail Price: $25.00
TSA 3 Dial Cable Lock. Retail Price: $14.00

How to Enter:

Before Sunday, January 16, 2022, print out this card, fill it out and place it in the drawing box located near the Osprey section at any Alpine Shop or The Pathfinder store.

The North Face Customer Appreciation Weekend

Join us this Saturday, December 11 through Sunday, Dec. 12, at all Alpine Shop and The Pathfinder locations as we celebrate The North Face Customer Appreciation Weekend. All stores will have snacks and/or refreshments available for all customers to take home with them, compliments of The North Face.

Love all things The North Face? (And really, who doesn’t?) You’ll want to be in the store on this day. We’ll have TNF branded gifts with any purchase from The North Face. Offer good while supplies last.

Our Kirkwood location is also pleased to welcome our local TNF vendor rep (and former Alpine Shop manager) Peter Carleton, who will join us on Saturday.

See you this Saturday and Sunday at Alpine Shop and The Pathfinder for The North Face Customer Appreciation Weekend!

Give Back on Giving Tuesday

Over the past decade, Alpine Shop has raised over $100,000 for local area organizations thanks to the generosity of our loyal customers and the help of many of our vendors. Even through 2020 and ’21, without the benefit of being able to hold our usual fundraisers, we’ve continued to do our best with our annual One Warm Coat Drives, where we collected more than 1500 coats, and our support of the Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital Foundation’s Glennon Card this past October.

But, as we’re all aware, these last two years have been very different from normal. And a very difficult time period for many non-profits in our communities.

This Giving Tuesday, we ask for you to consider supporting some of the organizations we have worked with over the past decade.

There are a number of options to consider, including our partnership with Patagonia Action Works, which is Patagonia’s effort to connect committed individuals to organizations working on environmental issues in the same community.

If you’re interested in supporting some of the other wonderful organizations that we work with throughout the year, below you’ll find a list, along with links to their websites.

Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital Foundation

Disabled Athelete Sports Association (DASA)

Gateway Disabled Ski Program

Gateway Off-Road Cyclists

Great Rivers Greenway

Missouri River Relief

Missouri Stream Team (supported by Patagonia Action Works)

Missouri Whitewater Association

One Warm Coat

Open Space Council

Ozark Trail Association

Sierra Club

Saint Louis BicycleWorks

Stray Rescue of Saint Louis

Team River Runner – St. Louis

Trailnet

Wildlife Rescue Center

World Bird Sanctuary

We Honor Our Veterans – Today and Every Day

On this Veterans Day, we honor the brave men and women who have risked their lives to protect our freedoms.

As a retailer owned by a veteran, Alpine Shop is keenly aware of the significance of November 11. We’re also aware that the sacrifices that these men and women have given so that we may have our freedoms deserve to be honored every day, not just once a year. To those of you who have served, we say “Thank You.” Thank you for your service and thank you for continuing to serve your country. 

On this day, and every day throughout the year, we invite all military personnel – current & retired – to take 10% off their purchase* inside our stores.

Our sincere thanks for your selfless service.

*Please note, this discount is not currently available on-line at www.alpineshop.com. Proof of service such as a military ID is required, however we will allow dressing in uniform as a form of identification. Discharge papers, VA cards and veteran organization membership cards also can be used to prove your service.

Friends & Family Weekend Is November 12-14

It’s that Time of Year Again: Friends & Family Time!

This up-coming weekend, we invite you back into our stores and on to our website for our Winter Friends & Family Weekend at all Alpine Shop locations, at our Manhattan, Kansas, store—The Pathfinder–and on-line at www.alpineshop.com!

Yep, you read that correctly – take 20% off the full, retail price on almost everything in our stores including all apparel, outerwear and footwear. We’re even offering the same deal throughout our camping department, as well. So, tents and sleeping bags? Yep! Looking for some new goggles? Those, too! Bike gloves? You get the picture. Certain exclusions apply. See below.**

Yes, you also read that correctly… You can save 10% off the retail price on nearly every bike or boat, ski or snowboard, and snowsport boots! Stock levels are extremely limited on bikes, boats, and snowsport hardgoods. Please shop early to get the best selection.

We invite you to share this event with your own friends and family! The more, the merrier!

Can’t, or don’t want, to make it to the store? Shop on-line at alpineshop.com using the discount code: AlpineFamily

**Note: 2021 Winter Friends & Family Weekend offers valid November 12-14, 2021 ONLY at Alpine Shop locations and The Pathfinder (Manhattan, Kan.), or on-line at www.alpineshop.com. Discount may not be combined with any other coupons or offers. Excludes all gear from Jackson Kayak, Kuat, Specialized, Thule, Yakima & Yeti brands. It also excludes all previously discounted merchandise, previous purchases, gift cards, Alpine Shop clinics and any boat or ski package deals or service work. Sale price limited to in-stock items only.

Donate a Coat, Take $25 Off Your Next Apparel Purchase

Since we held our first coat drive back in 2006, Alpine Shop customers have donated over 18,000 coats to help keep our communities warm. This year, we’re asking for your help, once again, in bringing in at least one thousand more as Alpine Shop and The Pathfinder stores kick off their 16th annual One Warm Coat Drive on Monday, November 1, 2021 at all Alpine Shop locations in Missouri and at The Pathfinder in Manhattan, Kansas.

How It Works

From Monday, November 1 through Thursday, November 11, we’ll accept clean, gently-used coats, jackets and sweaters at each and every Alpine Shop location.

• Just for bringing in a garment–any coat, jacket or sweater–we’ll give you a $25 off coupon for your next full-price apparel purchase of $125 or more at any Alpine Shop or The Pathfinder store. (Some exclusions apply. See a sales associate for details.)

• Plus, we’re also giving away four prize packages – each including a $100 Alpine Shop Gift Card and a Thermoball Eco Jacket from The North Face – one from each of our stores. For each and every coat or sweater you donate, you get one entry into that drawing. Here’s the deal, though… we only draw the prize packages when we reach our goal of 1000 total coats donated across all of our stores. And each Alpine Shop location must collect at least 100 coats to be eligible to give away a gift card. So, help your local Alpine Shop out!

NOTE: Alpine Shop will only give away one coupon to each customer during the coat drive no matter how many different coats you donate. However, each item donated will still earn one entry into the gift card drawing.

How to Donate

Alpine Shop has made donating simple. Just bring your clean, gently used coats, jackets and sweaters to any Alpine Shop or The Pathfinder location. Bring your coats inside the store and check them in with one of the store’s outfitters to make sure you receive your coupon and get entered into the drawing. Then, Alpine Shop, The Pathfinder and One Warm Coat take care of the rest.

Donated coats will be split among organizations in the greater St. Louis are, including: Webster-Rock Hill Ministries and the St. Patrick Center. In Columbia, all coats will go to the Rainbow House. At The Pathfinder in Manhattan, Kan., coats will be donated to Common Table, The Manhattan Emergency Shelter and FIT Closet and Clothing Exchange.

Last year, we managed to beat our goal once again. We hope you can help us do the same in 2021!

About One Warm Coat

One Warm Coat is a national non-profit organization that supports and encourages coat drives. It helps individuals, groups, companies and organizations across the country collect coats and deliver them to local agencies that distribute the coats free to people in need. More than one million coats have been provided to those in need at no cost since its inception in 1992.

About Alpine Shop

What began in 1973 as a small climbing shop in Webster Groves, Missouri, now serves almost every type of outdoor enthusiast from backpackers, hikers, campers, paddlers, and cyclists, to snowboarders, skiers and adventure racers. With four family-owned locations across Missouri and Kansas, Alpine Shop was named the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance National Retailer of the Year in 2019.

After nearly 50 years in business, it is Alpine Shop’s vision to see Generations Transformed by Discovery Outdoors.

Swap Is BACK! Check-In Begins Saturday!

What started out 27 years ago as an opportunity for our customers to outfit their entire family on a budget has turned into the Midwest’s Largest Consignment Sale for Outdoor Gear. It’s time for the 27th Annual Winter Swap! Check-in for your used gear begins tomorrow, Saturday, October 16.

You can sell gear and clothing from any season of the year, provided it meets our standards. All gear will be safety checked before it is allowed in the Swap and Alpine Shop reserves the right to refuse any items for any reason we see fit. (For full information, please visit the official site here.)

Consignment sale check-in begins Saturday, October 16 and runs from noon until 6 pm at our Kirkwood location only, and continues through Thursday, Oct. 18 at the same hours.

Then come back Friday, October 22 through Sunday Oct. 24 for the largest consignment sale for outdoor gear in the Midwest!

FYI – on Friday night, Swap opens in Kirkwood at 6 pm with a $5 entry fee for everyone coming to the store. All money raised goes to support the Gateway Disabled Ski Program, which has provided adaptive skiing to people with disabilities in the Greater St. Louis area for over 30 years