Fall has officially arrived here Missouri! We’re celebrating the current cold snap by highlighting some of the best ways to get out with your family and friends in this gorgeous weather.

Autism Speaks Walk/5K Run  Saturday Oct 13th – Autism Spectrum Disorder affects 1 in 88 children and 1 in 54 boys in our country. This organization raises awareness and advocacy for children and families affected by this disorder. Donate or participate in the event this weekend and learn about what is being done about Autism here in Saint Louis.

Burton Learn to Ride Program – Burton Snowboards is dedicated to bringing the sport of snowboarding to all manner of folks. If you have a desire to learn the ins and outs of snowboarding, travel to one of their fine programs at varies resorts here in the Midwest!

Missouri Botanical Garden Butterfly House – Owls and Orchids Oct 1st – Oct 30th – Check out the Butterfly House’s collection of 1000 Owl Butterflies and beautiful blooming orchids this month! There are extended hours to accomodate visitors in the evenings on Tuesdays this month.

Burton Women’s Collection – The White Collection Boomsticks in Bright White Cherry Blossom is casual alternative to traditional outerwear, while the Baker Down Jacket radiates heat from its 750 fill power down. Layer either of these with Player Flannel or the Starr Vest and you have an outfit that will take from lunch downtown to heading out on the slope!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Farmer’s Markets Eat Fresh, Eat Local – Looking for a new place to get your fall bounty? Schlafly’s Farmer’s Market is open until the end of October, while Columbia’s Farmer’s Market is open at different locations throughout the year.

Burton 13  – Standing Sideways presents a look at some of the premier riders in exotic locations, doing what they do best! Shreddin’ it. The film is available for download on iTunes or for order here.

Burton Men’s Collection – Get your hands on the Poacher Jacket for the best quality for the best price, lots of details on this piece. Pair it with The White Collection Prizefighter Pant to complete your highly technical, highly stylish outfit. Want to take your style off the slope? Pick up a Brighton Flannel, a Stowe Sweater and a pair of Mid Fit Denim pants. Can’t go wrong with stripes and plaids guys!

Mizzou Tigers host the Alabama Crimson Tide Sat Oct 13th 2:30pm Kickoff – What can we say? We love SEC football. Its a gold rush game, so let your colors fly!

Fall Colors Kayak Adventure – Sun Oct 14th 8am Kirkwood Alpine Shop* – Join us our experienced paddlers as they guide you on a tour of some of Missouri’s most beautiful areas to see the leaves change while out on the river, specifically the Big River near Washington State Park. *If you are unable to meet at the shop at 8am, please call Kirkwood and speak to Ken Stanhope or Rich Orr for detailed directions to the put in.*

Burton Snowboards – So many boards to choose from! Highlighted today are the Custom Flying V and the Lipstick. The Custom Flying V is the one board answer to getting out on all terrains. The Lipstick gives you full speed stability while not sacrificing the catch-free feeling you’d experience with a rocker. Looking to tote these boards around? Grab a Board Sack!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After a long hot summer, its finally time for us to show off our vendors that will keep you warm and toasty through the fall and winter here in St. Louis.

This week we are showing our love for Seirus Innovations. It all began with two guys, Mike Carey and Joe Edwards, out to create the best experience for outdoor enthusiasts just like themselves.  Now they create and manufacture hundreds of different snowsport accessories that are a great value for the quality of design and material. Some of our favorites are the Cat Tracks and the Wizard Sound Touch Gloves. Cat Tracks hook onto your boots and give you traction for walking in ice or sleet conditions and help lengthen the life of your boot soles. The Wizard Sound Touch Gloves allow you to operate your smartphone or tablet while wearing your gloves!

Seirus also sponsors a ski team and a snow team. Below is a video featuring Aidan Sheahan and his view on the sport of skiing. Technicality + Style = Fun!

Alpine Shop stocks a wide variety of Seirus’ Snowsports line. We trust that the consistency and craftsmanship of Seirus will win you over and last you for years to come.

Over the last four years, Alpine Shop customers have donated over 5300 coats to help those in need in our St Louis and Columbia communities during the winter. We’re asking for your help once again this year as Alpine Shop kicks off it’s seventh annual One Warm Coat Drive.

How It Works

Starting Monday, October 22, we’ll accept clean, gently-used coats and sweaters at each and every Alpine Shop location.

• Donate ONE coat, jacket or sweater and you’ll receive a coupon for 15% off any one clothing item.
• Donate TWO coats, the coupon will be worth 20% off.
• Donate THREE items and we’ll give you a coupon worth 25% off any one clothing item in our stores.

And it gets better… If we reach our goal of 1500 coats donated by Sunday, November 18, we’ll give away $150 gift cards to four lucky donors. You’ll receive one entry into the drawing for each and every item you donate.

NOTE: Alpine Shop will only give away one coupon to each customer during the coat drive no matter how many different times you donate. However, each item donated will still earn one entry into the gift card drawing. So, if you donate nine items, you’ll receive one 25% off coupon and nine entries into the drawing. If you came back the next day with three more items to donate, you’d receive three more entries into the drawing, but no additional coupon.

The 2012 One Warm Coat Drive will run from Monday, Oct. 22 through Sunday, November 18.

How to Donate

Alpine Shop has made donating simple. Just bring your clean, gently used coats, jackets and sweaters to any Alpine Shop 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 and One Warm Coat take care of the rest. Donated coats will be split among organizations in St. Louis, including: Sunshine Ministries, St. Patrick Center, Coats for Kids and Edgewood Children’s Center.

Donate Unsold Swap Coats, as Well

For the first time ever, we’re also giving Swap participants the opportunity to join in the giving, as well. If a coat or jacket you enter into this year’s Winter Swap (October 19–21) doesn’t sell, you can choose to donate those goods into the One Warm Coat Drive and receive your coupon! When you pick up your swap credit and unsold items following the Swap, simply tell the friendly Alpine Shop outfitter working with you that you want to participate in the One Warm Coat Drive and they’ll take care of it for you.

Help Make a Difference

Here’s a little bit of what your donations have meant to the St. Patrick Center in St Louis.

Thanks again for thinking of SPC for your One Warm Coat Drive. The 300 coats we received were distributed immediately. Case Managers were able to support their clients and families as were people in the community in need. All of the coats were distributed within 2 days of receiving. It was especially gratifying with the quality (gently used) coats that clients received.

Thanks again to you and your customers for your support of our clients and community.

Regards,
Gene Smith
St. Patrick Center

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.

Its Thursday Alpiners and we have another list ready for you!

1) Oakley in Hollywood! (And on Jake Gyllenhaal…)

Oakley Sunglasses are featured in the new hit film ‘End of Watch’ that opened last week. The film illustrates the protection that real life officers and first responders find in Oakley eyewear. Click through for the full story and trailer!

 

 

2) Guys, you cannot go wrong with a high quality flannel shirt and technical vest. These two are from Mountain Hardwear. From the first date to the first overnight camping trip, this combo will keep you looking sharp.

(Mountain Tech Vest, Haydon Flannel)

3) Steve Jobs’ Commencement Speech – Stanford University June 12, 2005

“If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.”

4) This Lole dress is coziness to the 10th degree. Snuggle in, grab some hot cocoa and a good book.

(Call Me Dress Lole, Halle Flip Bag Osgood Marley, Avesso Flat from Merrell)

5) St. Charles County Parks Mountain Bike Day – Sat Oct 6th 10am-2pm Broemmelsiek Park St. Charles County

Are you an avid mountain biker with kids? Take this opportunity for family time on the trail at this event put on by GORC and St. Charles County Parks.

6) Fall Family Hay Rides and Bluegrass Concert – Creve Coeur Park Oct 5th and 6th – $10 per person

Bluegrass music, a hay ride AND hot chocolate around a fire! What could be a better way to celebrate the fall season with your family? Head out to Creve Coeur Park and enjoy an evening together.

7) Rain and cooler weather are actually in the forecast!

1964 Premium T

Cheyanne Boot

Ellesmere Boot

 

 

Come in and find your toes’ happy place in our Ugg and Sorel collections!

Bailey Button Triple, Maylin Boot, Dakota Slipper

8) Fall Colors-Missouri Conservation Dept – Updates from Sept 20th to Mid November

Driving Tours around Missouri to picturesque areas where vibrant colors abound!

9) Over the Edge Saint Louis  – Fri Oct 5th – Four Seasons Hotel at Lumiere Place

Watch as brave souls who have raised money for the Special Olympics, get the chance to rappel down the Four Seasons Hotel downtown. Talk about adventure!

10) National Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Think Pink!

 

 

 

 

Welcome to another edition of 10 Things We Love!

This week’s list will help you welcome fall and Get Outside Yourself this weekend.

 

1) the Head and the Heart – Ninth Street Music Fest – Blue Note Theatre – Sat Sept 29th – Columbia, MO

This group’s open rustic sound will make you smile and sway as you appreciate the Head and the Heart’s salt of the earth presence on stage. Our favorite moment with them is this video at SXSW 2011, taped in Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop in Austin.

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2) Patagonia Women’s Fjord Flannel Shirt, Corduroy Skirt, Los Lobos Vest, and Green Gardens Shirt – perfect for a fall day at the farmers market or out in the evening for some drinks and a bluegrass show!

3) Do it in the Dirt Mountain Bike Ride – Sat Sept 29th Cliff Cave Park – 8am meet at Kirkwood Alpine Shop or 9am at the trailhead

Join Alpine Shop’s own John Matthews for our monthly mountain bike ride! This Saturday you can find him at Cliff Clave park, ready to lead both beginners and intermediate cyclists out on the trails! Stop by in store or online to see our selection of Gore Bike gear to get outfitted for the day.

 

 

 

 

4) Girl’s 686 Paul Frank jackets and hoodies are adorable and perfect your little snowboarder! Pictured here is the Julius Illusion Insulated Jacket and the Julius Bonded Tech Fleece. We love Paul Frank’s Julius the Monkey!

5) Livestrong Day – Oct 2nd

Share your message of support for cancer survivors now and on Oct 2nd Livestrong will donate $1 for cancer research.

 

 

 

6) Pair our Patagonia Boy’s Down Sweater Vest with Burton’s Brighton Flannel and you have a match made in hipster heaven!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7) TED talk – Karen Bass Unseen footage, Untamed nature

Karen Bass is a British filmmaker who has travelled the world over to get that perfect shot. In this talk, she shows footage from her travels and talks about the technology and techniques she used to get it.


8) Men’s Marmot is looking snappy as always! Don’t forget to grab a Stanley thermos or mug to complete your manly outdoorsman look.                         

9) Oktoberfest! – Sept 22 – Oct 7th Germany

Bier trinkt man nicht nur zum Frühstück! or Beer is not just for breakfast anymore! Its the fall season and far as we’re concerned, beer season. Check out these four local breweries this week for delicious ales, lagers, food and fun!

Urban Chestnut

Schlafly

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10) Fall in love with our Men’s footwear section! We are stocking Sorel, Ugg and Merrell to cover your toes as the days get chillier. These styles can take you from the office to the trail all in one day.

Get a jump on the gorgeous fall weekends this season! Keep a watch for our weekly installment of 10 Things We Love in and around Alpine Shop, Kirkwood and Saint Louis at large.

 

1) Roots n Blues Festival – Columbia, MO Fri – Sept 21 and Sat Sept 22nd.

 

http://rootsnbluesnbbq.com/

http://schlafly.com/events/calendar/2012/09/21/roots-n-blues-n-bbq/

 

Love music, bbq and art all mixed with an eclectic college town culture? Then ride your bike into the heart of Downtown Columbia this weekend to check out this year’s Roots n Blues festival.The lively downtown vibe will ignite this weekend as likeminded folks gather for food, music and fun!

 

2) The North Face Summit Series for Women – The highest quality pieces from The North Face.

 Scythe Jacket

Flux Power Stretch Pant, Thunder Micro Vest, Pink Ribbon Osito Jacket, and Flux Power Stretch 1/4 Zip Jacket

 

3) Gateway Cross Cup – U-City MO Heman Park – Wed Sept 26th

http://www.gatewaycrosscup.com/

 

Its begun! Cyclocross season is heating up as the weather cools down. This raucous sport is as fun to watch as it is to race. Take the opportunity to check out the international racing scene as it comes to Saint Louis. Doesn’t hurt that its always fun to explore The Loop!

 

4) The North Face Summit Series for Men – Exclusive clothing to keep you dry, warm and focused on your sport this season.

Paramount Peak Convertible Pant, Eidolon Pant, Flux Power Stretch 1/4 Zip 

5) Missouri Children in Nature – ongoing

http://childreninnature.mo.gov/

 

This new site is a hive of information about kid friendly activities in the outdoors in our great state! Explore this site and give your children a rich experience in a Missouri state park, out on the trail or just in your own backyard this fall.

 

6) Patagonia for Women – Neutral stripes and plaids made from tough materials are in for this early fall season.

Better Sweater Striped Marsupial, Down with It Vest

 

7) Kirkwood Dog Days Festival – Sat Sept 22nd

http://www.downtownkirkwood.com/upcoming-events/dog-days-celebration.aspx

 

Bring your four legged friend to Kirkwood this Saturday to see the dog parade at 9am and then shop around for fun toys and treats! Visit booths and vendors, see the farmers market! We personally invite you to come up to Alpine Shop and show off your pup, being a dog friendly establishment certainly has its perks!

 

8) Patagonia for Men – We love Patagonia plaids for men! Pair with a vest and jeans for a classic look.

Buckshot Long Sleeve Shirt, Classic Retro-X Vest, Regular Fit Jeans

 

 

9) Kirkwood Heroes’ Bike Ramble – Sat Sept 22nd 7:30am

 

http://www.kirkwooddesperes.com/event_detail.asp?evID=1275

 

Is your child interested in law enforcement? Sign up today to enjoy a 10 mile casual bike ride through historic Kirkwood to benefit Backstoppers and Kirkwood Police Explorers. Give back to these wonderful organizations and enjoy a crisp autumn morning outdoors with your loved ones.

 

10) Salomon XR Mission for Women