Alpine Shop Kirkwood is decked out in paddling imagery and there’s a big tent in the front of the parking lot filled to the brim with canoes and kayaks.
Boats, boats & more boats. Must be the Great Canoe & Kayak Event!
Yes, we agree – it’s a beautiful sight.
Tonight, Friday, March 2nd, we host the Missouri Premiere of the Reel Paddling Film Festival for the first time here in St Louis. There are still some remaining tickets, but not a ton. If you’re interested in what should be a great night of paddling flicks, we definitely recommend you come by tonight. Films start at 8 pm. Seating is first come-first served.
The Book Area theater is already set up and ready to go for this weekend's programs and activities
Tomorrow, Saturday, March 3rd, our full plate of programs throughout the day will begin at 10:30 am and go all the way through till about 6 pm when our Paddlers’ Party takes us through to our store close at 9 pm. You can find more information on all of this here.
Also don’t forget about our Boat Auction which takes place at 2 pm on Saturday. If you’re interested in selling your boat, you can bring it in to our Kirkwood store between 9 am and 1:30 pm.
Finally, one of the best parts about this event is all the local groups and organizations that will be with us all weekend long looking forward to speaking with you about activities on the water this year. We’re pleased to welcome the following:
Aker’s Ferry Canoe Rental
Author Bob Myers
Camp Manitowa
Gingko Adventures
The Great River Rumble
Missouri Whitewater Association
River Hills Traveler
St. Louis Canoe & Kayak Club
St. Louis County Parks
Webster Groves Nature Study
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Last month, Alpine Shop was named national Retailer of the Year for Growth in Outdoor Sports by the industry experts at SNEWS and Backpacker Magazine. In honor of this, Alpine Shop invited our loyal customers from the past 38 years to come celebrate with us on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at all three of our locations.
Food and drink started to go fast as soon as 1 pm came around at Alpine Shop's Customer Appreciation Day to celebrate their recent Retailer of the Year Award.How fast could you pack your bags? The Eagle Creek Bag Pack Test brought out the competitive streak in some customers.Alpine Shop Programming Director Marty Koch discusses upcoming clinics and events. Because our Retailer of the Year Award was so closely tied our programs and events, we had tables set up around the store to find out more information on getting outside in 2012.
Alpine Shop is pleased to announce the winners of our “Outdoor Lovers & Lovers Outdoors” Photo Contest! Thanks to the more than 30 people who entered the contest with their photos of them and their loved ones doing what they loved outdoors.
Congratulations to the Winners:
1st Prize (Random Drawing): Andrew Fleck, who wins a $150 Alpine Shop gift card!
Andrew Fleck's winning photo taken near Lake Louise, Dubous, WY.
Most Commented on Photo: Tim Canning, who wins a $50 Alpine Shop gift card
By far, the most commented photo of the contest. And no, he didn't Photoshop the jump.
First Photo Posted: Todd D. Warren, who wins a $50 Alpine Shop gift card
Quite often, it pays to be first on Alpine Shop contests. Todd's photo of him and Lana after the Warrior Dash was the first on the wall.
Special Award for Including a Photo of her Actually Getting Engaged while Outdoors: Ally Walker, who wins a $50 gift card, as well.
We're suckers for romance. This photo was taken of Ally Walker and Bradley Cunningham getting engaged at 13,411 feet on top of Imogene Pass in the San Juan mountains, outside Ouray, Colo., on August 3, 2011.
Winners, please send an e-mail to “adventure (at) alpineshop.com” with your name, address and phone number so we can get your gift card to you!
Congratulations to all of our winners and be on the lookout for our next contest coming soon!
Temperatures are finally plummeting around the Midwest this weekend – just in time for Valentine’s Day! Warm up your weekend by dropping by any Alpine Shop store to claim your free pair of Grabber Hand Warmers. This deal is only good Friday, February 10 through Sunday, February 12 and only good in our actual stores.
To help you stay warm, we’ve also reduced prices throughout our store, even 30 to 50% off through much of our clothing departments for men, women and kids’. Now’s the best time to find great deals while we’ve also still got a great selection on hand. To make it even better, check your e-mail mailbox for an e-mail from us today with coupons for 10% or 20% off your clothing purchase! Not on our e-mail list yet? Sign up here!
Small print: Hand warmer offer good while supplies last. One pack per customer, please. No coupon needed. Offer only good through Sunday, Feb. 12. Offer not good for on-line use.
Alpine Shop is pleased to announce the winners of their January “Get to the Snow” Sweepstakes! With the unusually mild winter hitting our Midwest home in St Louis, we wanted to send at least someone to a place that had some snow and give them a sweet ski or board set-up to do something with it!
Congratulations to the Winners:
Grand Prize: Katrina Stephens, who won Two Southwest Airlines Gift Cards worth a total of $200 and a full ski or snowboard set up valued at $700!
3rd Prize: Barbie Weis, a Dakine travel bag or snowsport protection bag of her choice
4th Prize: Amy Smith, a Grabber 10 pack of hand warmers or toe warmers
Congratulations again to everyone and be on the lookout for our next Sweepstakes coming soon! In the meantime, you can also take part in our Outdoor Lovers & Lovers Outdoors Promo on our facebook page. You can find more information on that promotion here.
Alpine Shop is in the house at the St Louis Boat & Sportshow this week at the Edward Jones Dome in downtown St Louis.
Not only are we showing off some of our newest kayaks for the 2012 year, our very own Programming Director, Marty Koch, will be hosting seminars on Kayak Fishing and Paddling the Ozarks during prime time on Wednesday and Thursday. We’ll also have a full kayak demo on Friday night at 8 pm at the Dock Dogs Pool.
While this event has typically been aimed at the motor boat set in the past, the organizers are moving the focus more to everything outdoors and we’re happy to be a part of it.
So get on down to the Boat and SportShow this week – and say “Hi” to your friendly neighborhood Alpine Shop folk!
This Valentine’s Day, Alpine Shop is looking for the best photos you have of you and your loved one doing what you love outdoors. We don’t make any judgements on who your loved one can be – that’s up to you – but you still have to send in a photo to win!
To enter to win Alpine Shop’s “Outdoor Lovers & Lovers Outdoors” Photo Contest, simply post your photos on our Facebook wall. Winning photos will be selected at random; but we have been known to give out other prizes for the first photo posted, our personal favorites or just because we feel like it.
Post and win! We're looking for your best photos of you and your loved one(s) outdoors!Prizes will include a $150 gift card and at least two $50 gift cards.
All photos must be posted by Sunday, February 19 to be considered for a prize. (But feel free to post photos on our wall whenever you feel like it!)
Fine print and legalese: By posting your photos on Alpine Shop’s Facebook wall, you give Alpine Shop, their assigns, licenses, and legal representatives the irrevocable right to use your name, picture, portrait, photograph, image or voice in all forms and media and in all manners, including composite or purpose, and you waive any right to inspect or approve the finished product, including written copy, that may be created in connection therewith. You also agree that this releases Alpine Shop and any and all of its representatives from any and all monetary obligations or payments to you or any or all of your authorized representatives for use of video, films, photographs, image and/or voice of yourself. You are of full legal age. By posting a photo, you agree that you have read this release and are fully familiar with its contents.
As the parent or legal guardian of a minor with the legal authority to execute the above release, you also approve the foregoing and waive any rights in the premises.
In a presentation in Salt Lake City, Utah, Alpine Shop – a St. Louis-based independent outdoor recreation retailer – received the 2012 SNEWS/Backpacker Magazine National Retailer of the Year Award for Growth of Outdoor Sports. This award goes to the business that performed the best job in the nation at introducing people to the world of outdoor sports during the 2011 calendar year.
“I didn’t get into this business to get rich. And let me tell you, I didn’t,” joked Alpine Shop owner Russell Hollenbeck upon receiving the award. “Getting people outdoors is why we do this. It’s behind everything we do.”
Hundreds of outdoor lovers enjoy Alpine Shop's You Can Paddle Day each year.
During the 2011 calendar year, Alpine Shop, long known for its emphasis on empowering customers to get outdoors, enrolled nearly 4000 registrations for 275 educational, experiential or entertainment programs designed to teach or showcase 13 different outdoor disciplines including paddling, cycling, wilderness first aid and backpacking to name just a few.
Alpine Shop’s vision as a company is to see “Generations Transformed Through Discovery Outdoors.” Those five words have driven the retailer to truly dedicate itself over the past 37 years to the “Growth of Outdoor Sports” in St. Louis and the Midwest because of the physical, emotional and spiritual changes that the outdoors can bring to every individual.
“We believe that experiencing the outdoors changes people for the better,” said Lisa Hollenbeck, co-owner of Alpine Shop. “It brings people a better understanding of themselves and what they can accomplish. It’s more than that, though. Look at the races this past year. The outdoors also give everyone a chance to have a lot of fun. That’s why this Retailer of the Year award means so much to us.”
More than 1200 registrations were accepted for the 2011 Off-Road Racing League, including Alpine Shop's Short Track Dirt Crit Series.
The “races” refers to Alpine Shop’s most noticeable effort of the past year in the continued development of the Off-Road Racing League. Consisting of a total of five mountain bike races and four trail runs held at Castlewood State Park in St. Louis, the League brought in a total of nearly 1200 registrations – including over 200 newcomers and kids.
A video from the racing series is included at the bottom of this page.
About Alpine Shop
Alpine Shop began life in 1973 as a small climbing shop. Today, through its three locations in Kirkwood, Chesterfield and Columbia, Mo., it serves almost every type of outdoor enthusiast—be they backpackers, campers, cyclists, hikers, paddlers, skiers, snowboarders or climbers—with a friendly and knowledgeable staff, cutting edge products and a wide variety of how-to clinics for all activity levels. For a complete list of programs, please visit http://alpineshop.com.
About the SNEWS/Backpacker Magazine Retailer of the Year Awards
On Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, during an awards celebration at the Red Door in Salt Lake City, Utah, SNEWS®, Backpacker Magazine and program sponsor Horny Toad honored six outdoor retailers as recipients of the 2012 Retailer of the Year Award, a recognition given annually to outdoor retailers who embody the spirit of entrepreneurship and who serve as visionaries for the outdoor market and leaders of the communities they serve. SNEWS President Michael Hodgson, Backpacker Editor in Chief Jonathan Dorn, and Horny Toad CEO Gordon Seabury will formally award one finalists named the title of “Retailer of the Year” and five other retailers are honored as best-in-class in the following categories: Online Retailer, Community, Growth of Outdoor Sports, Sustainable Business and Youth Involvement.
Shop on-line at alpineshop.com to take advantage of this great deal without ever leaving your home!
An even better reason for the gift of a great rack? The Yakima Holiday Rebate!
This holiday season, you can get up to $50 back with the purchase of any Yakima product between December 1, 2011 and January 15, 2012. You can take advantage of this deal at any Alpine Shop location or on-line at alpineshop.com. The specifics are below:
Buy a new Yakima rack between December 1, 2011 and January 15, 2012 and Yakima will put some cash back in your pockets. Or cash back in your purse, if that’s the way you prefer to roll.
Spend $500 or more, get $50 back.
Or spend $400 to $499, get $40 back.
Or spend $300 to $399, get $30 back.
Then print out this rebate form, complete the info, attach receipts or online invoices and mail by 1/30/12.
Yakima’s terms and conditions also state that you must be a human to take advantage of this deal. We’ll leave that up to you to prove.
This November 26 is a big day for everyone at Alpine Shop. It’s the second annual Small Business Saturday, when people across the country come out and shop to support their favorite local businesses. We recently celebrated our 38th birthday here in the St Louis area and we look forward to serving your outdoor adventure needs for 38 more!
To celebrate this day, we will provide $50 in Alpine Shop Cash to the first 25 people to walk through the doors of any of our three stores. This Alpine Shop Cash will work pretty much like cash (with some exceptions) and will only be good on Small Business Saturday, 11/26, during normal store hours. You can also get a one-time $25 statement credit from American Express when you use your registered or linked American Express Card on Small Business Saturday to make a purchase of $25 or more at a small business.
