Our Story
· FOUNDED in 2014 ·
ALPINE COLLECTIVE®
COMMITTED TO THE PROTECTION & ENJOYMENT OF OUR MOUNTAIN TOWN THROUGH OUR COLLABORATIVE NETWORK, PRODUCTS & EVENTS.
"MOUNTAIN TOWN ELEMENTS” was the Alpine Collective’s inaugural event, showcasing the products and people from the Alpine Collective community and our mountain town. Proceeds from our annual event were donated to support local non-profit organizations.
The Alpine Collective is proud to support amazing people and organizations, like:
"THE DUEL" is Alpine Collective's infamous golf tournament that brings 32 golfers to a Golf Club in the Wppd River Valley for a 'best ball' 18-hole event. The event could become one of the biggest golf events on the amateur competitive golf circuit... but probably won't.
PROTECT OUR WINTERS, (POW) helps passionate outdoor people protect the land they love alongside companies like SkiUtah, Snowsports Industries America (SIA), SPY Optics, Rossignol, and Aspen/Snowmass. Alpine Collective is proud to support POW.
SVSEF, provides year-round ski and snowboard training, mountain awareness, and competitive opportunities for Wood River Valley youth. Alpine Collective is proud to support the SVSEF Alpine Development Fund.
SUN VALLEY SKI PATROL, one of America's first and longest-tenured ski patrol that began skiing the slopes of central Idaho's Pioneer and Smoky mountain ranges. The SVSP was originally led by members of the U.S. Army’s famed 10th Mountain Division. Haulin' the Fallin' since 1936. Alpine Collective is proud to support the Sun Valley Ski Patrol throughout the winter, on Friday afternoons, at Grumpy's.
SUN VALLEY SUNS, founded in 1975, compete in the Black Diamond Hockey League (BDHL). Alpine Collective is proud to support the Sun Valley Suns Alumni Association (SVSAA).
SHE JUMPS, increases the participation of women and girls in outdoor activities. Partnering with nature, SheJumps creates educational outdoor experiences for girls and women that nurture growth and transformation. Alpine Collective is proud to support SheJumps and provides swag to their local events.
SUN VALLEY BREWFEST, has raised over $1 million for international and local charities/programs, such as Blaine County Search and Rescue, the Community Holiday Baskets Project, the Wood River Rotary Scholarship Fund, and The Hunger Coalition, to name just a few. Brewfest brings 1,500+ beer lovers from all over the Intermountain West, to Ketchum. Alpine Collective was a proud sponsor of Brewfest.
CHAPTER ONE BOOKSTORE, has been selling books in the wood river valley since 1970 and continues to partner with organizations like the Community Library, Sun Valley Museum of Art, Hemingway Festival, Writers Conference, and The Women's Conference & Wellness Festival for author events. Alpine Collective was proud to support the 2023 Holiday Open House by bringing live Reindeer to Chapter One Bookstore!
SIMPLY STRAWS, a B Corp certified business that provides an alternative to toxic plastic straws. More than 500 million disposable plastic straws are used in the United States every day. Alpine Collective is proud to be an investor in this company.
Check out our EVENTS page to see more sponsorships, partnerships, events by Alpine Collective®.
VALUES:
· We believe in starting the conversation
· We believe in community collaboration & unified voice
· We believe progress should be met with celebration
· We believe balance is at the core of sustainability
· We believe in the preservation of our local culture
The Alpine Collective® is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation organized under the Nonprofit Corporation Act of the State of Idaho.
The Alpine Collective® engages our community through sponsorships, partnerships, and our own local events. The Alpine Collective® aims to create stronger, more engaged, sustainable mountain towns.
Our inspiration comes from making lasting contributions to our community by creating a local culture of mountain changemakers through events, music, sports, athletes, movies, speaker series and more.
The Alpine Collective® creates opportunities for growth, partnerships, and acts as a source of inspiration for the local community to follow their adventurous hearts and celebrate their mountain town.
CONOR P. QUINN
// Founder of ALPINE COLLECTIVE ® //
Conor is the Founder of the Alpine Collective. He is also a Co-Founder of Wilde Irish Gin. Conor spent 15 years in finance and served as the Head of Marketing for Wachovia Global Securities.
Conor serves on the Advisory Board for the University of Denver Men's Lacrosse NIL Fund.
As an investor, Conor is actively invested in over half a dozen companies including a UK-based social commerce app called "Pepper," and online food ordering platform called "ChowNow," and a collection of boutique restaurants in the heart of Santa Barbara's 'Funk Zone' including The Lark, Lucky Penny, and Helena Avenue Bakery. Conor is a member of the Board of Directors for Simply Straws, a B-Corp certified business that creates sustainable, reusable, recyclable, biodegradable and compostable products that enhance the health and well-being for customers and the environment.
Conor is the Founder of Cal Coast Sports Ventures which holds nine premiere sporting event tournaments throughout the year, including the Santa Barbara Showdown, an annual lacrosse tournament hosting over 125 youth lacrosse teams (boys & girls) from around the country on the world renowned Santa Barbara Polo Fields. Conor also founded Sun Valley Lacrosse. Conor is a graduate of the University of Denver, where he played Division-1 Lacrosse. He lives in Sun Valley, Idaho.