2019 continues to bring Alpine Shop more awards. The 2019 Terrain Magazine Readers Choice Awards were released today and Alpine Shop is all over it, with two wins and three finalist awards.

Here's the breakdown:
Best Outdoor Store
Best Adventure Race - (Castlewood 8-Hour)
Finalist - Best Trail Running Event (Trail Run Series)
Finalist - Best Outdoor Expo/Festival (Get Outside Expo)
Finalist - Best Outdoor Guide/Instructor (Head Instructor Perry Whitaker!)

Here's Alpine Shop's tally for 2019:
• Retailer of the Year by the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance, a nation-wide honor for the top independent specialty retailer in the outdoor industry.
• Outdoor Retailer Inspiration Awards Finalist: Award given out at the industry's Outdoor Retailer show in Denver, Colo., to a retailer working to inspire others to get outside.
• St. Louis Magazine A-List Awards: Best Outdoor Store, Best Activewear, Finalist Best Bike Shop

Here's a link to the digital version of Terrain Magazine if you'd like to read about all the best going on outdoors in our region: http://digital.terrain-mag.com/NovemberDecember-2019

Readers Choice Awards start on page 30. Plus, there's a nice little article in there about choosing a hiking boot with Kirkwood Store Manager, and certified pedorthist, Angie Bono on page 16!