Alpine Performance Labs

Alpine Performance Labs Train better. Perform higher. This isn't just a gym - it's your mountain performance lab.

Ski Prep is back by popular demand and early registration is open now through September 21.Six weeks. Twelve sessions. F...
09/08/2026

Ski Prep is back by popular demand and early registration is open now through September 21.

Six weeks. Twelve sessions. Force plate testing before and after so you can measure your progress. And programming written specifically for the demands of skiing and riding, delivered inside APL’s coached training environment.

The six weeks are built in three phases. Weeks one and two build the position. Weeks three and four build the brakes. Weeks five and six build the power. By the time the mountain opens you’re already capable.

Early registration pricing ends September 21 and enrollment closes October 2.

Link in bio to register.

Train Better, Ski & Ride Better.

Photos by Mathias Gruber

Meet Coach Brian: Strength and Conditioning CoachBrian came to coaching the same way most good coaches do, through his o...
08/28/2026

Meet Coach Brian: Strength and Conditioning Coach

Brian came to coaching the same way most good coaches do, through his own body telling him something needed to change.

After his first full season teaching skiing, Brian noticed what a season of daily physical output without intentional training actually felt like. Stiff. Fatigued. So he started doing the research, put in the work, and discovered what his body was actually capable of in the mountains. That experience never left him.

Nearly a decade of coaching athletes — on the water in Oregon, in the mountains as a ski and snowboard instructor in Aspen, and now in the gym at APL — backs everything Brian brings to the floor. He holds his NASM Certified Personal Trainer credential and is actively working toward his CSCS.

He’ll meet you where you are, push you where you need to go, and genuinely enjoy the process of getting there with you.

You can catch Coach Brian in class, scrambling a 14er, SUPing rapids, or ripping turns in Highlands Bowl.

Meet Coach Brian: Assistant Strength and Conditioning CoachBrian came to coaching the same way most good coaches do, thr...
08/28/2026

Meet Coach Brian: Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Brian came to coaching the same way most good coaches do, through his own body telling him something needed to change.

After his first full season teaching skiing, Brian noticed what a season of daily physical output without intentional training actually felt like. Stiff. Fatigued. So he started doing the research, put in the work, and discovered what his body was actually capable of in the mountains. That experience never left him.

Nearly a decade of coaching athletes — on the water in Oregon, in the mountains as a ski and snowboard instructor in Aspen, and now in the gym at APL — backs everything Brian brings to the floor. He holds his NASM Certified Personal Trainer credential and is actively working toward his CSCS.

He’ll meet you where you are, push you where you need to go, and genuinely enjoy the process of getting there with you.

You can catch Coach Brian in class, scrambling a 14er, SUPing rapids, or ripping turns in Highlands Bowl.

08/21/2026

Training in the heat feels harder because it is harder. But understanding why changes how you manage it.

When temperatures rise, your body has two competing priorities. Keep your muscles working and keep your core temperature from climbing too high. Blood gets redirected to the skin to dissipate heat through sweat. That means less blood delivering oxygen to your working muscles. Your heart rate climbs even though your pace hasn’t changed.

Add humidity and that system declines even more. Sweat can’t evaporate efficiently, so the cooling mechanism stalls and core temp rises faster.

The good news is your body can adapt. There are plenty of passive heat adaptation strategies for those who truly want every edge they can get but for the bulk of outdoor athletes, training responsibly in the heat, consistently will be the least time intensive.

The trade off becomes when training quality is sacrificed by the heat itself. Keep efforts within desired ranges to maintain training effects and not dip into overexertion.

Three keys to manage the heat:
- Stay ahead of hydration before you feel thirsty.
- Add sodium, water alone won’t replace what we sweat out.
- And slow down. Your perceived effort is honest in the heat.

Train in the heat to adapt to it, and it can become your biggest advantage.

08/18/2026

Most gyms are built around traditional weights. Although we still use barbells and dumbbells routinely, APL made a different choice.

Keiser’s pneumatic resistance system changes the training experience in ways that matter specifically for mountain athletes. The resistance adapts to the speed of movement and is ultra-precise. Meaning we can train in different velocity thresholds, angles and modalities without the equipment limiting us.

Mass based resistance can’t do that. Mass has inertia, and that inertia creates changes at different velocities, angles and joint angles.For athletes who are already putting serious stress on their bodies outside the gym, we opted for access, function, and specificity.

Additionally, traditional means and methods of power development can be a barrier for a number of reasons. We wanted options.
- The Squat Pro allows us to accurately measure and manage variables like velocity and power, while adapting to brand new users and elite athletes alike.
- The Functional Trainers allow us to train movement in all three planes, at any angle, at any speed.
- The Belt Squat gives us all the same feedback as the Squat Pro without any spinal compression.

We made sure our equipment fits the way mountain athletes need to train.

Most trail runners have never been taught to read their own fatigue, and the sport makes it harder to read in the moment...
08/14/2026

Most trail runners have never been taught to read their own fatigue, and the sport makes it harder to read in the moment.

Descending damage and vert-driven load both hide from a training log built on mileage, or even hours.

Eight slides on what to track, what actually separates adaptation from accumulation, and why the basics [fueling and sleep] is the first thing to check rather than the last.

If fueling sounds like your issue, that is worth taking to a sports dietitian rather than sorting out on your own. We work with Kylee Van Horn | Running & Triathlon Dietitian | Run Coach for APL athletes’ needs.

If sleeping sounds like you, sacrifices must be made for the sake of longevity in training. 

Scroll to discover whether you’re adapting to your training or digging yourself a hole.

RSVP, add it to the calendar, and we’ll see you there!Link to receive email/SMS updates linked in bio.
08/04/2026

RSVP, add it to the calendar, and we’ll see you there!

Link to receive email/SMS updates linked in bio.

Caught coach Danny and crusher client Larry sharing the trail for about 30 seconds before Larry rode off into his mounta...
05/15/2026

Caught coach Danny and crusher client Larry sharing the trail for about 30 seconds before Larry rode off into his mountain bike race with ACC.

This is what training at APL does, it follows you out the door.

Between ACC races and joining us at trail run club, Larry is training 2x a week in the gym with us this summer while he preps for the Lead Challenge: 5 events, 282 miles, all above 10,000 feet. Trail marathon, a 50 mile MTB, the 100 mile MTB, 10k run, and the 100 mile run. Back to back across a two month span.

With just over a month out from his first Lead Challenge event, we couldn’t be more impressed with the work Larry is putting in.

Up up up!

We don’t guess. We measure.Every APL member gets a quarterly performance recheck and a momentum coaching call where we s...
05/12/2026

We don’t guess. We measure.

Every APL member gets a quarterly performance recheck and a momentum coaching call where we sit down with their force plate data and ask one question: is the training actually pushing the needle?

Since opening, we’ve tracked 19 mountain athletes through full quarterly cycles on countermovement jumps with force plates. 13 metrics every test. Start to finish.

The readout:
• 95% improved jump height (+10% median)
• Braking RFD up 30% (14/19 improved)
• Force at depth up 18% (16/19 improved)
• 15 of 19 shifted braking-dominant
• Faster absorption across the group

Output up. Brakes better. Stronger at depth. Absorption quicker.

That’s not luck — that’s what a well-built block is supposed to leave behind in the data. And it’s why we check in every quarter, not every year.

You can do more. You can take more. You can come back faster.

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