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held at someone’s hangar in the
evening. Christmastime turns the
area into a winter wonderland,
and the residents love spending
their holiday in Alpine. Dr. Funk
says he has never seen such
amazing firework displays up
close and personal as they have
on New Year’s Eve!
There have been tens of millions
of dollars invested in projects
creating dozens of long-term jobs
in Alpine, with local businesses
supplying materials needed for
the projects, and landscapers
involved in the airpark. Scot
Cook, owner of Landings
Aviation, provides a fuel service
business which employs quite a
few people. There are now more
opportunities for locals to work
closer to home rather than make
the daily commute to Jackson.
However, if you happen to be
one of Alpine’s 828 residents who
work in Jackson and make the
daily commute winding along
the beautiful Snake River, it is
a journey that is breathtakingly
beautiful every day of the year.
Dr. Funk states that they “…have
contributed over twenty thousand
dollars to the fire department
and EMS…and over $25 million
of infrastructure and building
construction to the airport thus
far—and we are not even 30%
built out as yet.” Plans for condos,
affordable housing, replacement
of old structures and other
activities have encouraged other
individuals to formulate plans for
future endeavors in the area.
Besides the fact that you can fly
into your hangar ten steps away
from your kitchen, some of the
benefits of living in the Alpine
Airpark are the sports activities;
Dr. Funk says they are literally out
your front door. Due to the long,
cold winters and huge amounts of
snow, it becomes the perfect winter
playground. Snowshoeing, ice
fishing, downhill and cross-country
skiing are readily available. There
are 150 miles of groomed trails for
snowmobiling — and don’t forget
hunting!
When the snow is gone there
is a plethora of summer sports,
including fly fishing, horseback
riding, hiking, dirt biking, kayaking,
river rafting, photography,
canoeing, boating, jet-skiing and
water- skiing. If you enjoy golfing,
the Snake River Sporting Club with
its world class Weiskopf golf course
is about halfway between Alpine
and Jackson.
Each summer or fall, Steven Funk
and the airpark hosts a fly-in
where pilots come from all over
the country in different kinds of
airplanes. As well as the many
activities in the airpark, fly-in
guests also enjoy the charming
shops in Alpine and nearby
Jackson. This year, if all goes
as planned, the fly-in will be in
September featuring a very special
surprise guest. Visit flyinalpine.com
or refugeairranch.com for more
information.
From Walt Pein and Jim Jorden
to the present day entrepreneurs,
Alpine, Wyoming is soaring above
all expectations. W L M
Jake Care
Owner / Technician
Wyoming
Minute Man Supply, LLC
www.bosv.com
Afton – Thayne – Alpine
307.885.0000
www.wyolifestyle.com
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