About Us

Alpine 100 has been created to raise funds for aspiring British winter sports athletes. The rising costs required to train and compete, means that we have to be innovative in how funding is secured.

How It Works

Each month we are looking for supporters to pay £5 and this goes into a fund that is split between grants to athletes and a number of Alpine 100 ticket winners, randomly drawn.

Athletes can apply for a grant from Alpine 100 to be used to help with training camps costs, new equipment, race entries and other expenses associated with competitive winter sport. Apply for a grant.

50% of the money that is raised each month will be available for grants.

The remaining 50% will go to four random tickets drawn each month. The split for these will be:

50% of sum available
30% of sum available
15% of sum available
5 % of sum available

For example: If 100 tickets are sold in the month, this will raise £500. £250 will be available for grants, £250 for prizes. The prize money would be split £125, £75, £37.50 and £12.50.

The more tickets we sell, the bigger the prize pay out will be.

There is no limit to the number of tickets each person can buy.

See previous draws.

Who We Are

Alpine 100 is run by a board of trustees.

John Ali

John started skiing as a child and has been a ski instructor for many years. Both his daughters raced and are now qualified race coaches.

He has been involved in UK racing for the past 15 years, including time as chair of Chatham Race Club and as chair of the Race Committee for the London and SouthEast (LSERSA) race league, running regional and national races.

John also owns and runs the Ski Shack, a ski and snowboard shop based at Chatham Ski Centre.

John is passionate about helping snow sports become more accessible from a grassroots level through to elite competition. Snowsports provide so many skills and opportunities that it should be open to all, regardless of funding. The aim is of Alpine 100 is to help athletes reach their potential, without the barriers of funding and accessibility getting in their way.

Pete Ward

Having had two daughters who skied competitively, Pete is well-placed to appreciate not only the financial commitment on parents of taking part in winter sports, but also the subsequent pressure placed on young athletes.

He looks forward to being a part of Alpine 100 to help in providing financial assistance to British winter athletes to aid improvement in their sport.

James Paxton

James started skiing at the age of 3 and raced for Hemel Ski Racing in the ERSA series and across England in Club Nationals before moving to Scotland in 2005.

He joined Gordon Skiers Racing as a trainee but with poor snow seasons in Scotland made the decision to stop racing himself and start putting back into the sport, taking his BASI L1 and becoming a coach.

In 2017 James was one of the founding members of Grampian Snowsports Club whose whole ethos is 'All of the Mountain' and no early discipline specialisation. James is also the Events Manager for Scottish Schools Snowsport Association and oversees the running of around 35 schools' events across Scotland.

James is keenly aware of the boundaries athletes face and is passionate about trying to make the sport accessible for all.

Scott Dobson

Scott comes from a racing background, having progress through Scottish, British Junior and Senior ski teams, then the military with the Royal Green Jackets, and finally the Army and Combined Services teams.

When he left the military he continued his ski teaching and coaching career before becoming a rep for a company called Mast Co. After 17 years there, selling a number of brands (including as Fischer, Volkl, Scott, Marker, Tecnica, Dynafit and Tyrolia), Scott took on the agency covering the UK for Dynastar skis, Lange Ski boots, Look bindings and Kerma. He also represents Shred, Toko, Vix Protection and Lenz.

Scott is still passionate about racing and wants to see our grass root racers get as much help as possible to attain higher levels of achievement.