1973
Alpine Bank was founded in Carbondale by Bob Young. Originally known as Roaring Fork Bank, the grand opening included presentation of a sizable donation to the town's park department. Thus began the spirit of community that continues to be such a part of Alpine Bank’s culture.
1973
Opening of our Carbondale location.
1974
Opening of our Snowmass Village location.
1976
Opening of our Basalt location.
1980
Opening of our Glenwood Springs and second Snowmass Village locations.
1983
Alpine Bank’s Community News was created as a way to highlight organizations in the community and communicate with customers.
1983
Opening of our Eagle location.
1989
Steve Briggs, Joe Scofield, Dave Scruby, Kris Gardner, Phil Frank, John Cooper and Stan Kornasiewicz accepted the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry Business of the Year award for Alpine Bank.
1989
Opening of our Aspen location.
1990
Opening of our Clifton location.
1992
Opening of our Battlement Mesa and Telluride locations.
1993
Alpine Bank garnered the Blue Chip Enterprise Award from Nation’s Business magazine, the US Chamber of Commerce, and Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance.
1993
Opening of our Rifle, Grand Junction and second Glenwood Springs locations.
1993
An automated phone system used cutting-edge technology to provide customers 24-hour access to their accounts.
1994
Opening of our second Aspen location.
1995
Opening of our Vail location.
1996
Alpine Bank initiated the Latino Scholarship Program for students attending Colorado Mountain College, one of many ways Alpine Bank supports the community college.
1996
Opening of our Ouray, New Castle and second Grand Junction locations.
1997
Alpine Bank launched its Classroom Credits debit card program as a way to give back to our local schools.
1997
Opening of our Avon, Gypsum and Ridgway locations.
1998
John Cooper, Stan Kornasiewicz, Monique Serra, Ray Baker, Bob Young, Dave Scruby and Bruce Robinson formed Alpine Trust and Asset Management, now known as Alpine Bank Wealth Management.
1999
Alpine Bank embraced internet technology and became the first U.S. bank to receive the WebTrust Seal of Approval for the security of internet transactions.
1999
Opening of our Breckenridge, Dillon, Edwards, Steamboat Springs and Grand Junction locations.
2001
Colorado Parent magazine recognized Alpine Bank as winner of the Colorado’s Best Companies for Working Families in the medium-sized company category for our family-friendly workplace.
2001
Opening of our Copper Mountain and Montrose locations.
2004
Customers could choose to support the environment, education, the arts or community services by using an Alpine Bank Visa® Loyalty Debit card.
2004
Opening of our Willits and second Montrose locations.
2004
Pigs prevailed when 15 larger-than-life fiberglass pigs, each painted by local artists, were auctioned off to raise money for literacy programs. The Alpine Bank Racing Team staff created this swift swine as a replica of Bob Young’s race car.
2005
Opening of our Durango location.
2006
Opening of our Fruita location.
2006
Alpine Bank employees started a grassroots effort to make environmental improvements within each work area and bank location, achieving an internationally recognized ISO 14001 environmental certification through our Green Team.
2007
Opening of our Delta, Frisco and second Rifle locations.
2007
Alpine Banks of Colorado received the Outstanding Large Business Award for National Philanthropy Day in Colorado.
2008
Opening of our second Durango location.
2008
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, in cooperation with the Pollution Prevention Advisory Board and the Colorado Environment Partnership, designated Alpine Bank a Gold Leader at the Colorado Environmental Leadership Awards.
2011
Alpine Bank Chairman Bob Young was inducted into the Colorado Business Hall of Fame.
2012
Alpine Bank launched our debit card rewards program Change Matters®.
2013
Alpine Bank launched a line of credit cards for commercial and personal use.
2013
Alpine Bank launched a mobile banking application for smart phones called AlpineMobile® .
2014
Opening of our Denver location in Union Station.
2014
Alpine Bank was recognized as a Gold Leader at the 15th annual Environmental Leadership Awards.
2015
Alpine Bank was named Best Bank and Best Mortgage Broker as part of ColoradoBiz magazine’s Best of Colorado Business Choice Awards.
2015
Opening of our second Denver location in Cherry Creek.
2016
Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) selected Alpine Bank as the Grand National Award winner for our Community Solar Garden program for low-income families.
2016
Alpine Bank was inducted into the International Green Industry Hall of Fame.
2017
The American Bankers Association recognized Alpine Bank for the bank’s Community Solar program which donates bank-purchased solar panels to a local nonprofit to help low-income families.
2018
Opening of our Denver Tech Center location.
2019
Coming soon our Boulder location.