About – Alpine Training Project

Who We Are

Movement. Adventure. Purpose.

We help people build strength, move with confidence, and enjoy a lifetime of adventure in the mountains.

Our Mission

Building Stronger, More Resilient Mountain Athletes

Alpine Training Project (ATP) provides research-driven training programs designed by physical therapists to improve performance and reduce injuries for skiers and snowboarders.

Meet the team

Mandie, Mitch and Kristen are physical therapists in Seattle who are passionate about getting out in the mountains and helping their community do the same.

Mitch Owens MsPT, COMT

Mitch has been a PT since 2004 and has owned and operated Union Physical Therapy in Seattle with his wife Elisa Owens PT since 2010. He loves spending time moving in the mountains whether it’s in the backcountry or at the resort with his family. His passion for the outdoors has led to a focus on treating and training mountain athletes. Mitch and his partners started ATP because they learned of the research on NCAA athletes that showed the right training program could reduce someone’s chances of injury significantly. The idea of applying this to skiing and giving people the ability get more enjoyment out of their time in the mountains is what inspired him to co-develop ATP with Kristen Vaughan PT and Mandie Majerus PT.

Mandie Majerus MSPT, CMT

Mandie grew up in Bozeman, Montana and has a passion for backcountry skiing, ski mountaineering and skiing the lifts at her home mountain, Bridger Bowl. Mandie enjoys working with athletes with a wide variety of endurance and mobility needs and has a drive to help people meet their individual goals. She has been a member of the US Ski Team Medical Pool since 2008. She also served as the sole PT in Antarctica at McMurdo/South Pole stations in 2009-2010. Mandie has worked in Seattle since 2005.

Kristen Vaughan DPT

Kristen grew up skiing Big Mountain in Whitefish, Montana and can now be found riding Crystal Mountain or touring volcanoes and peaks around the Pacific Northwest. She has practiced PT in Seattle since 2011 with a focus on outdoor athletes. She has been involved in freeride skiing, competing and coaching on regional and national levels.

Kristen enjoys sharing her passion for the mountains and helping others make the most of the activities that they love.

Our Impact

50K+

Athletes Helped

10+

Years of Impact

100+

Clinic Partners

20+

Countries Reached

Ready for your best season yet?

Our programs have been thoughtfully designed by physical therapists who specialize in working with winter athletes and have been there ourselves. Our programs incorporate the latest research on injury prevention and performance. The workouts are fun and can be done on demand anywhere. These programs will enhance your mobility, dynamic control and power to set you up for your best season yet.