RAMP
HANDMADE SKIS & SNOWBOARDS AT FACTORY DIRECT PRICES
At RAMP we are building our Company around the concept of doing the right thing. We’re making green practices a foundation of the brand right from the start This is an important part of our Company’s core values. It’s important to our employees, athletes, musicians, and customers. Check out these key initiatives:
Reusable ski and snowboard bags
RAMP is eliminating the need for thousands of shipping boxes by mailing people their gear in reusable padded ski or snowboard bags. Each bag is valued at $100 but we are providing them for free to help spread the word about being green. This allows us to keep traditional shipping boxes out of the landfills and give the consumer something special as an added value.
Buyback ProgramSkis and snowboards are designed to last a long time when exposed to the elements, which means that when they end up in a landfill they stay there. At RAMP we have found a creative way to help prevent this gear from ending up in the trash by giving people a $50 credit towards new gear when they trade in any old skis or boards. When the gear we receive is in good condition, RAMP donates the equipment to junior programs or adaptive programs. When the skis and boards are no longer safe for use, it is made into furniture. The proceeds from the sale of the furniture become a donation to NativeEnergy to help with our carbon offset.
Reverb EcoVillage and carbon offset program RAMP is partnering with Reverb to help promote green efforts through music. Reverb works to green the music industry and motivate fans to adopt green practices by setting up EcoVillages at music events including the Dave Matthews Band, Jack Johnson, Guster and others. They offer recycling outlets, fuel band touring trucks with biodiesel engines, provide local and organic foods, and promote carbon offset programs in addition to other initiatives. RAMP is supporting these efforts by donating gear directly to Reverb to use as prizes and incentives for fans to take environmental action.
NativeEnergy - Carbon Offset Donations To reduce our CO2 footprint, for every ski and snowboard we sell, RAMP makes a donation to NativeEnergy. So far, we are offsetting 46 tons of CO2. This is equivalent to taking 8 passenger vehicles off the road for a year, or preventing half an acre of mature woodland from being deforested. We will continue to offset greenhouse gas pollution with every new RAMP purchase.
RAMP’s green efforts were recently highlighted in the NativeEnergy Blog.
NativeEnergy - Iowa Wind Farm Together with other businesses and individuals, our offset purchase is helping build the Iowa Farms Wind Project in the midwestern U.S. In Mason City region, Iowa, local farmers Ruth and Ken Benjegerdes, among others, want to see wind powered energy replace coal powered energy on the grid. The construction of the wind farm on their property will reduce approximately 4,500 tons of CO2 emissions per year.
Click here to check out more about what the Benjegerdes family is accomplishing.
Reusable RAMP water bottles - just in!
