About Alpine CrossFit.
Alpine CrossFit is a community-focused CrossFit gym in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, owned by April and Tori DiGiannantonio. April has owned CrossFit gyms on and off since 2013 and spent five-plus years as a Division I Director of Sports Performance; Tori brings a career in mental performance coaching (LCSW, CMPC) and endurance sport. Programming remains in-house, led by Megan Markee (CSCS) in collaboration with April.
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Under new ownership, same standard.
Alpine CrossFit was founded in 2010. In 2016, Annie Brunner and Megan Markee took over — and over the next decade they grew Alpine into a gym with a fully professional coaching staff and a facility refined around a single goal: getting members better results than any gym around. In 2026, they passed the torch to April and Tori DiGiannantonio, who now own and lead the gym while preserving what makes Alpine, Alpine.
April brings a decade in fitness and sports performance. She opened her first CrossFit gym in Denver in 2013, later served as a Division I Director of Sports Performance for over five years, and holds the CSCS and SCCC credentials on top of her CrossFit certifications.
Tori comes at fitness from a different angle: a lifelong athlete and ultrarunner, a former firefighter and paramedic, and now a therapist (LCSW) and mental performance coach (CMPC) working primarily with first responders. Her work lives at the intersection of physical capacity and mental resilience.
Megan Markee still writes Alpine's programming, now with April. Every workout Alpine members follow is written by Megan (2× CrossFit Games Semifinalist) in collaboration with April.
Every class, a certified professional.
Most gyms in the Denver metro rotate shift workers through a class schedule. Alpine doesn't. Lisa Arcangel, Dean Weeks, and Liz Kushner each hold the CF-L2 and have 10 to 15+ years of coaching behind them, and all three still compete. Behind the floor, two CSCS-certified professionals write what everyone trains.
What you get at Alpine that you don't get everywhere else.
Ownership in the room.
Alpine is owned by April and Tori DiGiannantonio, who train at the gym alongside members. April's collegiate S&C background and Tori's mental performance work are woven into the programming and the culture. Most gym owners either coach from the sidelines or aren't in the building. Alpine's are in the room.
In-house programming.
Every workout at Alpine is written by Megan Markee (CSCS) in collaboration with owner April DiGiannantonio (CSCS, SCCC, former D1 Director of Sports Performance). No franchise templates. No random WOD generators.
Credentials, not just certifications.
Two CSCS-certified professionals on staff — Megan Markee and owner April DiGiannantonio, who also holds the SCCC and spent five-plus years as a Division I Director of Sports Performance. Add three CF-L2 trainers running the floor and a Certified Mental Performance Coach in the building.
A community that spans every age.
Members range from their 20s through their 70s, with a dedicated Prime Vitality program for adults 55+. Our community is not a young-and-fit monoculture.
Who we're for.
Alpine is built for people who want coaching. Beginners who have never stepped into a CrossFit gym and don't know what a "clean" is. Lifelong athletes whose knees won't let them run anymore. Parents trying to get back in shape after kids. Retirees who want to keep picking up grandchildren. Competitive athletes chasing a Quarterfinals score.
If you want to train alone with a phone and headphones, there are plenty of gyms for that. If you want someone in your corner who actually knows your name and your goals, Alpine is built for you.
Wheat Ridge, just off I-70.
12090 West 50th Place, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 — about 5 minutes from Applewood and south Arvada, 10 from Belmar, 12 from downtown Golden. Free on-site parking.
What Alpine doesn't offer.
If we're going to claim Alpine is the right fit for the right person, we should be equally clear about who we're not the right fit for.
- No childcare. Our class schedule is built around school drop-off and pickup windows, which works for many Alpine parents, but it isn't childcare. If on-site childcare is a hard requirement, a big-box gym will fit better.
- No CrossFit Kids program. Alpine welcomes athletes 13 and up — teens train in the regular coached classes alongside adults, scaled appropriately. If you want a dedicated kids-only program, this isn't it.
- No yoga, breath work, or meditation classes. Alpine focuses on strength and conditioning. Mobility work happens inside class warm-ups and cool-downs, but there's nothing standalone on the schedule.
- No weekend afternoon classes. Saturday runs 8:00–10:00 AM and Sunday runs 9:00–10:00 AM. If a weekend afternoon class is essential, we're not it.
If none of those are deal-breakers, Alpine is probably a great fit. If one of them is, we can usually point you to a local gym that does that thing well.
Already train? Your first class is on us.
Moving to the area, your old box closed, or you're just not getting what you need where you are — either way, you already know what a good gym feels like from the inside. Reading a page about one only tells you so much.
So come take a class. If you train at another CrossFit affiliate and haven't trained at Alpine before, your first class is free — one per person, no sales pitch waiting for you afterwards. Get on the floor, meet whoever's coaching, do the workout, and judge the room yourself.
After that, drop-ins are $30 or $95 for the week if you want to keep looking around before committing to anything.
Common questions
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Come see the gym.
The best way to understand Alpine is to walk in. Your free No Sweat Intro is 30 minutes with a coach — tour, conversation, and a recommendation. No pressure, no cost.