 He was a member of the Adirondack Moose River Committee, American Canoe Association, Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks, Citizens Northway Committee, Constitutional Council for the Forest Preserve, Lake George Association, New York-New Jersey Trails Conference, Schenectady County Conservation Council.John Apperson was one of the earliest ski mountaineers and proponents of skiing in the Adirondacks.He is considered by some to be among the earliest ski mountaineers in North America.