Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES), a non-profit organization founded in 1968, provides programs in environmental science and ecological literacy for everyone from school children to leaders and decision-makers.
Programs & Events
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Christmas Bird Count Daily Snowshoe Tours Begin Winter Break Camps at Hallam Lake ACES Après: Holiday Open House Birding With ACES RBR Kitchen: Hearty Soups Owl Walk Birding With ACES RBR Kitchen: Serious Comfort Food Owl Walk Birding With ACES RBR Kitchen: Appetizers for Entertaining Owl Walk Wild & Scenic Film Festival Spring Break Camps at Rock Bottom Ranch Birding With ACES RBR Kitchen: Spring Greens Daily Snowshoe Tours End
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Hallam Lake, a 25-acre preserve and visitor center in the heart of downtown Aspen. 100 Puppy Smith Street, Aspen Monday - Friday | 9AM - 5PM | 970.925.5756
Rock Bottom Ranch, an educational ranch and visitor center. Farm tours at 11AM. 2001 Hooks Spur Road, Basalt Monday - Friday | 9AM - 5PM | 970.927.6760
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Snowshoe Tours
Potbelly Perspectives
Naturalist Nights
On-Mountain Snowshoe Tours
Exciting accounts of world travel and adventure shared through images and stories. Wednesdays, 7PM at Hallam Lake | $5 / Members Free
Regional experts explore environmental policy, scientific research, natural history, and more. Presented by ACES, Wilderness Workshop, and Roaring Fork Audubon. Wednesdays, 5:30PM at Third Street Center | Free Thursdays, 7PM at Hallam Lake | Free
Includes a two-hour tour, certified interpretive guide, gondola ride, snowshoe rental, basic instruction, snack, and a hot drink. December 15 - April 17. No reservations necessary. $65 Adults • $58 Youth 13-17 & Seniors • $45 Children 7-12 Purchase tickets at any Aspen/Snowmass lift ticket office. Tour prices are discounted if you already have a lift ticket.
Aspen Mountain
Daily at 10AM & 1PM Meet at the top of the Aspen Mountain gondola.
Snowmass
Daily at 10AM & 1PM Meet at the top of the Elk Camp gondola.
Ullr Nights Snowmass
Friday evenings, December 19 - April 3 at 6PM & 7:30PM Meet at the top of the Elk Camp gondola (one-hour tour). Tour is complimentary with purchase of Ullr Night gondola ticket.
Ashcroft Snowshoe Tour
A must-do Aspen experience! Discover Castle Creek Valley on this half-day guided tour with lunch at Pine Creek Cookhouse. Price includes lunch, guide, snowshoe rental, and trail pass. Daily at 10:30AM. Meet at the Ashcroft Ski Touring Center. Reservations required, call ACES at 970.925.5756. $115 all inclusive / $75 tour with a-la-carte lunch.
January 7 Leaving the Race Behind: Bobbing A’Round in England’s Lake District - Rickey Gates 14 North Korea: My Escape to & from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea - Frank McDonald 21 A Suzuki Musical Adventure in Japan & Thailand - Heidi Curatolo 28 Exploring Israel by Bicycle - Paul Andersen & Graeme Means
February 4 Alaska: Ski the Big Three - Evan Pletcher, Anton Sponar, & Jordan White 11 A Runner’s Adventures in Europe, South Africa, Brazil, & Hong Kong - Stevie Kremer 18 148 Days on the River: A Kayaking Journey from Source to Sea on the Amazon - Darcy Gaechter & Don Beveridge
January 7&8
14 & 15 DamNation - Film screening 21 & 22 Capturing Glacial Change Through 3D Time-lapse Photography on the Helheim Glacier, Greenland - Adam LeWinter, Ph.D. , Research Physical Scientist, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory 28 & 29 Adapting to Extremes: Life in Alaska’s Arctic - Andre Wille,Teacher, PolarTREC & Aspen High School
February 4&5
25 Antarctica: Vinson Massif Ski Expedition - Penn Newhard
March 4 The Adventurer’s Grand Slam: Skiing to the Poles & Climbing the Highest Mountains - Ryan Waters Tea, donated by Two Leaves and a Bud, and Paradise Bakery cookies are offered at both Potbelly Perspectives and Naturalist Nights.
Hire a Naturalist Guide
How Bears Make a Living Off Salmon in Kodiak, Alaska - Will Deacy, graduate student, University of Montana
Wilderness in Peril: Overuse in the Maroon Bells Snowmass Wilderness - Karen Schroyer, AspenSopris District Ranger, White River National Forest
11 & 12 Ordinary Extraordinary Junco: Remarkable Biology From a Backyard Bird - Film screening 18 & 19 Wilderness Pecha Kucha - Slide show & performances by local artists & Wilderness seekers 25 & 26 Lessons in Protecting Wildlands from Oil & Gas Development - Peter Aengst, Senior Director Northern Rockies Region, The Wilderness Society
March
Explore and learn about the Aspen area on your own schedule! Aspen Mountain, Castle Creek, and Hunter Creek are just some of the options for private, guided snowshoe hikes. Transportation, snacks, and lunch can be provided at additional cost. Call ACES at 970.925.5756 to reserve your guide. Basic fee $50/hour, two hour minimum.
4&5
Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo: Colorado’s Newest Threatened Species - Jason Beason, Special Monitoring Projects Coordinator, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory
11 & 12 A Fire History of Hunter Creek Valley - Jason Sibold, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Geography, Colorado State University
Ski Tour
Ski a run on Elk Camp with a Naturalist guide. Daily at 11AM & 1PM. Meet at the Wapiti Wildlife Center at the top of the Elk Camp lift on Snowmass. Complimentary. All tours made possible by partnerships with Aspen Skiing Company, Ashcroft Ski Touring/Pine Creek Cookhouse, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, and the US Forest Service.
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