Aspen Expeditions - Professional Mountain Guide Service in Aspen Colorado

Adventure with Aspen Expeditions’ Expert Guides

Aspen Expeditions is a four season, technical mountain guide service based in the heart of the magnificent Rocky Mountains in Aspen, Colorado, where we have been guiding and teaching rock, ice, ski & alpine mountaineering skills since 1977. With our ski town heritage, we specialize in worldwide adventure skiing from the deep snows of Hokkaido, Japan, the fjords of Iceland and Norway, remote Alaskan glaciers, famed European hut traverses to the jagged peaks of the Andes and classic South American volcanoes.

Summer

Unforgettable Summer Adventures Whether you have no experience or lots of experience, Aspen Expeditions has an amazing Summer season adventure for you! We offer privately guided custom mountain and gravel biking, hiking, backpacking, hut trips, rock…

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Winter

Winter Mountain Guiding Adventures If you are looking to ski on one of Aspen’s four ski areas, call the Aspen Skiing Company… If you are looking to do anything else outdoors in the winter, call…

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Expeditions

Unleash Your Passion for Adventure Aspen Expeditions has a long history of providing smaller privately guided, custom expeditions locally in Colorado and around the globe. It’s in our name after all. Operating in a world…

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“Fantastic lift assisted backcountry day with Nate. Very knowledgeable, timed the entire day to perfection and found some epic powder. Will definitely be back!”
— Timothy Fox

“I have done three climbs with AE, the Bells Traverse with Nate E, Capitol with Nate E, and Pyramid with Britt. I had a great time on all three trips and felt very safe the whole time. Would highly recommend!”
— Jeff Hughes

Popular Winter Trips

Duration 3 Days

Avalanche Courses

AIARE Level 1 Avalanche Course

The AIARE Level 1 Avalanche Course provides a complete introduction to the avalanche phenomenon, avalanche terrain, decision making, and rescue In a continental snowpack such as the Elk Mountains, AEW’s customized instruction maximizes student learning…

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Duration 8 Days, 7 Nights

Backcountry Skiing

Japan Powder Skiing

The Japanese island of Hokkaido is famous for its cold, deep and dry snow The above combination is due to cold air fronts coming out of Siberia, then mixing with moisture as they cross the…

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Duration Varies

Backcountry Hut

All-Inclusive Braun Hut Trip

The Braun Hut System, just a few miles from Aspen, offers skiers and riders a backcountry escape deep into the heart of the Rocky Mountains Backcountry skiing up to one of the huts, where one…

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