{"id":1532,"date":"2019-10-31T18:18:45","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T18:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinecreekcookhouse.com\/?page_id=1532"},"modified":"2024-12-20T22:08:06","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T22:08:06","slug":"winter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pinecreekcookhouse.com\/winter\/","title":{"rendered":"WINTER"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"pixcode  pixcode--grid  grid\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"island grid__item six-twelfths palm-one-whole\" >\n\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><hgroup class=\"pixcode  pixcode--heading article__headline\">\n\t<h2 class=\"headline__secondary\"><span class=\"first-letter\">N<\/span>ordic Paradise<\/h2>\n\t<h1 class=\"headline__primary\">Ski or Snowshoe<\/h1>\n<\/hgroup>\n<div class=\"pixcode  pixcode--separator  separator separator--line-flower separator_color--color\">\n<div class=\"line  line--left\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line  line--right\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"star\">&#10043;<\/div>\n<div class=\"arrows\">\n<div class=\"arrow arrow--left\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"arrow arrow--right\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">With miles of perfectly groomed cross country ski trails, Ashcroft Ski Touring is your destination for a beautiful ski to lunch or dinner, or an all day exploration. With huts on the property to warm up in, bring a pack lunch, or make reservations at the Pine Creek Cookhouse for a memorable lunch. Choose Cross Country skis, Snowshoes, a guided tour, lesson, or an Aspen Center for Environmental Studies Tour.\u00a0 Scroll down for all pricing and offered options. Day time hours are from 9am-4pm, with the dinner tour starting at 6pm by reservation only. Call 970-925-1971 for more Information on the trails and day tickets, 970-925-1044 for information and to book the dinner tour.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\n\t\t\t#gallery-0 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-0 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-0' class='gallery galleryid-1532 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/pinecreekcookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/skiing2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pinecreekcookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/skiing2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/pinecreekcookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/skiing2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pinecreekcookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/skiing2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pinecreekcookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/skiing2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pinecreekcookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/skiing2-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/pinecreekcookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/skiing2-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"grid__item six-twelfths palm-one-whole\" >\n\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><hgroup class=\"pixcode  pixcode--heading article__headline\">\n\t<h2 class=\"headline__secondary\"><span class=\"first-letter\">H<\/span>orse Drawn Sleigh<\/h2>\n\t<h1 class=\"headline__primary\">Lunch or Dinner<\/h1>\n<\/hgroup>\n<div class=\"pixcode  pixcode--separator  separator separator--line-flower separator_color--color\">\n<div class=\"line  line--left\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line  line--right\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"star\">&#10043;<\/div>\n<div class=\"arrows\">\n<div class=\"arrow arrow--left\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"arrow arrow--right\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Large Percheron Draft Horses pull classic wooden sleighs to lunch or dinner! Bundle up under a blanket and watch the mountains slip by or star gaze as you wind your way up through the aspen trees. Cowboys guide the horses the 1.5 miles up to the Cookhouse for a unique experience unlike anything else in Aspen. Sleighs hold 15-18 guests, and the ride is approximately 20 minutes. Sleighs depart twice daily, 11:00am, and 1:00pm, and then between 6 and 6:15pm for dinner. <em><strong>Reservations are required<\/strong><\/em>. 970-925-1044.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1532 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/pinecreekcookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/horses.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pinecreekcookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/horses.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/pinecreekcookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/horses-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pinecreekcookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/horses-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pinecreekcookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/horses-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pinecreekcookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/horses-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/pinecreekcookhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/horses-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p>ASPEN CENTER FOR ENVIROMENTAL STUDIES SNOWSHOE TOURS<\/p>\n<p>A must-do Aspen experience! Explore winter in Aspen on this half-day snowshoe tour in the beautiful and pristine Castle Creek Valley. Your Naturalist guide will share expertise on animal tracking, valley geology, avalanches, birdlife, winter habitats, and sub-alpine ecology. You will explore the historic Ashcroft ghost town and walk through serene spruce and fir forests and open meadows on your way to a gourmet lunch at the spectacular Pine Creek Cookhouse. Following lunch, you\u2019ll meander through peaceful aspen groves on your return to the King Cabin.<\/p>\n<h3>About the Tour<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Offered every day at 10:00AM. Meet at the King Cabin at Ashcroft Ski Touring Center, located 11 miles up Castle Creek Road from the roundabout.<\/li>\n<li>3.5 miles round trip, tours take place on gentle terrain and are held at a leisurely pace.<\/li>\n<li>Warm boots, winter clothing, sunscreen, and water are strongly recommended.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Booking<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reservations are required.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Call ACES at 970.925.5756 during open hours (Monday \u2013 Friday, 9AM \u2013 5PM) to book. Alternatively, email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:guide@aspennature.org\">guide@aspennature.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li>After hours, please dial 0 and leave a detailed message; we will confirm your reservation the next business day.<\/li>\n<li>48-hours notice is recommended for tour reservations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Tours made possible through a partnership between ACES, Ashcroft Ski Touring\/Pine Creek Cookhouse, and the White River National Forest (USFS).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; ASPEN CENTER FOR ENVIROMENTAL STUDIES SNOWSHOE TOURS A must-do Aspen experience! Explore winter in Aspen on this half-day snowshoe tour in the beautiful and pristine Castle Creek Valley. Your Naturalist guide will share expertise on animal tracking, valley geology, avalanches, birdlife, winter habitats, and sub-alpine ecology. 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