{"id":2454534,"date":"2020-02-13T20:08:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T03:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-expeditions-to-lead-iceland-trip-in-support-of-protect-our-winters\/"},"modified":"2020-02-13T20:08:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T03:08:00","slug":"aspen-expeditions-to-lead-iceland-trip-in-support-of-protect-our-winters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/aspen-expeditions-to-lead-iceland-trip-in-support-of-protect-our-winters\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspen Expeditions to lead Iceland trip in support of Protect Our Winters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.5321336760925\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-320903-242\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/IcelandTrip-atd-021420-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/IcelandTrip-atd-021420-1-1024x768.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | Aspen Expeditions is joining with Protect Our Winters to provide a unique and educational trip to Iceland.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Aspen Expeditions is joining with Protect Our Winters to provide a unique and educational trip to Iceland.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/IcelandTrip-atd-021420-1-1024x768.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Aspen Expeditions is joining with Protect Our Winters to provide a unique and educational trip to Iceland.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/IcelandTrip-atd-021420-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/IcelandTrip-atd-021420-1-1-768x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | Aspen Expeditions is joining with Protect Our Winters to provide a unique and educational trip to Iceland.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Aspen Expeditions is joining with Protect Our Winters to provide a unique and educational trip to Iceland.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/IcelandTrip-atd-021420-1-1-768x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Aspen Expeditions is joining with Protect Our Winters to provide a unique and educational trip to Iceland.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/IcelandTrip-atd-021420-1-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/IcelandTrip-atd-021420-1-2-768x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | Aspen Expeditions is joining with Protect Our Winters to provide a unique and educational trip to Iceland.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Aspen Expeditions is joining with Protect Our Winters to provide a unique and educational trip to Iceland.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/IcelandTrip-atd-021420-1-2-768x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Aspen Expeditions is joining with Protect Our Winters to provide a unique and educational trip to Iceland.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/aspen-expeditions-to-lead-iceland-trip-in-support-of-protect-our-winters\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/aspen-expeditions-to-lead-iceland-trip-in-support-of-protect-our-winters\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText DropCap\">While it\u2019s easy to donate or put a sticker on a windshield, it\u2019s just as easy to tune out from the environmental issues facing most of the planet. That\u2019s why Kelli Rohrig thinks it\u2019s so important to leave one\u2019s comfort zone and see the issues firsthand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cFor a lot of our communities, they just never see micro plastics and all of the things that are happening around us,\u201d Rohrig said. \u201cThere are many ways for us to just opt out of having to see all that. It\u2019s just a great way to put yourself in that environment where it\u2019s a little more real. We don\u2019t have to see it here if we don\u2019t want to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Rohrig is one of the guides working with Aspen Expeditions for an <a href=\"https:\/\/aspenexpeditions.com\/products\/protect-our-winters-iceland-adventure\">upcoming trip to Iceland<\/a> that will benefit the Colorado-based nonprofit <a href=\"https:\/\/protectourwinters.org\/\">Protect Our Winters<\/a>. They are hoping to put together a group of about 10, including guides, that will travel to the North Atlantic country from March 29 to April 4 in what they are calling \u201cthe ski trip of a lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The expedition will be based out of Isafjordur, Iceland, in the little-visited Westfjords region of the country. Unlike other parts of the island, the Westfjords region doesn\u2019t allow for heliskiing, so this trip with Aspen Expeditions is something entirely different.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cProtect Our Winters has started a carbon offset program, so that\u2019s another one of the catalysts. They figured this would be a good way to get word out,\u201d Rohrig said of the reason for the trip. \u201cWe hope they just have a little more interest in what is happening in the greater snow world and maybe instigate to take some steps to make small changes around their house.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">A big piece of the trip is time spent with <a href=\"https:\/\/aurora-arktika.com\/\">captain \u201cSiggi\u201d and Aurora Arktika Sailing<\/a>, who will take visitors from fjord to fjord as they explore the ecosystem and maybe do some skiing along the way. The expedition includes the opportunity to earn an AIARE level one certificate in avalanche education.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Although, Rohrig promises there will be plenty of extra educational opportunities on top of that, thanks in large part to captain Siggi\u2019s personal knowledge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe\u2019ve worked with him before and through this whole process he\u2019s actually converted his entire business to 100% green renewable because he was so inspired,\u201d Rohrig said. \u201cHe\u2019s so informative and has a lot of history on how things have changed over the years. Just firsthand knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Cost for the trip is $3,5000 plus airfare. Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/aspenexpeditions.com\/products\/protect-our-winters-iceland-adventure\">aspenexpeditions.com<\/a> to learn more and to sign up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\"><a href=\"mailto:acolbert@aspentimes.com\">acolbert@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/aspen-expeditions-to-lead-iceland-trip-in-support-of-protect-our-winters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aspen Expeditions is joining with Protect Our Winters to provide a unique and educational trip to Iceland.Courtesy photo Aspen Expeditions is joining with Protect Our Winters to provide a unique and educational trip to Iceland.Courtesy photo Aspen Expeditions is joining with Protect Our Winters to provide a unique and educational trip to Iceland.Courtesy photo Show [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2454534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-18 15:35:42","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSPN The Valley&#039;s Quality Rock","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2454534"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454534\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2454534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2454534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2454534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}