An intimate mountain retreat experience.
AUGUST 28-30, 2026
Betty Bear Hut | Basalt, CO
This hut trip blends guided mountain running with community building, high quality nutrition, and performance coaching & education.
The Trail Running Retreat takes place deep in the Colorado Rockies, based out of a secluded 10th Mountain Division Hut along the Continental Divide. Three days of guided running on some of the most striking alpine terrain in North America. Participants are supported by local guides, a private chef and a performance coach.
Food, drinks, guide fees, hut access, and local transportation are included.
All participants bring is the fitness and the focus.
WHY THIS IS DIFFERENT
This is performance education in the field.
- 12-person maximum: Intentionally intimate. Every athlete gets coached, seen, and challenged.
- Strength-integrated: Most trail retreats ignore strength. APL’s programming builds strength, mobility, and running mechanics alongside the miles.
- Chef-driven nutrition: With a private chef on-site, every meal is designed around endurance fueling, recovery, and the physiology of multi-day output.
- Science-backed education: Led by coach Danny, evening workshops will cover important knowledge that every trail runner should know & apply to their training.
- Trail Running: Coach-led runs every day, 8–20 miles depending on the route option you choose.
Who this is for
This retreat is built for intermediate to advanced trail runners who want more than mileage out of a weekend in the mountains.
You’re comfortable running 8–20 miles on technical terrain. You’ve thought about your nutrition, even if you haven’t dialed it in. You’ve wondered what a real running performance looks like. You want to spend a weekend learning alongside people who think the same way.
The retreat itinerary
- Run to Betty Bear Hut
- Private Chef Lunch
- Orientation & Terrain Preview
- PM Workshop: Performance Lecture
- Private Chef Dinner + Fire
- Private Chef Breakfast
- AM Mobility & Strength Session
- Trail Run: 2 Options (8 miles or 20 miles)
- Private Chef Lunch
- PM Workshop: Biomechanics, Nutrition & Hormones
- Recovery Block
- Private Chef Dinner + Fire
- Hagerman Pass Sunrise Trail Run
- Return To Hut For Brunch & To Pack Up
- AM Mobility Session
- Debrief & Programming Takeaways
- Depart Hut & Run Back To Trailhead
THE DETAILS
Hut-based experience
Dates: August 28–30, 2026
Location: Betty Bear Hut, Tenth Mountain Hut System, near Basalt, CO
Capacity: 12 participants
Price: $1,600 per person
Includes: All meals, hut accommodation, coaching, programming, and workshops
Not included: Transportation to the trailhead
INVESTMENT
$1,600 per person. All-inclusive: accommodation, meals, coaching, programming, and workshops.
12 spots. No waitlist after they’re filled.
This is what three days of expert coaching, chef nutrition, and real mountain terrain costs when it’s done right. We’ve kept the group small on purpose. The experience only works at this size.
Registration and payment processed through Aspen Expeditions. Questions? info@apl.training
Frequently Asked Questions
You should be comfortable running 10–15 miles on trail. We offer two daily route options, so you’re not locked into a single pace or distance. If you’re running consistently and want to get better, you belong here.
Betty Bear Hut is a Tenth Mountain Division hut near Aspen. It sleeps 16. We’re running 12 participants plus guides and chefs, so it’s comfortable without being crowded.
All meals from Friday dinner through Sunday lunch, hut accommodation for two nights, all coaching sessions, programming, and workshops. Transportation to the trailhead is not included.
We’ll send a detailed gear list after registration. Standard trail running kit – layers for variable mountain weather, trail shoes, poles optional. Nothing exotic.
This retreat is designed for runners who are already comfortable on technical terrain. If you’re newer to trail and want to build a base first, reach out – we’d rather point you toward the right starting point than set you up for a rough weekend.
Aspen Expeditions serves as the permitted operator for this event. Registration and payment run through their platform.
