Estate House
The main house: rustic architecture, panoramic views, a gourmet kitchen and a private outdoor jacuzzi.
Colorado · December 3-6, 2026
A women's adventure retreat in Colorado: Aspen Falls, Estes Park.
A private mountain estate, seventeen ambitious women, and four days built around adventure, mindfulness, real work and pause.
No payment or commitment to inquire.
- Dates
- December 3-6, 2026
- Where
- Aspen Falls, Estes Park, Colorado
- Group
- 17 women
- Pricing
- $3,000 · $500 deposit, balance due when you book
- The estate
- 30 private acres · 17 bedrooms · 16 bathrooms
Our Colorado roots
Estes Park. More than a mountain backdrop.
Wild Ambition is proudly headquartered in Colorado. Estes Park brings us close to the landscape we love: granite peaks, alpine lakes, pine forests and the high country of Rocky Mountain National Park. In December, snow and winter light give that landscape another rhythm. The beauty draws us here; the stories give us a deeper connection to the place.
A history beyond the postcard.
Long before the town or national park, these valleys were part of the traditional homelands of Indigenous peoples, including Ute, Arapaho and Cheyenne nations. Their relationship with this land is living history, not only a chapter in the past.
Explore the park's Tribal connectionsThe women who shaped its story.
In 1873, writer and traveller Isabella Bird visited Estes Park and climbed Longs Peak. Her accounts helped bring the region's wild beauty to readers far beyond Colorado. Hers is one of the women's stories that helps us see this place beyond its scenery.
Read Isabella Bird's storyA town at the edge of the wild.
Rocky Mountain National Park was established in 1915; Estes Park incorporated in 1917. The town's history connects mountain life, exploration and a growing relationship with the surrounding landscape. We want to know the place, not just pass through it.
Discover Estes Park's historyThese stories introduce the destination, not a confirmed tour schedule. Outdoor activities, routes and any local history experiences remain subject to the final itinerary and winter conditions.
The four days
Four parts. Four days.
Adventure
Winter days outside in the Rocky Mountain high country around Estes Park. Exact activities are confirmed with the itinerary.
Mindfulness
Mornings with space to breathe and think, using the estate's yoga studio, views and quiet.
Professional development
Working sessions on your career, business or next move, with a peer board and a written 90-day plan.
Pause
Unscheduled time, long dinners and the fire. Space in the four days to actually land.
Where you'll stay
A private estate, all to ourselves.
Aspen Falls sits on 30 acres with 360-degree views and over 15,000 sq. ft. of living space: a main house, two villas, three cottages and a Grand Hall. Ask us about bedroom arrangements for your stay.
The Villas
Two rustic villas with kitchenettes, grills and mountain views from the deck.
The Cottages
Three one-bedroom cottages with kitchenettes and decks overlooking the mountains, lake and waterfall.
The Grand Hall
Our working and gathering space: a banquet and conference area, a sprawling deck, a meeting space and a separate yoga studio.
Venue photos courtesy of Aspen Falls.
Who leads the work
The women holding the fire.
Every facilitator is named here, with exactly the background we can stand behind. As the roster grows, so does this list.
Debra Natasha Pogorelsky
Founder · Lead facilitator
After a career across the tech and agency worlds and more than a decade at PepsiCo in commercial leadership, brand strategy and sustainability, Debra built Wild Ambition around the pull she has followed her whole life: a lifetime of rock climbing, hiking, surfing and diving. She reads every inquiry herself, connects with each member 1:1 before they join, and hosts the professional sessions on flagship retreats.
Heather Noska
Facilitator
Founder of Sprout Consulting, where she helps high-growth tech and SaaS companies find the constraints holding them back and build operations that are easier to lead and grow. She holds an MBA and was a multi-sport collegiate athlete.
“I have never had to imagine whether the next rung was possible...I could just look up.”
“Representation alone isn't what got me here. The work did. My choices did. Building a life that could support my career did.”
Proposed itinerary
The rhythm of the retreat.
An outline to discuss with us, not a confirmed schedule. Activity order, timings and arrangements may change; we confirm the itinerary before booking.
Opening
Arrive at Aspen Falls
A proposed welcome gathering and time to settle into the estate. Arrival arrangements and the daily schedule are still being finalized.
Adventure
Winter days in the high country
Outdoor time around Estes Park, balanced with mindfulness and pause. Routes, equipment and weather plans are to be confirmed.
The work
Audit and peer board
Working conversations about your career, business or next move, with space for each woman to bring a real decision.
Planning
Write your 90-day plan
Time to turn the conversations into practical next steps, alongside shared meals and unstructured time.
Closing
Take the work home
A proposed closing conversation on the decisions and commitments you're carrying forward. Departure timing to be confirmed.
Intimate by Design
Small on purpose.
Every retreat is intentionally small: twelve to seventeen women, depending on the trip. No noise, no strangers' schedules, no performative networking. You get real access, real conversation, and a peer group that will still know your name in five years.
Member pricing on dinners and trail days
Priority window on every retreat
Quarterly members' call
The member directory and service exchange
A day on retreat
Every day is different. This is the shape of one.
5:45am
Morning light
Coffee before the world wakes up. Optional. Almost everyone comes.
6:30am
On the trail
3–6 miles depending on the day. Moderate to challenging. No one gets left behind.
9:30am
Breakfast & debrief
Hot food, long table, slow conversation. What moved on the trail stays at the table.
1:00pm
Solo time
Unstructured. Journal, nap, walk alone. Some of the best thinking happens here.
3:00pm
Small circle sessions
Groups of 4–6. Facilitated conversation on what's next and what's in the way.
7:00pm
Fire & dinner
The session that never ends on schedule. This is where it gets honest.
Leave it wilder
The wild gives us a lot. We owe it back.
The places that change us are worth protecting. We travel light, treat the land and the people on it with respect, and want every place we visit to be better for our having been there.
Leave No Trace
We follow Leave No Trace on every trail, beach and river. What we carry in, we carry out.
Local hands
We work with local guides, cooks and businesses wherever we go, so the money a retreat brings stays with the people who live there.
Give back
Each retreat gives something back to the place that hosts us. We share the details with each group before the trip.
The women of the place
We go deep into the fabric of every place we visit - learning about the women who built it or had a big part in shaping it. Their stories are part of the trip.
Booking deposit
USD $500 retreat deposit.
A call and approval are required before a spot is confirmed. If you are not approved, your full deposit payment is refunded.
A USD $500 deposit holds your place once your booking is confirmed.
Your retreat call and approval are required. If you are not approved, your deposit is refunded in full. Once approved, the deposit is non-refundable.
If you can't travel, the deposit applies as credit toward another Wild Ambition retreat.
The deposit counts toward your retreat cost, which is separate from membership.
Want a place at the fire?
Tell us what you're working on. We follow up personally about availability and the itinerary.
Coming solo? What to expect