Protecting for future generations a rugged landscape in the heart of the Rocky Mountains where the legendary 10th Mountain Division trained for alpine warfare. For Braun Huts and Friends Hut, click here or see individual hut pages. Margy's Hut is located on a lightly treed hillside just below timberline, about 10 miles northeast of the city of Aspen, Colorado. Horses and pack animals: The web site provides guidelines on use of horses and pack animals:, and adheres to "Leave No Trace" principles. For example, the checklist provided for hut users at Shrine Mountain Inn (which has by far the most amenities) includes: - Pack out all trash. The Braun Hut System prohibits snowmobile use. We recommend staying on our marked trails and avoiding any detours to minimize avalanche danger. Are the routes marked or maintained? Any proposal for a new hut should meet this standard, meaning it should show (see Newsletter Winter 2013): - public and agency involvement in planning. Sweep entire cabin from top to bottom. Snowmobiles: USFS regulates snowmobile use on public land.
Beyond the basics of GPS use, remember that while we do recommend use of a GPS (especially if you are unfamiliar with the area you'll be traveling in), your GPS is secondary to map, compass and barometric altimeter work for routes associated with the 10th Mountain and Summit Huts. Completed during the summer of 1989, the hut was built in honor of the 10th Mountain Division of the U. S. Army, using funds donated by 10th Mountain Division Veterans Bill Boddington, Col. Pete Peterson, Maury Kuper, and Bill Bowerman. The importance of working very closely with local communities and regulatory agencies early, often, and throughout any proposal involving the use of public lands. Built in 1982, Margy's Hut (along with the McNamara Hut) was one of the first two huts in the 10th Mountain system.
Dogs are not permitted at or near the huts. How to Reserve a 10th Mountain Division Hut. Where snow is melted on a stovetop, a water filtering protocol is promulgated to ensure that people filtering snow melt do not contaminate the common pool of stovetop snow melt with their filtering equipment. You'll need to provide your own food, water (and water purification method), sleeping bag, and emergency gear. OpenStreetMap IDway 858595856. By Emily Krempholtz. Charles Peak North & South.
The Braun and several other huts reserved though 10MD require a single group to rent an entire hut (these tend to be less expensive per person). Maps: Official 10th Mountain, Winter: New York Mountain, also shown on Burnt Mountain. I. e. it 10MD generally minimizes the number of trail markers, using them mainly at key intersections or decision points, rather than leaving a marker every x yards or y minutes of travel. This club does not have any posted events. Some huts have propane stoves for melting snow. Occupancy as a percentage of occupancy has remained remarkably stable and the economic recession did not appreciably affect use. Cisterns are generally 2, 000 gallons capacity and located under the huts. In some huts sleeping areas double as sitting areas. These young people assist with a range of activities, typically including hut and trail maintenance, reservations, and assisting with educational workshops and special programs. In addition, 10MD puts out two new brochures annually that provide a great overview of the hut system, its services, rates, and basic registration and trip planning information. Using scanned maps we've created a map "tile set, " used software to create a GPS coordinate grid, then worked hard to overlay with our annotations and route lines. The headquarters building was designed and built by Fritz Benedict, and donated to Tenth Mountain Division. Pristine Colorado Huts and Cabins.
10th Mountain Hut Store. Huts book up fast, so plan ahead as far as possible. Partnering with local guides and National Outdoor Leadership Program (NOLS) to offer courses in topics such as Avalanche Safety, Wilderness First Aid. It seems that if people can drive close to the huts they will use the roads to get in most conveniently and say in them for multiple days, rather than travel hut-to-hut. Each hut is provided with a wood stove and a wood supply. Winter trails are not groomed. What do we do for water?
Official 10th Mountain, Summer: Aspen. OpenStreetMap Featuretourism=wilderness_hut. A datum is a mathematical model of the Earth which approximates the shape of the Earth and is used as a reference on maps. Layout and capacity: Two-level hut with four distinct sleeping areas.
People visit the huts for all kinds of different reasons; outdoor recreation, celebrating, getting friends and family together or unplugging and enjoying the wilderness to name just a few. Children 15 and under are free. Francie's Cabin and Sisters Cabin were built in accordance with ADA standards, and the Section House will also accommodate persons with disabilities. Leadville North, CO||2|. Just remember to watch what Datum you're using -- best to be doing everything with WGS84.
Harry Gates Hut is located in the Sawatch Mountain foothills of central Colorado, about 15 miles northeast of Aspen, and about 17 miles south of Interstate Highway 70. Gaia GPS Premium Free 3 month trial! If you are going to use GPS we would suggest that your party have more than one unit to double check your coordinates. Comprehensive strategic planning to enhance the hut system. Abuse of log books – occasionally people tear out pages or let their kids use pages for pictures only a parent could like. Continental Divide East & West. This has serious implications for design of the system, especially if one is trying to encourage long distance walking. Our free topo maps are based on incredibly accurate U. S. Government 7. The Alliance is on the verge of putting up a joint web site and has begun to discuss how this growing tourism sector might cooperate in joint marketing schemes, group rates on insurance, and generally improving the hut and yurt experience. Others are deep in the backcountry, requiring miles of snowshoeing, skinning, or hiking to get to them, sometimes through bear country (summers) and avalanche terrain (winters). You can expect deep snow, pristine mountain views, and some of the best skiing and snowshoeing opportunities outside your door in the winter.
The most popular huts are often booked solid, especially on weekends and holidays, and sometimes as far as a year in advance. Before your trip, leave the following information with a responsible friend or relative: - Your automobile make and license plate, the trailhead you will be parking at, and the Summit County Sheriff's phone number. Most of the huts have 16 beds (some are smaller), usually with a combination of bunks in communal sleeping areas and a smaller number of private rooms. Renting to a single group ensures that the people already know each other, which reduces the potential for conflict and misunderstanding among random groups or individuals sharing a space that was designed for use by a single group.
Summer trails are not marked and generally follow forest roads and trails, avoiding wet and overgrown areas that can be traversed on skis. The huts are not staffed and those who use them are responsible for maintaining order and a clean, safe environment. These huts run the gamut of rustic to modern, but what they each have in common is a stunning backcountry experience like no other. Maps – 10MD produces and sells 1:24, 000 topo maps covering different parts of the system. Fritz appealed to his friends with deep pockets, including Robert McNamara, who put up a personal bond to guarantee the full removal of the huts if they failed to meet the concerns of the USFS after five years. Additional Resources: Web site: A well maintained, full service web site includes: information on all the huts, registration and trip planning information, links to hut-specific weather and avalanche sites, historical information, information on each hut system operating in partnership with 10MD, and a "store" selling books, & maps. 10MD offers discounted rates to qualified groups (half price for mid-week reservations), and provides advice in planning and help with logistics. The huts were designed for winter use. Avalanche – The web site provides useful information and links on avalanche safety: - Weather – Hut-specific weather forecast links are provided on the web site.